The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that forward Conor Geekie is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The 20-year-old went hard into the boards in the second period of last night’s game against the Florida Panthers and left for a brief period. He was able to return to action later on and finished out the game but did not dress for tonight’s second half of a back-to-back against the Panthers. The Lightning don’t play again until Saturday against the New York Rangers, so it is possible that Geekie doesn’t miss any game action, although the details of his injury are unknown.
The 11th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft was a central part of a trade this summer that saw him dealt to the Lightning from the Utah Hockey Club, along with two draft picks and J.J. Moser in exchange for defenseman Mikhail Sergachev.
The trade has afforded Geekie an opportunity in Tampa Bay to play a depth role, something he has responded well to. In 31 games this year, the Strathclair, Manitoba native has posted five goals and five assists as well as 51 hits while averaging 12:30 of ice time per game.
Geekie remains a bit of a project for the Lightning, but he is certainly one of their best young players. The 6’4” forward has made good use of his size this season but still has a long way to go to improve his skating and his balance if he hopes to become a stand-out power forward at the NHL level.
I love CG. Such a competitor. Should be able to have a few good years in the league, and make a difference on the right team.
Should have a few good years in the league & make a difference on the right team? WTH?!?
What in the world are you talking about?…Geeks is going to be a future star in the league. You act like he’s going to be some flash in the pan which is far from the case. He’s going to be a part of the Bolts future. He’s on the right team. Geeks has gone on record that his favorite team growing up was Tampa ironically. You’ll see a significant difference from this season to next season as he’ll be more experienced & will be highly effective as this kid could be a regular 40 goal scorer. Geeks has a very bright future in this league with Tampa.
akanda’s a seattle fan. Maybe he’s thinking of Morgan Geekie
Hmm…it’s possible I guess (a bit of stretch) but I don’t know how well versed he is in other teams.
Spencer Knight stuck his leg out on Geekie which got Geekie injured. It looked like an intentional trip as Knight went outside the line to kick his leg out on Geekie. But of course, the refs didn’t do anything yet again against the shady & dirty tactics of the low-ball Panthers.
Love the hit on snot bag Matthew Tkachuk by Kucherov then the baby crawls off the ice then returns typical.
Kucherov is a coward. Hope he is suspended for that cheap shot. No place in hockey for stupid s*** like that.
Coward?!? WTH are you talking about?
Tkachuk intentionally ran into Kucherov then acted like he was hurt real bad but yet was back in the game in 5 minutes. Give me a break! Tkachuk is a low-life scumbag & did it just to attempt to get Kucherov out of the game (Kuch was running all over them prior in the game) but the plan backfired badly on the Panthers lol. You’re right there is no place in hockey for stupid s*** like the tactics Tkachuk pulled.
Panthers are a shady & dirty team & when they flat out lost, they were sore losers in the end. A.J. Greer doing a cheap shot at the end of the game after getting embarrassed on several occasions in the game (dude is a full-fledged idiot) & then Paul Maurice making excuses post-game. Panthers are sore losers.