We often joke about how the Tampa Bay Lightning rarely crack any of Elliotte Friedman’s 32 Thoughts on a weekly basis. (is it still weekly?) Yet, in his latest column the Lightning do pop up, and it’s in connection to a name we’ve been hearing a lot lately – Noah Hanifin:
“There’s been a lot of speculation about the Lightning [acquiring Hanifin] — which, on paper, makes a lot of sense — but look at the trade the Flames made for Elias Lindholm. Can the Lightning put together a similar package, knowing there will be competition?