Overview
- Nick Paul will make his season debut Thursday against the Oilers after the team activated him from long-term injured reserve.
- Paul took morning-skate reps on the top line with Jake Guentzel and Brayden Point and could see power-play time.
- Head coach Jon Cooper said Hedman is expected to be out a few more weeks after the official move to injured reserve.
- Paul returns from training camp wrist surgery on a slightly delayed timeline from an early November target.
- Tampa Bay is 10-7-2 and fourth in the Atlantic Division as it integrates Paul before games against Washington and Philadelphia, with the forward nearing 200 career points and 500 games.