Sorry for the lack of posts over the weekend. I had a small medical situation to deal with and was unable to get to a computer.

Anyway, the Andre Roy drama continues today as the left wing will practice for the first time since being sent home after the Flyers game on March 6 in which he went a little haywire. Seems, though, no decision has been made on whether he will play Wednesday in Buffalo. Sounds like it will be a coaching decision as the game gets closer but given how much time the team kept Andre away from the ice (he has missed five games) seems to me he will have to do a lot in the coaches mind to get in a game, but that's just my sense. Also hope Andre can speak about what happened and what he expects of his relationship with the team going forward.

In other news, as part of its continued effort to evaluate what it has for next season, the team called up defenseman Matt Smaby from AHL Norfolk. Smaby, 23, is a 6-foot-5, 222-pounder who is that tough, steady defensive-minded guy the team can use. He was fairly steady in four games with the Lightning earlier in the season and with Norfolk had a goal and six assists and was a notable minus-1 on a team that was a doormat most of the season. He was Tampa Bay's second-round pick (41st overall) in 2003.