He’s available, so he’s in: the Tampa Bay Lightning are getting Matt Carle back in the lineup against the New York Rangers for Game 5.
In other pregame news, Ben Bishop skated off the ice after taking a puck to his nether regions before warm-ups. Here’s video of that unfortunate break:
Ben Bishop left warmups looking uncomfortable after being hit with the puck in the mid-section. Above thigh and below belly button. There.
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) May 24, 2015
Both Tampa trainers, however, stayed on the bench after Bishop went to the room. He stopped the shot in the midsection. #becausehewearsacup.
— Joe McDonald (@JoeyMacHockey) May 24, 2015
Ben Bishop left the ice during warmup after taking a Nesterov shot in a bad spot. You gotta think he'll play, right? Right? #TBL
— Don Brennan (@SunDoniB) May 24, 2015
Bishop’s playing, so it sounds like this will just be an unpleasant way to head into Game 5.
Nesterov to Bishop after warmups: "Sorry, bro."
— Joe McDonald (@JoeyMacHockey) May 25, 2015