More bad news for Lightning Brayden Point

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MarcO
June 4, 2022 (4:58 PM)

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Saturday, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper ruled out the possibility of Point returning for that game.

I may be reading too much into Cooper's decision, but it appears that Point is not even close to returning if the Lightning are confident he won't be ready for Game 3 so early on.

Point was Tampa's best player last Stanley Cup playoffs. The Lightning won't go far in these series without Brayden Point in my opinion.

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