Lecavalier (lower-body) will miss his ninth consecutive game tonight, but there is a chance that he could play Thursday. Consider him questionable for Thursday. He has seven goals and 15 assists in 26 games this season.

Vincent Lecavalier (lower body) has begun skating on his own but there remains no timetable for his return.

Lecavlier is progressing as expected and the Lightning say he hasn't suffered any setbacks, but it remains to be seen at what point he'll be back in the lineup. With the Lightning entering the final month of the season and far out of the playoff chase, it wouldn't shock us if Lecavalier gets shut down at some point. We'll just have to keep watching and see how his rehab progresses.

Vincent Lecavalier (lower body) hasn't resumed skating yet and he won't accompany the Lightning for the start of their three-game road trip, which begins Wednesday in Toronto.

"It's not like it's ligaments or anything like that, it's bone, so that's the good thing," he said. Lecavalier has been taking part in treatments and upper-body workouts, but his return to the ice and the lineup isn't clear. GM Steve Yzerman said it was "reasonable" for Lecavalier to be out three weeks and so far that's the only thing resembling a timetable that we have to go on.