It’s August. There isn’t much happening in the hockey world, especially with the Tampa Bay Lightning. One of the drawbacks of covering a well-run franchise is that there is rarely off-season drama to write about in the doldrums of summer. More times than not, nothing happening is boring. Other times, while nothing actually happens, it’s the result of a more chaotic experience. Let’s jump back to August of 2007 when the Lightning were “sold” to a ownership group known as Absolute Hockey Enterprises.
While most of the sporting world was focused on Barry Bonds and his pursuit of baseball’s all-time home run record, things were going on behind the scenes at 401 Channelside Drive.