Quick hits to start you off...
On Tampa..
The Tampa Bay Lightning are not yet sellers..that point was made very clear by a source I spoke with this morning....In fact, there is still heated discussion with Tampa regarding Kevin Shattenkirk...
On Montreal...
The Canadiens are in "go for it mode" big time I am told. Their loss yesterday was disappointing, but it will take time to get the Julien system working and they have a group of players who were more "Therrien-type" of players...The Habs ownership is pushing hard to make a major swap and get Matt Duchene in. One source telling me..."We need to get another line gong and the belief is that fresh faces could spark a lot of players currently here.."
more to come