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Tyler Johnson (upper body) practiced Tuesday, but stopped short of saying he'll be ready to play in Wednesday's playoff opening game against Detroit, reports the Tampa Bay Times. "I'm still trying to decide," said Johnson, "so I'll talk with the coaching

Johnson (upper body) practiced Tuesday, but stopped short of saying he'll be ready to play in Wednesday's playoff opening game against Detroit, reports the Tampa Bay Times. "I'm still trying to decide," said Johnson, "so I'll talk with the coaching staff, see how I feel (Wednesday)."

Analysis:

Johnson went hard into the end boards on a questionable hit by the Habs' Greg Pateryn on Saturday night; it was the kind of hit that screamed separated shoulder, but there has been no public declaration of such. He'll be a game-time decision.

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