There's a chance the Lightning could be without Evgeny Artyukhin for Monday's game with the Stars.

The league office is reviewing a knee-on-knee hit delivered by Artyukhin in Saturday's loss to the Panthers. The hit involved the Panthers' Ville Peltonen, who had to be helped off the ice near the end of the second period. At that time, the game was tied 3-3, and the Panthers scored the go-ahead goal on the ensuing power play (Artyukhin was called for trippping). Panthers coach Peter DeBoer called the hit "dirty" after the game. ... Read more

Mark Gandler, agent for Evgeny Artyukhin, who was traded Thursday by the Lightning to the Ducks for Drew Miller and a 2010 third-round pick, said his client understands moving players is part of the business and has no hard feelings toward the organization.

The episode ends a strange and tumultuous relationship between the parties that included Artyukhin playing two years in his native Russia because of a contract dispute while Jay Feaster was the general manager. Artyukhin finally got the contract he wanted when Oren Koules' OK Hockey took over the team.

"Once he signed with Tampa, there were no issues between he and the organization, whatsoever," Gandler said. "It's not a blaming game here. I think it's a situation where things evolve and just worked out better for everyone involved."

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