Lightning place Ryan McDonagh on injured reserve

The Tampa Bay Lightning have placed defenseman Ryan McDonagh on injured reserve, per the league’s media site. The lefty departed Saturday’s win over the Capitals with an undisclosed injury. Placing McDonagh on IR only rules him out for Wednesday’s game against the Rangers, but head coach Jon Cooper told reporters earlier Tuesday he expects McDonagh to miss a few contests (via the team’s Benjamin Pierce). McDonagh joins center Dominic James as Bolts skaters who were banged up against Washington and are landing on IR Tuesday. The placements will give the Bolts roster space to make corresponding recalls from AHL Syracuse in advance of Wednesday’s contest, although they’ll likely wait until Wednesday morning to announce those. Not only are James and McDonagh out, but captain Victor Hedman and depth forward Pontus Holmberg also sustained undisclosed injuries against the Caps and are listed as day-to-day and doubtful for Wednesday, according to the team’s Gabby Shirley. That’s four players sustaining injuries in oRead More