Valtteri Filppula (lower body) skated Thursday during the team's informal workouts and said the ailment he played through during the postseason last year did not affect his summer training, reports the Tampa Tribune.

Filppula (lower body) skated Thursday during the team's informal workouts and said the ailment he played through during the postseason last year did not affect his summer training, reports the Tampa Tribune.

Analysis:

This is great news for the Bolts as they fully anticipate that Filppula will deliver strong, secondary offense as the team's second-line pivot.