The Lightning went through a 90-minute workout today at the Ice Den in Scottsdale, Ariz. Not much going on, particularly, just a lot of hard skating after Monday's off day.

The notables: Only center Jeff Halpern, goaltender Olie Kolzig and defenseman Andrej Meszaros did not skate. All, though, had an off-ice workout. ... That seems to indicate defenseman Paul Ranger (upper body) is ready to return to the lineup Thursday against the Coyotes. That, and the fact that Ty Wishart and Vladimir Mihalik were both sent back to AHL Norfolk. ... Kolzig is another matter. Karri Ramo is still with the team, and Kolzig, has not been taking live shots in practice. Until he can do that, coach Rick Tocchet said, it is unclear if he will be ready for Thursday. ... Enforcer David Koci is skating regularly in practice, and Tocchet said he is "close" to being available. ... Forward Paul Szczechura looks as if he will be available against Phoenix.

And finally, the organization got some good news that past two days as Dustin Tokarski was the goaltender Monday for Canada as it beat Sweden for the world junior championship. Also, forward Steve Downie was the only Norfolk player named an AHL All-Star. Downie has six goals and 20 points in 15 games for the Admirals. He had a team-high eight game points streak in which he had five goals and 15 points.