Lightning News
- The Bolts signed AHL veteran Trevor Smith this morning [Bolt Prospects]
- And also brought back (brief) Bolt Richard Petiot, signing him to a two-way contract [Bolt Prospects]
- GM Steve Yzerman will not be pressured into making a bad contract decision with forward Steven Stamkos [Tampa Tribune]
- The Tampa Bay Lightning developmental camp is this week. The roster was set over the weekend while the schedule for the camp was released just this afternoon [Tampabay.com]
- The latest Times Palace renovation update video [Tampa Bay Lightning]
League wide links after the jump.
NHL News
- Last week, former team captain Dave Andreychuk was passed over for the Hockey Hall of Fame. His hometown newspaper makes the case for Dave for the Hall [TheSpec.com
- For Steve Simmons, the start of NHL free agency takes precedence over Canadian nationalism. He blasted Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke this past Friday for being in Afghanistan, visiting troops, on July 1…. And Bryan Reynolds returns the favor and blasts Simmons for his ass-hattery [Hockey Wilderness]
- Burke answered Simmons criticism, and handled it well [Puck Daddy]
- Speaking of the start of the 2011 NHL free Agent season, Lyle Richardson summarized the beginning of silly-season in the NHL [Spector’s Hockey]
- The owner of the American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves is exploring bringing the NHL (and perhaps the NBA) to the Seattle, Washington area [Seattle Times]
- Georges Laraque and PK Subban have gone to Haiti to help raise funds for a hospital [CTV]
- Jim Schmiedeberg is out at Blueshirt Banter. The founder of SB Nation’s New York Rangers web site has these parting words before he saunters off into the blogger sunset (…and devotes more time to his podcast/radio show ) [Blueshirt Banter]
- …And Joe Fortunato takes the reigns from him [Blueshirt Banter]
- Speaking of the Rangers, here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the negotiations between clubs and the Brad Richards camp [Down Goes Brown]
- The filing deadline for salary arbitration was this afternoon, find out who filed around the league [NHLPA]
- Thoughts on Dany Heatly being
oustedtraded from the San Jose Sharks to the Minnesota Wild [Hockey Recon] - While Lightning fans are obsessed with Stammergeddon, Doughty-gate is in full swing in Los Angeles. Is Drew Doughty really worth the money he is looking for in his second contract? [Hockey Hot Chicks[
- You remember the angst mixed with excitement among fans when the Tampa Bay Rays signed Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon this winter? Jaromir Jagr signing with the Philadelphia Flyers is sort of like that. Don’t tell Mike Bertha that he may be in for a disappointment, let him live the fantasy a little longer [Philly Post]
