Ryan Malone (lower body) has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Sunday. He will miss a minimum of three games and is eligible to come off the team's IR on Feb. 17. "He was just warming up before the game, and it tightened up," GM Steve Yzerman said. The injury is something that had been bothering him and it flared up during one a warm-up soccer game prior to this past Sunday's contest.

Ryan Malone's lower body isn't believed to be serious. It sounds like Malone had been playing through it for some time, and he simply aggravating the injury while kicking around a soccer ball prior to Sunday's game. Consider him questionable for Tuesday's contest.

Ryan Malone was a late scratch from Sunday's game with a lower body injury. Malone actually sustained the ailment while kicking around a soccer ball with his teammates before the game. Consider him day-to-day for now.

Ryan Malone has come up with a solid way to avoid getting caught up in the ups and downs of the NHL lockout negotiations. "Until there's a deal there's not a deal," he said. "So until that happens we just keep carrying on as usual and see what happens it's not worth getting too excited over something you can't control anymore." His new Tampa Bay teammate, Sami Salo, said "players are preparing themselves not to expect too much out of these meetings until we really get something concrete," which makes sense as well.

Ryan Malone required five stitches and was sporting a black eye, but he was back on the ice for Wednesday's informal skate after taking a high stick from Martin St. Louis on Monday. He's glad the stick didn't make contact with his eye, but still doesn't plan to wear a visor.

Ryan Malone sustained a cut above his right eye during Monday's informal skate and had to leave the ice. He was nicked by the stick Tampa Bay teammate Martin St. Louis in the session, but he sounds like he's fine. When Malone left the ice he jokingly chirped at St. Louis, "You had to ruin it for everybody else."

Ryan Malone strapped on goalie pads, opposite Mathieu Garon, during drills and scrimmages on Wednesdays. "I don't mind throwing the pads on once in a while," said Malone, who has done it before in a practice. "And we don't have another goalie, so it's better than no goalie." Anders Lindback is reportedly currently working out in Sweden and Malone thinks that more players will start heading overseas soon. "Most of the guys have been talking and from the way it sounds we are prepared to be locked out the entire year," he said. "So, guys are going to start heading to Europe to be able to play hockey."

Ryan Malone enjoyed a very productive month of March with 10 goals and five assists in 15 games. He has recorded five goals and seven penalty minutes in his last two games, which gives him value as a rough and tumble fantasy producer. Snatch him up if he's sitting on the waiver wire if you could use the help in either category.

Ryan Malone scored twice in a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night. Ryan Malone continues his hot streak as the culmination of the regular season fast approaches. If he is available, give him some serious consideration as the fantasy season winds down. Steven Stamkos won the game in overtime with his 56th of the season.

Ryan Malone scored three goals in Tampa's 6-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils Thursday night. Malone actually registered a hat trick on Marty Brodeur in 10 minutes tonight. Malone has been playing well lately and is not a bad pickup if you are still in the thick of things in your fantasy league.