Mattias Ohlund hasn't played a game this season for the Lightning, and he may not play any for the rest of the season. Ohlund has both his knees undergo arthroscopic surgery early in the season and was expected to be out 1-2 months. It seems that even though the surgery was completed, both his knees are just worn down.According to Cristodero who spoke with Boucher, the coach has been operating his team under the assumption that Ohlund wouldn't play:
"I've been doing that for a while; not because I didn't think he'd come back, but that's how I have to be as a coach. As a team, guys are not really waiting for him. We've accepted we've lost one of our top (defensemen) and other guys have to play against the top lines and log the minutes."
"It just hurts him a lot more than what he would have expected or the doctors would have expected," Boucher said. "It's … difficult to manage because you can't do much more than ...
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