VANCOUVER, B.C. – The offseason for the Tampa Bay Lightning had many questions as soon as it suddenly ended in April.
One of the pressing issues involved the future of Ryan Callahan.
On Thursday, that question was answered in a stunning way.
Callahan was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. The diagnosis was announced by the team on Thursday after Callahan received a handful of opinions on the back issues he's been dealing with and they all came to the same result - Callahan's career is over.
"That's never easy to hear when you're speaking to a couple doctors and all ...
