Lightning's Radko Gudas misses 2nd straight game
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'Vasy' plan: With rookie G Andrei Vasilevskiy reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Thursday — and named AHL goalie of the month Friday — Cooper reiterated there are no plans for the touted prospect to return for another spot start. "We've got to get (Nabokov) back in there," Cooper said. "We need to have (Nabokov) sharp. 'Nabby' was an unreal pro, understood that he was giving up a start for Vasilevskiy (against Buffalo) and understood it was best for the organization big-picture-wise. Next time (Bishop) needs a rest, it'll be Nabby going in and nobody else."

SPLITTING SWEDES: While Garrison was out, Victor Hedman and Anton Stralman were split up. And even with Garrison back, Cooper plans to keep his two best defensemen in different pairings: "Prior to (Hedman's) injury, (he and Stralman) had a great run together. You break them up a bit here as of late and it's kind of balanced out our D-core. Believe me, they'll be back together periodically during games, but they kind of stabilized our D-core with them being apart. It's been working for us, so not going to change."