Everything on Ryan Callahan's recovery schedule is going according to plan.

The Tampa Bay Lightning winger underwent hip surgery in June - forcing his removal from Team USA's World Cup roster - and is "on schedule" to return by mid-November, his initial timeline, reports Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times.

That said, expectations at this point aren't sure fire.

"It's such a long estimated timetable that there's obviously variation in there," Callahan said. "Some guys come back a little bit earlier than that, some guys it's five months. If it's before then, then great."

Last season, Callahan scored 10 goals and 18 assists in 73 games, chipping in four points in 16 playoff contests.