Raw Charge, a Tampa Bay Lightning community

The former 1st round draft pick who never played in the NHL, now appears to be out of hockey.

7 weeks remain until opening night for the Lightning. We fill the void with another open thread and link dump.

The mid-aught's brought success to the Tampa Bay Lightning on ice, but at the draft? Not quite. Top-60 selections for most of the decade have rarely made it to the NHL. We look at 2003-2006 draft years specifically here.

The one telling sign that there is trouble in the House of 'Ning (and by God I vowed to never use that nickname to describe the Bolts, shame on me!) was Jay Feaster loading up on defensive depth...