The Lightning have announced that Timo Helbling has been reassigned to Springfield by the Tampa Bay Lightning. This means Paul Ranger, who was impressive in weekend games against Pittsburgh and Washington, has secured the No.6 defenseman spot for the near future.

Unconfirmed rumors out of Finland indicate Lightning goaltending prospect Karri Ramo was forced to undergo knee surgery earlier this month and will be out of the lineup for HPK until December at the earliest. Ramo has not dressed for the past three games as Miika Wiikman has reassumed the starting duties for HPK of the SM-liiga. Ramo leads the SM-liiga statistically in GAA and save percentage. Developing.

Update 5:16pm
I haven't had the chance to try to translate this but I'm told this article from Hameen Sanomat indicates Ramo's recovery time will be 2 weeks, not 2 months. Bolt Prospects is currently seeking confirmation.

Update 11:35pm
We have received confirmation from the Lightning that Karri Ramo has injured his knee but were not given any specifics.

According to the Phoenix RoadRunners and OurSports Central, J.F. Soucy has been moved from Johnstown to Phoenix by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

"J.F. brings a combination of experience and toughness to our line-up," said RoadRunners General Manager and Head Coach Ron Filion. "I welcome his addition and expect big things from him this season."

Fredrik Norrena remained nearly perfect today improving his record to 8-0-1 by defeating Rastislav Stana and Sodertalje 4-2. Norrena stopped 23 of 25 shots for the victory. Defenseman Andreas Holmqvist played on the second pairing for Linkopings.

Although he has yet to score a goal this season for Khimik MO, Alexei Glukhov continues to build his reputation as one of the better young playmakers in Russia. Glukhov assisted on Khimik MO's lone goal today, a 1st period marker by Dimitry Kosmachev, as his club tied Salavat Yulayev 1-1. The assist is Glukhov's 7th of the season.

That would've tied Anton But for the lead amongst Lightning prospects in Russia, but the left winger assisted on Alexei Vasiliyev's second period talley in a 3-2 loss to Kazan to record his 8th helper of the 2005-2006 campaign.

For Togliatti, Vasily Koshechkin sat today as goaltender David Svoboda fell 2-1 to Omsk. Dimitry Kazionov did dress today and was held scoreless for Lada.