Johnson (upper body) took part in Saturday's morning skate and is expected to play later in the evening against the Panthers, Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune reports. Coach Jon Cooper suggested earlier in the week that Johnson was questionable at best to suit up Saturday, but it sounds like the center made significant progress over the last couple of days to perhaps talk his way into the lineup. In addition to skating Saturday, Johnson able to get in a practice Friday without incident. He'll meet with the training and coaching staffs later in the afternoon for an additional evaluation, but that looks to be just be a formality at this point. Fantasy players should tentatively count on having Johnson available Saturday.