Mattias Ohlund News

There are a number of people watching the Stanley Cup playoffs these days wondering how the Tampa Bay Lightning were able to get Bryce Salvador - currently starring on the New Jersey Devils defence - so late in the 1994 entry draft.

No, I'm not speaking of Lightning defender Victor Hedman's return to the team after a quarter finals loss in the IIHF World Championship.

Bolts' Ohlund Faces Uncertain Future : Mattias Ohlund would like to play again, but knows a return will be a difficult task, reports Tampa Bay Times.

But then Ohlund remembers how it is "truly a blessing" to be a pro hockey player, and the Lightning defenseman, who in February had major surgery on his left knee in an attempt to save his career, gets back to the brutal task of rehabilitating the joint.

With all of the focus on goaltending, the defense has been sort of left out in the cold.

While a story on a Swedish newspaper site Tuesday set off speculation Mattias Ohlund is retiring, the veteran Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman said he hopes to be able to play again.In a story posted on SportExpressen.se, Ohlund states his intention to continue rehabilitation from a radical knee...