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The Lightning has been looking for a puck-moving, right-shot defenseman for a long time.
Tampa Bay and the St. Louis Blues have been scouting each other since last year's Jonathan Drouin sweepstakes. Lightning GM Steve Yzerman and Blues GM Doug Armstrong even watched Tampa Bay's game in L.A. together Jan. 17. They spoke again the next night in Anaheim.
So it shouldn't be a huge surprise that the two clubs were linked in an interesting report Thursday night that Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk nixed a potential deal to the Lightning six weeks ago.