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at least it's not the season, but what kind of injury could this be?
Ummmm........
So, Guentzel back in lineup this Thursday?
Any signs either way??
Whether the Lightning will have top-line forward Jake Guentzel available when they resume play Thursday in San Jose remains to be seen. But Guentzel did return to practice Tuesday wearing a red no-contact jersey after missing the team’s last game Sunday against Montreal with an upper-body injury.
Despite wearing a red jersey Tuesday, Guentzel was a full participant in practice, skating with Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov on line rushes.
Guentzel will make the upcoming road trip — the team flies out Wednesday morning and practices in San Jose later in the day. Cooper was cautiously optimistic about him playing Thursday, which will be the beginning of a three-game, four-day stretch in California that includes a back-to-back against the Kings and Ducks.
“The game’s not for a couple more days,” Cooper said. “There’s been improvements since a couple games ago, so hopefully that continues and see what happens.”