The Tampa Bay Lightning are set to open the season on October 9 at home against the Ottawa Senators. Expectations are high for this Lightning team , but they are already experiencing a setback. General manager Julien BriseBois has announced Nick Paul is recovering from surgery , according to Lightning beat writer Benjamin Pierce.

Paul had surgery last Friday on an upper-body injury and will be out until early November. According to reporting by Mike Gould of Daily Faceoff, Paul was dealing with this injury for much of the 2024-25 season. The Canadian forward attempted to rehab this ailment in the offseason, but it became apparent that surgery was necessary to remedy the situation.

Paul was solid in the 2024-25 campaign, lighting the lamp 22 times while adding 19 assists. That was

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