Ryan Malone RUMORS & NEWS

Tampa Tribune "Out since suffering a left shoulder injury March 18, Ryan Malone was back in the lineup for the Lightning on Tuesday after missing nine games. It was somewhat surprising that Malone was able to return quickly from the injury suffered on a hit from Philadelphia's Zac Rinaldo. As of last week,..." April 10

Tampa Tribune "The Lightning lineup took another hit Tuesday with the indefinite loss of left wing Ryan Malone. Defenseman Victor Hedman, meanwhile, is listed as day-to-day with an undisclosed upper-body injury. Both were injured in Monday's victory against Philadelphia on hits by the Flyers' Zac..." March 20

Pro Hockey Talk "The Tampa Bay Lightning (10-12-1) will have some fresh legs in the lineup tonight at home to Winnipeg (10-11-1). Forward Ryan Malone will reportedly suit up for the first time since Feb. 7. The 33-year-old has been out with an undisclosed lower-body injury. Malone has four goals in 10 games." March 07

Tampa Tribune "The Tampa Bay Lightning's organizational depth will challenged sooner than expected. The Lightning will be without forward Ryan Malone for at least a week after placing the veteran on injured reserve retroactive to Sunday with an unspecified lower body injury. Malone, who was hurt prior to..." February 12

Tampa Tribune "Comebacks just don't happen against the King and his court. But on Friday night, the Lightning stormed their way past goaltender "King" Henrik Lundqvist and the stingy New York Rangers with a 4-3 overtime victory in front of an announced sellout crowd of 19,204. Teddy Purcell led the charge..." March 03

Tampa Bay Times "Just to clarify what happened with Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ryan Malone during Tuesday night's 2-1 win over the Canadiens when he went after Montreal's Alexei Emelin: Malone received a two-minute unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, five minutes for fighting and an aggressor game misconduct...." March 01

Tampa Bay Times "For Ryan Malone, the critical moment of Friday's practice came when he and teammate Marc-Andre Bergeron skated toward the side boards after a puck. "Battle, 'Bugsy,' battle!" Lightning head athletic trainer Tommy Mulligan yelled. Malone and Bergeron shook the glass with their collision...." February 11

Tampa Tribune "Injuries continue to mount for the Tampa Bay Lightning with LW Ryan Malone the latest to feel the pain. Malone did not play Tuesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs because of a lower-body injury suffered during Monday's practice. The injury occurred when he collided with teammate Nate..." January 04

Tampa Tribune "Family bragging rights hit the ice Friday when Lightning LW Ryan Malone faced off against first cousin Brad Malone, a center who is in his rookie season with the Avalanche. The pair spent the past couple of summers training together in Minnesota, but Friday marked the first time the two —..." December 24

Tampa Bay Times "You just can't allow an opponent to hit your star players; it's as simple as that, Lightning left wing Ryan Malone said. That is why during Tampa Bay's victory over the Sabres on Tuesday, Malone squared off with Robyn Regehr, who had crushed captain Vinny Lecavalier with a bruising, but clean,..." October 31

Tampa Bay Times "Lightning D Mattias Ohlund and his balky right knee will start the season on injured reserve, GM Steve Yzerman said Monday, freeing up a roster spot as the team makes its final cuts today to get to the maximum 23 players. Before those decisions are finalized, the team will wait for a report on..." October 04

Tampa Tribune "It started with a big hit behind the Bruins net early in the second period. Lightning winger Ryan Malone delivered it, lowering the boom on the Bruins' big bear, defenseman Zdeno Chara. The rest is now part of Lightning playoff lore. "Yeah, I think that hit is what started it,'' Lightning..." May 22

Tampa Bay Times "Officially, there is nothing wrong with Ryan Malone. The surgically repaired knee? Knee's fine. The muscle pull? Old news. And if a jagged bone was sticking through his skin? Nothing but a flesh wound. Officially, there is no reason Malone barely has practiced this week. No reason he spent..." May 13

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "When you're a goaltender patrolling your crease, two's a crowd. The goalies in the Penguins' 3-2 double-overtime win against Tampa Bay Wednesday night had a lot of impromptu house guests. "That's how it is in the playoffs," said goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who made 29 saves for the Game 4..." April 21

Tampa Bay Times "It is going to take an awful lot to keep Lightning veteran LW Ryan Malone out of a playoff hockey game. This is, after all, the same Malone that took a slap shot off the face late in the second period of Game 5 of the 2008 Stanley Cup final while with Pittsburgh, broke his nose and returned to..." April 19

Tampa Tribune "He's a Pittsburgh guy to the bone, born and raised and so much like the rugged town itself that, as a Penguin in the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, he broke his nose and kept playing — twice. But if Lightning left wing Ryan Malone is feeling at all conflicted about going against his former team in..." April 15

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "For a long time, Ryan Malone sat in full uniform at his stall in the Penguins locker room at old Mellon/Civic Arena. Someone brought him a towel to sop up the emotion that overwhelmed him to the point that he couldn't speak. Malone had a pretty fair idea that he had just played his final game..." April 12

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Not even Ryan Malone can believe the irony -- the only two NHL franchises he has known meeting in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. He is nearly three years removed from being traded by the Penguins to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The June 2008 deal occurred only weeks after Malone, an Upper St...." April 11

Tampa Bay Times "Lightning wing Ryan Malone has a stomach injury severe enough (perhaps a tear, coach Guy Boucher said) that the team believes he might not be back before the playoffs. Malone, hurt when he slid into a net during Tuesday's loss to the Sabres, is the latest in a string of injuries that will leave..." February 11

Tampa Tribune "The Lightning's medical room is filling up, leaving the available number of healthy bodies dropping like flies. With D Mike Lundin and C Nate Thompson already injured and out of the lineup before Tuesday's loss to Buffalo, the Lightning lost LW Ryan Malone and D Matt Smaby during the game and..." February 10