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Could Jaroslav Janus return to North American hockey for the rest of the 2012-13 season?

After a hot start, the Lightning have faded in th standings with players in game-shape rising to new heights, and lockout-idled standard bearers looking hobbled and spent.

What if the NHL and NHLPA threw a party and I went and watched the Syracuse Crunch instead?

Swedish defenseman opts not to go to Swedish Elite League during 2012 NHL Lockout.

A new season dawns and a new Question of the Week is born: What player in the Tampa Bay Lightning system is the oen to watch, and why?

The 58th overall draft pick in 2011 will play this season with the Quebec Remparts in the QMJHL.

While the world of hockey has ended it's summer hibernation, the NHL labor front remains unsettled. One Lightning prospect is down and out, another is tied to the KHL for the next two years, a year since the trage Texas Hold'em wit Vincent Lecavalier

How do the scouts evaluate Tampa Bay Lightning draft pic Andrei Vasilevski? Will he be the answer to the Lightning's long-term needs at goaltender?

The fans had been lusting after a goalie since the close of the 2012 NHL season. They'd keyed in on a goalie selected during the 2012 NHL draft. And at the 19th selection of the first round, GM Steve Yzerman made dreams come true.

It's summer and things are moving along at summer's pace: a lurch and a stall. But there's still plenty to talk about in the world of hockey. Your links for this week.