Development, Young Guns game, then a whole lot of nothing until September.  Do not forget to vote in this week's Fan-confidence poll.

Lightning links

• A couple of questions for Dan Ellis [Bolts By The Bay]
• Three questions for "Killer", aka James Wright [TBO]
• The first-year-pro trials and tribulations of Dustin Tokarski [TBO]
• Brett Connolly is a rising titan [Hockey Prospect]
• Do not forget the fundraiser ties to the Curtis/Kocab Memorial Fund at tomorrow's Young Guns game.  [Tampa Bay Lightning]
• Speaking of development camp, Coach Boucher (who is not in attendance due to moving to Tampa), makes it a point that camp is for learning, not for impressing [TampaBay.com]
• Mike Corcoran talked with Coach Boucher last week, and touched on a number of subjects including Paul Ranger [Creative Loafing]
• The Bolts bolstered blue-line, by the numbers [TSN]
• The writing is on the wall [Don'T Trade Vinny]
• It was first given out to "The Michael Jordan of Hockey" and now it can be yours!  [Raw Charge Store]

Hockey links

• The Olympic Games, or the World Cup of Hockey?  Mike Chen discusses the two.  [From the Rink]
• "The Dan Boyle Treatment" -- it's a legacy of Len Barrie's that is now encroaching on Marc Savard [Puck Daddy]
• Former Bolt Darryl Sydor retires after 18 seasons in the NHL.  He'll help coach the Houston Aeros of the AHL now.  [Minnesota Wild]
• Hoosier Hockey celebrates USA Hockey's successes, and ponders if the NHL in the sunbelt is finally producing talent [Hoosier Hockey]
• The nine best free agents left (who are not named Ilya Kovalchuk) [FanHouse]
• The Top Ten GM's BR would trust to rebuild around [Bleacher Report]
• Top Ten worst playoff goals [Hockey, Hot Chicks]
• Tom Costello gives a parents take on concussions in the game of hockey [USCHO]
• Mike Fisher and Carrie Underwood:  a match made on TMZ [The Hockey Plumber]
• ESPN's Sportscenter coverage of the NHL is lackluster at best, but ESPN thinks they are doing just fine by them [Puck Daddy]

General links

So the Rays have attendance problems.  Everyone and their uncle has a theory why [Tampabay.com]