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I just saw that TSN.ca is reporting that the bolts have signed prospect Dana Tyrell to a standard three year entry level contract. It's good to see this. There aren't too many talented prospects in Tampa's system so it's good to get one of the ones that are there locked up. Let the youth play since the vets aren't doing much. Hopefully they'll follow this and sign Fadden. We'll see.

Fight involving Lightning prospect Kyle Decoste (Brampton Battalion - No.23)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve3HUzz3gWs

You have to sit through plays 5-2, but James Wright is shown here with his No.1 play of the week.

http://www.whl.ca/video/?video_id=244

So, someone please correct me if I'm wrong but didn't we (Tampa) have the worst overall record in the league last year? Yes, sadly I do believe we did. With that said though that should give Tampa the first crack at players that are put on waivers from other teams around the league. With that said, how in the world could the Tampa brass have passed on claiming a talented young D-man like Kyle Quincy who was put on waivers by the Wings and picked up by the LA Kings. Quincy who has been hidden in the Wings system for a while now was a numbers casualty in their system.

As reported on 620 WDAE and now TSN.ca the Lightning have traded away Shane O'Brien and Michel Ouellet for D Lukas Krajicek and RW Juraj Simek.

Ouellet will be reporting to Manitoba and O'Brien to Vancouver.

I would assume Krajicek will report to Tampa and Simek to Norfolk but no official word on that.