Quick Strikes for Wednesday, September 10

• Scott Stevens made a “personal decision” to step down as assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils for the 2014-15 season. Stevens played for the Devils from 1991 until his retirement in 2004. [Puck Daddy]
• Three years after Derek Boogaard died of an accidental overdose, arrests have been made in the case. [Blueshirt Banter]
• Sad news to report, as Bob Suter has passed away from an apparent heart attack. Bob Suter was the father of Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter and a member of Team USA when they won gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. [SB Nation College Hockey]
• Former Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Matt Smaby has been invited on a tryout to the Arizona Coyotes‘ training camp. [Pro Hockey Talk]
• Days after the Lightning and the Syracuse Crunch renewed their affiliation agreement for two more years, the Ottawa Senators and Binghamton Senators completed a four-year agreement:

#Sens announce four-year extension on affiliation agreement with AHL Binghamton @BSens_Hockey http://t.co/nvDRUKvO5g

— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) September 9, 2014

• Speaking of the Ottawa Senators, here is a fun little dictionary of terms used by Sens fans. [Radek Bonk’s Mullet]
• Off the topic of hockey: Our own Nolan Whyte just had his novel, “Among the Humans,” listed on Google Play. [Google Play]
• The NHL recently named a new boss in the Department of Player Safety. But is Stephane Quintal that much different from Brendan Shanahan? Would the NHL allow him to be? [Two Pad Stack]
• The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League have a new owner. It is none other than Terry Pegula, owner of the Buffalo Sabres. [Die by the Blade]

Outside of Tampa, which Florida city would you most like to see host a Lightning preseason game?