The Lightning wanted to send him to the minors, but he had to clear waivers. That didn't happen. Last season with Ottawa, Martins had four goals and three assists in 36 games. This season, he had one goal in two games. F Robert Petrovicky learned a valuable lesson about hockey a month ago.
Hockey is now a business.
And it was his contract status that forced the Lightning to send Petrovicky to the minors before the start of the regular season even though coach Steve Ludzik admitted Petrovicky deserved to make the team. But now Petrovicky is back. He was recalled in time for Thursday's game. It was business, and I understand that now. But at the time, I was pretty upset.