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Player Update (Sun Apr 21, 2024) - Good to go for Game 1

Motte (lower body) will suit up for Sunday's opening game against the Panthers, Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site reports.

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Injury Update (Sun Apr 21, 2024) - Game-time call

Motte (lower body) will be a game-time decision Sunday against Florida in Game 1, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.

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Injury Update (Fri Apr 19, 2024) - May not play Sunday

Motte (lower body) is questionable for Sunday's tilt in Florida, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.

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Injury Update (Wed Apr 17, 2024) - Not playing Wednesday

Motte (lower body) won't suit up for Wednesday's game versus the Maple Leafs, Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site reports.

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Injury Update (Mon Apr 15, 2024) - Not skating yet

Motte (lower body) didn't take part in the morning skate and isn't expected to play Monday against Buffalo, per Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida.

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Player Update (Tue Jan 16, 2024) - Modest production for checker

Motte has one goal and one assist in his last five games.

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Player Update (Mon Nov 6, 2023) - Removed from IR

Motte (upper body) was activated from injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.

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Injury Update (Wed Nov 1, 2023) - Nearing return to action

Motte (upper body) is expected to play during the team's four-game road trip but won't be an option against Columbus on Thursday, Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site reports.

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Injury Update (Fri Oct 27, 2023) - Long shot for road trip

Motte (upper body) hasn't been ruled out for the Lightning's upcoming four-game road trip but faces an uphill battle. Coach Jon Cooper told reporters Friday, "The best case scenario is he plays on the road trip but that would be the best case scenario," Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.

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Injury Update (Fri Oct 13, 2023) - Out indefinitely

Motte (upper body) will be lost to the Lightning for an indefinite period of time, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.

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Injury Update (Thu Oct 12, 2023) - Lands on injured reserve

Motte (hand) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site.

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Injury Update (Wed Oct 11, 2023) - Is day-to-day

Motte (hand) is regarded as day-to-day, Lightning assistant coach Jeff Blashill told Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com on Wednesday.

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Injury Update (Tue Oct 10, 2023) - Exits season opener

Motte (hand) sustained an injury in the second period of Tuesday's season opener versus the Predators, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

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Player Update (Sat Sep 9, 2023) - Signs one-year contract

Motte signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Lightning on Saturday, Chris Johnston of TSN reports.

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Player Update (Wed Apr 5, 2023) - Pots pair in win

Motte scored two goals on seven shots in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Lightning.

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Player Update (Wed Mar 22, 2023) - Scores again Tuesday

Motte scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Carolina.

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Player Update (Mon Mar 20, 2023) - Scores Sunday

Motte tallied a goal on four shots in Sunday's 7-0 blowout over the Predators.

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Player Update (Sat Mar 11, 2023) - Good to play Saturday

Motte (upper body) is expected to draw into the lineup Saturday versus Buffalo, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today reports.

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Injury Update (Sat Mar 11, 2023) - Game-time decision Saturday

Motte (upper body) is regarded as a game-time decision for Saturday's contest against Buffalo.

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Injury Update (Thu Mar 9, 2023) - Not playing Thursday

Motte (upper body) will not play Thursday in Montreal, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

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Injury Update (Sat Mar 4, 2023) - Will not play Saturday

Motte (upper body) will not play Saturday versus Boston, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

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Injury Update (Thu Mar 2, 2023) - Exits game with upper-body injury

Motte left Thursday's game against Ottawa and isn't expected to return because of an upper-body injury, according to Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today.

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Injury Update (Sun Feb 19, 2023) - Dealt to the Rangers

Motte was traded to the Rangers on Sunday for Julien Gauthier and a conditional seventh-round pick.

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Injury Update (Sun Feb 19, 2023) - Sitting Sunday

Motte won't play Sunday in anticipation of a trade, per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun.

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Player Update (Sat Jan 28, 2023) - Returns to action Saturday

Motte (finger) will be back in the Ottawa lineup Saturday versus Montreal, according to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun.

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Injury Update (Mon Jan 23, 2023) - Close to being ready

Motte (finger) is close to being ready to return to the lineup, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

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Injury Update (Tue Jan 3, 2023) - Still weeks from returning

Motte (finger) is still expected to miss multiple weeks, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports Tuesday.

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Injury Update (Tue Dec 27, 2022) - Suffers broken finger

Per TSN 1200 Ottawa, Motte is dealing with a broken finger. Per the NHL media site, the 27-year-old forward has been placed on injured reserve.

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Injury Update (Thu Dec 22, 2022) - Sustains upper-body injury

Motte suffered an upper-body injury in Thursday's game versus Washington and will miss the rest of the contest.

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Player Update (Sat Dec 17, 2022) - Returns to lineup Saturday

Motte (upper body) will return to the lineup Saturday in Detroit, according to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun

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Injury Update (Fri Dec 16, 2022) - Practicing Friday

Motte (upper body) is practicing Friday in a regular jersey, according to TSN 1200 Ottawa.

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Injury Update (Wed Dec 14, 2022) - Set to miss one week

Motte is expected to be sidelined "about a week" with an upper-body injury, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

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Injury Update (Tue Dec 13, 2022) - Going for more tests

Motte (upper body) is slated to have more tests Tuesday, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.

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Injury Update (Mon Dec 12, 2022) - Suffers injury Monday

Motte (upper body) will not return to Monday's matchup with the Ducks.

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