Raw Charge, a Tampa Bay Lightning community

It wouldn't be wrong for Tampa Bay civic leaders to step up and show support for a Tampa Bay Lightning bid to host the NHL All-Star game or Draft.

Procrastination, posturing and propoganda will not solve what owners and the Players Association will discuss during forthcoming labor negotiations.

Not that Commissioner Gary Bettman is going anywhere....but what qualities would you like to see in the next NHL commissioner?

Umpires are not infallible, that is what Jim Joyce taught us from his actions post-game in Detroit last night... And that's something all professional leagues need a little more of: on-field officials willing to admit mistakes.