Pete and Chad over at Bolt Prospects have some news on the goalie front for the Lightning:
Bolt Prospects has learned the Tampa Bay Lightning has indeed re-opened talks with Finnish Olympic goaltender Fredrik Norrena. In fact, the two sides have been in talks since before the 2006 World Championships. Norrena and the Lightning agreed to a contract last summer, but Norrena backed out of the agreement causing Tampa to temporarily shut the door on the chances of signing the Linkoping goaltender in 2006. That door, according to GM Jay Feaster, has not been shut completely, and in fact has now been re-opened.Norrena, a 6’0″, 190 pound 7th round pick of the Lightning in 2002, is coming off a 5-0, 37-save shutout vs. Sidney Crosby and Canada at the World Championships in the Bronze Medal game.
Johan Holmquivst and Karri Ramo are also discussed in the article. Holmquivst, in fact, has his own article on BP stemming from multiple foreign rumors of the Lightning trying to acquire his services..
