The injuries keep piling up for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Already without veterans Anton Stralman and Steven Stamkos, the Lightning have lost two more as defenseman Victor Hedman and forward Ryan Callahan are out for Tuesday's game against the New York Rangers due to injury. Both players are considered day to day.

Hedman is out with an upper-body injury after taking a hit from defenseman Thomas Hickey during Monday's game against the New York Islanders, while Callahan is dealing with a lower-body injury.

Defenseman Slater Koekkoek and forward Jonathan Marchessault will draw into the lineup in their place.

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The Philadelphia Flyers have won the Alex Lyon sweepstakes, signing the Yale goaltender to an entry-level contract, general manager Ron Hextall announced Tuesday.

At least five teams were rumored to be interested in the 23-year-old free agent including the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Carolina Hurricanes, and Chicago Blackhawks, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Lyon finished his junior season with the Bulldogs with a .936 save percentage, the second-best mark in the NCAA. In three college seasons, the Minnesota native compiled a 47-22-13 record.

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New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury, and will not dress for his team's final three regular-season games, the team announced Tuesday.

The 26-year-old suffered an apparent right hand injury after blocking a shot during Monday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. He did not return to the game.

Larry Brooks of the New York Post reports that McDonagh suffered a small break in his right hand, and may miss the "first few" games of the postseason.

The Rangers captain has nine goals and 25 assists in 72 games this season. He also leads the team in ice time, averaging 22:21 per game.

Earlier in the day, the team recalled fellow blue-liner Brady Skjei from the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs may not be landing the model after all.

Thought to be the favorites to land free-agent goaltender Mantas Armalis, the signing appears to be off the table, reports Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman in his latest "30 Thoughts" piece.

Friedman writes:

The Maple Leafs added a different netminder, Kasimir Kaskisuo, a Finn who played at Minnesota-Duluth. Not sure if Toronto chose one over the other or if they had received word Armalis was going elsewhere, but it appears as if the Lithuanian-born, Swedish-trained goalie is joining San Jose.

In addition to being a professional goaltender, Armalis is also a male model. Some people have it all.

The 23-year-old had a .918 save percentage and 2.42 goals against average in 34 games with Djurgardens IF of the Swedish Hockey League this season.

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MONTREAL - If it ends up as his final NHL game, John Scott says there is no better place for it than the Bell Centre. The six-foot-eight, low-scoring tough guy, who was the talk of the NHL all-star game after being playfully voted in by fans,...

Embrace the pain, Toronto Maple Leafs fans. There's more on the way.

That's according to general manager Lou Lamoriello, at least, writes The Canadian Press' Jonas Siegel. While Toronto's at the bottom of the NHL standings, the team has taken strides this season under head coach Mike Babcock, who's somehow formed a positive-possession team with a roster torn down throughout the season and featuring mostly American Hockey League players.

But patience is key, according to Lamoriello.

"I don't want to get ahead of ourselves. We still have a ways to go," the 73-year-old said. "We can’t get excited about success we’ve had recently because all of these things have a way of changing when the pressure starts."

By "success," Lamoriello means the impact of Babcock, as well as the play of William Nylander, who has five goals and five assists in his first 19 games of NHL action. There's also the Toronto Marlies, who are the AHL's best team and primed for a playoff run.

"Right now, we're still in that early stage. To use the expression that Mike did - 'there will be pain' - there will be more pain, but it is in the right direction."

The Maple Leafs are tied for 30th in the NHL standings with the Edmonton Oilers, but can't catch them in regulation wins. If both teams lose out to close the season, Toronto will finish last and have the best odds at selecting first overall in the draft.

While the standings are a disappointment, Toronto has been open about the fact it's rebuilding. Expectations have been low from day one, and the Maple Leafs have been impressed by the young players who have worn the blue and white this season - the Zach Hymans and Nikita Soshnikovs and Kasperi Kapanens.

"I think we've got a couple players, more than a couple, that can be outstanding players in the National Hockey League. But I say that with a little bit of tongue in cheek, because I've seen situations before (where it didn't work out)."

Looking ahead, Lamoriello will be watching the coming World Championship with interest, especially with presumptive No. 1 pick Auston Matthews set to represent the United States in Russia.

After the draft comes free agency, and Lamoriello said the Maple Leafs won't shy away from dipping into the market if they can get a player who will help them. Lamoriello also has to get Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly signed, with both players set for restricted free agency.

There's no doubt Lamoriello views both as core players, especially Kadri, who's been praised by both the GM and Babcock in what has been a down season statistically.

For once, the Maple Leafs have a plan. Supporters of the franchise will surely take some pain along with it.

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Matt Duchene gets it.

After being called out by head coach Patrick Roy for celebrating the first 30-goal campaign of his career in a loss to St. Louis, the Colorado Avalanche forward says he was in the wrong and is ready to move forward.

"We talked, we had a good chat (Monday), everything's good," Duchene said, according to Terry Frei of the Denver Post. "I totally understand where (Roy's) coming from, what he's trying to do. I'm on board with it, I think we all are. It was one of those things where right away, I certainly knew it wasn't the right thing, the right reaction.

"I kind of buried my head after that, even going back to the bench. I understood it wasn't the right thing. We had a good talk and it's all good."

Duchene's goal came with the Avalanche down 4-0, and Roy took exception with the celebration of a personal milestone with the team losing and out of the playoffs.

"If I could go back and change it, I would. I can't do that. I think everybody here knows that's not what I mean to do. It's all good," he reiterated.

Still, Duchene was rumored to be available on the trade market earlier this season, and the Avs will most certainly miss the playoffs for the second year in a row, so one can't help but wonder if something will give in the offseason.

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