Morning Briefing, Mainly About the Lightning, but also Evander Kane

- Tampa Bay Lightning fans would get on the Twitter, color their avatars, and seek to overthrow the OK Hockey ownership clowns but it's just so nice and sunny outside. [Lightning Strikes]

- There's talk that Vinny Lecavalier will almost certainly be traded at the draft. The consensus among Internet Lightning fans seems to be that trading Vinny wouldn't be the end of the world, but that they have zero confidence that their front office could get anything in return. When you remember that Koules and Barrie's first act as owners was to have Dan Boyle traded to free up space for Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts, getting absolutely nothing in return (Matt Carle would eventually be traded as well), this seems reasonable enough. [Tampa Tribune]

- Jarret Stoll's kind of a prick. Model Rachel Hunter has been left devastated after her fiance Jarret Stoll cancelled their wedding just seven weeks before they were due to tie the knot. Canadian hockey player Jarret, 27, suddenly called off their engagement by emailing guests informing them the August 14 nuptials were off. [Daily Mail]

- Back to Tampa Bay. Phil Esposito does not care for this "Trade Vinny" idea. "I wanted Vinny to be our Stevie Yzerman, a top guy who would remain with the organization his entire career," said Esposito. [Tampa Tribune]

- To add insult to injury (literally, in this case), Tampa goaltender Karri Rammo has gotten the hell out of Dodge and chosen the KHL. Top goaltender Mike Smith, meanwhile, languishes with a concussion that he may not completely recover from by the start of the season. [Raw Charge]

- Good article in the Vancouver Sun about Evander Kane. The more I read about him, the more excited I am to draft him. For instance: Kane's physical development, combined with his speed, power and hunger for the net, draw comparisons to Iginla..."If you compare Jarome's stats in his draft-eligible year, Evander is far ahead of him," one B.C.-based NHL scout says. [Vancouver Sun]