Mike Gallimore has been keeping tabs on the Tampa Bay Lightning Development Camp. Read his observations on Day Oneand Day Two [Electric Blue Hockey Test]
One concern about Matt Carle is that his numbers are inflated, with thanks to playing with strong defensive partners. Geoffrey Detweiler tries to dispel that myth. [SB Nation Philly]
The strange coincidence about the Carle signing? It happened four years to the day of his first acquisition by the Tampa Bay Lightning [Tampa Bay Times]
Carle, and Sami Salo for that matter, are specimens of the Lightning’s continuing revolving door on defense [The Hockey Writers]
With Suter and Zach Parise and a very noteworthy changing of the guard in Minnesota, is it time for the Minnesota Wild to update their look to coincide? [Hockey Wilderness]
Suter and Parise are off the board, as is Carle and Jaromir Jagr. Lighthouse Hockey lists some of the other big names still out there for the taking [Lighthouse Hockey]
This is a couple of days old, but the Peter Principle is alive and well in the NHL. Certain GMs are in the position and showing how it’s beyond their abilities. Hockey Rants]
Prime Example of this is Scott Howson with the Columbus Blue Jackets, who has taken a cue from the Chuck LaMar school of general managing and asks too much for his wares [Backhand Shelf]
Anonymous accounts on Twitter are common, as is anonymous people posing as in-the-know on their accounts (hello, Eklund). Here’s an example of the ridiculousness of one such rumor-mongering account [Edmonton Journal]