Lightning Round

Quick strikes and links for Monday, August 6th, 2012

B.J. Crombeen gives an update on the CBA negotiations [Tampa Bay Times]
The Tampa Bay Sports Store closes its doors until after the Republican National Convention. It also afforded Alexis Boucher the chance to check out some of the zany branded offerings [Sons of Andreychuk]
If you know of a community volunteer who deserves to be recognized for their efforts, time is running out to nominate them for a Community Hero award [Lightning 101]
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Are the Detroit Red Wings a possible destination for former Lightning defenseman Brett Clark? Multiple articles list him as a candidate. [Google News]
Wondering just what was in that 76,000 page document disclosure by the NHL for the NHLPA? Here's a section-by-section breakdown (snark) [Jewels From The Crown]
Is Jay Feaster repeating himself in Calgary? Reading about the downward trend of the Calgary Flames and the lack of future planning seems awfully familiar [The Hockey Writers Overtime]
The Florida Panthers are improving, but they can't be happy with the leaps and bounds the Southeast Division is making. [Litter Box Cats]
There are some marquee RFA's still unsigned at this date... [Puck Sage]
...Which makes Mark Parisi wonder if the Senators should take a line out on Evander Kane? [Silver Seven Sens]