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SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
Lightning reduces roster to 29
The Lightning reduced it's roster to 29 by sending defenseman Matt Smaby, right wing Brandon Bochenski and center Zenon Konopka to training camp for AHL Norfolk. Bochenski and Knopka must clear waivers.
Smaby was a bit of a surprise but hockey ops chief Brian Lawton said it was a numbers game. Smaby said he was surprised. "I try not to think about it too much. My goal is to make the team."
Defenseman Vladimir Mihalik will travel to Europe though he still is not guaranteed to make the team. Lawton said he envisions a scenario in which Mihalik and Smaby both get time in the NHL.
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