It took two weeks and thirty other thoughts, but the Tampa Bay Lightning finally return to Elliotte Friedman’s weekly column. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Since many of the thoughts deal with behind the scenes drama or roster moves, it’s good news that the Lightning don’t feature prominently in these weekly posts.
This week, Friedman references the Lightning a couple of times. First, he mentions Marty St. Louis as a player who should be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame next year. While St. Louis deflected the question when asked last weekend, there are few folks in Tampa who would disagree with the assertion that the club’s all-time leading points leader deserves a plaque.