Lightning
- Lightning close to signing Brett Connolly. Close as in the deal is “done,” just not signed. [Bolts Prospects & @LightningTimes]
- Brad Richards on the Tampa Bay Lightning: “If they’re going to talk to me, I’d definitely be interested.”
- Jeff Vinik and Guy Boucher attended Tampa’s inaugural Sneaker Soiree (video). [Tampa Bay Lightning]
- Tampa mourns former sports writer Tom McEwen, who was, among many things, a major advocate of bringing hockey to Tampa. [tampabay.com]
- Mike Vernace was re-signed by the club yesterday [Tampabay.com]
- Final depth rankings of the Tampa Bay Lightning system for the 2010-11 season [Bolt Prospects]
- More outreach into the Orlando market for the Bolts? [@victorialim via Twitter]
- None of the seating at the St. Pete Times Forum that is being replaced will be made available to the public [@victorialim]
Playoffs
- Canuckspiration. [The Star]
- Hear Vancouver’s reaction to Max Lapierre’s game-winning goal during Game 5 (video). [Puck Daddy]
- Scott Burnside’s question to Lapierre: “Max, looked like you were mortally wounded when you had that encounter with Zdeno Chara. I wondered how you were able to carry on after that.” [Puck Daddy]
- Burrows on hatred for the Canucks: “Obviously, we probably are.” [The Bruins Blog]
NHL, et al
- Remember Sidney Crosby? Rob Rossi reports that Crosby is getting his off-ice workout on. [Chipped Ice]
- New York Rangers‘ Chris Drury is on the market. [Puck Daddy]
- The QMJHL is going to require teams to draft American players [Puck Daddy]
- Bruce Arthur says that NHL discipline is as consistent as the rorschach inkblot test. [The National Post]
- Trash talking and getting vicious: The Hockey Internet and the Death of Civility. [Kukla’s Korner]
- Jim Balsillie is playing Gary Bettman’s game with NHL’s Blackberry sponsorship. [Forbes]
- Why sports fans care about TV ratings. Do you care? [Business Insider]
- I was able to catch up on the newly launched Grantland.com this weekend. Definitely worth your perusing. [Grantland]
- Dan Snyder’s Atlanta Thrashers legacy will continue in Winnipeg. [Pro Hockey Talk | NBC Sports]
- Speaking of the Thrash — was there a Half-Billion dollar bid to keep the team in Atlanta? [Bird Watchers Anonymous]
- In random and irrelevant, “while on the kiss cam at a hockey game” is listed as one of the worst places to have an emotional breakdown. [Listgeeks]
- Intelligent analysis and discussion of injuries in the NHL[That Pucking Hurts]
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