Link Dump: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens Preview

by John Fontana on Nov 7, 2009 4:47 PM EST in Game Previews

An annual rite of passage: Vincent Lecavalier being inundated at his locker by Montreal media as the Lightning visit the Habs. (Photo via @tblightning )

WHERE: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
WHEN: 7:00 PM EST
MEDIA: Sun Sports (Cable), 620 WDAE (radio)

With thanks a technical difficulty, we're skipping our usual write-up preview of tonight's game and instead investing in sending out references to both Lightning and non-Lightning stories on the web today. We should be back to the other format for the Bolts next game.

The Habs will be wearing another throwback jesey tonight.. And there's a history behind the sweater. [Habs Eyes on The Prize]
Vinny vs. Stamkos... Yeah, yeah, it's all over the place. Yet there's a compelling argument it's unfounded [Hockey or Die]
And more on the Lecavalier / Team Canada / Stamkos debate [The Hockey Writers]
First it's Vinny's extended drought, then it's Tanguay's... Now it's Martin St. Louis and he's none too happy about it [Lightning Strikes]
We'll add this tidbit from the above linked article:

Center Vinny Lecavalier was hit during dinner Friday night with a rogue case of laryngitis that makes him sound as if he is again going through puberty.
It's always interesting when Vincenzo visits Monteál
Victor Hedman is indeed out tonight, while Kurtis Foster is in [Lightning Strikes]
The bi-seasonal return to Quebec brings three Bolts back "home" [CBC Sports]
Former Bolt Roman Hamrlik is getting plenty of ice time on the Habs blue line this season. [Faceoff.com]
Another former Bolt, Jay Leach, s looked at by the Habs as someone to help bolster their ailing defensive corps. [TSN.ca]
Raw Charge's own Cassie McClellan will be participating on Jabberhockey's radio show (presented by On Goal Analysis) on Sunday at 5:30 PM. [Blog Talk Radio]