Mike Lundin News

After nearly 7,000 miles in the air, five preseason games played in five separate time zones and some exhausting travel, the Lightning officially wrapped up training camp following Sunday's 5-1 victory against the Thrashers.

Lightning coach Rick Tocchet said he likes what he sees from captain Vinny Lecavalier .

The Tampa Bay Lightning assigned defensemen Mike Lundin and Matt Lashoff to Norfolk of the American Hockey League today, the team said Wednesday in a press release.

The Tampa Bay Lightning placed veteran forwards Ryan Craig and Adam Hall on waivers today, one day before the 23-man roster is due.

Lightning forward Ryan Craig, working against the Coyotes' Shane Doan last week, is among the bubble players who competed for jobs on the weeklong road trip.

Marty St. Louis acknowledged all the excuses: The Lightning played its stars for only the second time in five preseason games, and new faces are still trying to jell.

None of Tampa Bay's top line players took the trip to Dallas for tonight's preseason opener, although there is a big name among the group.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will showcase their top stars for the fans in the team's only preseason home game.

It is impossible at this stage of training camp to tell where Steve Downie fits.

It looked like a lost cause for Team B. Alex Hutchings was on a breakaway for Team C and a good 10 feet ahead of the pursuit.

D Victor Hedman on Sunday gave a quick glimpse of the skills that made him the No.

Vladimir Mihalik always believed he trained hard during the summer. That is, until the defenseman spent three weeks in August with Lightning strength coach Chuck Lobe.

Marty St. Louis gave thumbs-up to the Lightning's "great" offseason personnel moves.

A recap of the Lightning's 2009 draft class shows Tampa Bay made two first-round picks.

Another potential player has emerged in the Lightning's ongoing ownership saga. Jeff Greene, a real estate investor Forbes magazine says is worth $1.3 billion, could become part of Oren Koules' effort to buy out partner Len Barrie.

TAMPA a ' After weeks of speculation and over a month of discussions, it was a tick-up in Tampa Bay's offer that finally put Alex Tanguay's autograph on a contract with the Lightning.

After a busy offseason of moves, many to shore up the defense, Lightning general manager Brian Lawton recognized he still needed to find another top-flight forward and spent the past few months working to get his guy: free-agent wing Alex Tanguay.

Lightning goaltender Mike Smith took a shot off his mask from a 14-year-old. [DIRK SHADD Times] A week after getting on skates for the first time in six months because of post-concussion syndrome, G Mike Smith took one for the team - right off the noggin.

Lightning goaltender Mike Smith took a shot off his mask from a 14-year-old. [DIRK SHADD Times] A week after getting on skates for the first time in six months because of post-concussion syndrome, G Mike Smith took one for the team - right off the noggin.

And as long as they remain unsigned, it probably will stay that way. It will be interesting to see who, if either,blinks first -- Alex Tanguay or Petr Sykora.