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Lightning could have Malone back by end of week

Thursday, 02.09.2012 / 1:10 PM

By Dave Lozo - NHL.com Staff Writer / At the Rink blog

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Lightning could have Malone back by end of week
NEW YORK -- Lightning forward Ryan Malone has been on injured reserve since Jan. 31 with an upper-body injury, but he could be close to returning to the lineup.

He won't be back in time to face the New York Rangers on Thursday night, but after a lengthy skate at Madison Square this morning, Malone is eyeing a possible return in Buffalo on Saturday.

"It feels good, just a little contact there," Malone said following practice. "We're just making sure. We'll see how it feels tomorrow. We don't want to come back too soon. Everybody wants to make sure it's good to go and I'll last the rest of the season."

Coach Guy Boucher won't guarantee Malone's return Saturday, but he's hopeful.

"When he got injured, he thought he'd playing two days later," Boucher said of Malone's optimism about Saturday. "We need this guy in the lineup. He had been playing really well. His last 10 games out there (3 goals, 7 assists) he had been really terrific offensively. He finally had his legs going. So it's tough."

For the season, Malone has 10 goals and 17 assists in 41 games. He hasn't played since Jan. 21.

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