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The Florida Panthers are getting closer to full strength, and that's bad news for the rest of the NHL. Head coach Paul Maurice confirmed Tuesday that both Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand are within two weeks of returning to the lineup. A defending championship roster, about to get significantly more dangerous.
Meanwhile in Tampa, the Lightning are navigating some injury trouble of their own. Brayden Point left Sunday's game against Winnipeg with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on IR. To fill the void, the club recalled twenty-year-old prospect Sam O'Reilly from the AHL's Syracuse Crunch. Big opportunity for a young player on a big stage.
And the San Francisco Forty-Niners made a significant move ahead of the NFL trade deadline, acquiring wide receiver Keenan Allen from the Indianapolis Colts for a sixth-round pick in two thousand twenty seven. Allen, a six-time Pro Bowler, brings forty receptions and three hundred fifty-one yards on the season to a receiving room that desperately needed reinforcements around Brock Purdy.
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