OMG!!! Makeover!

Of all the things to blog about... TSN's website has gotten a makeover! This may not be exciting to all of you but site redesigns are a big deal when you work in the industry of the "interweb".

Think of it this way, it's like the first day of school where everyone wears their brand new clothes. It's daunting right? Are you going to be considered cool because you're wearing whatever the latest trends are? Are your new kicks fly? Will the girls dig your popped collar?

Anywhos... not bad TSN not bad. I like it. I like a centered website and the neutral colours. It's very ESPN. Well the makeover looks good. I wonder what the rest of the kids at school think...

Lightning in a Bottle!

The hockey gods have deemed the Tampa Bay Lightning worthy of the winning the Steven Stamkos sweepstakes. Mind you they just played their way into it by having a league worst record of 31-42-9.

Time for one of those bounce back years. The Lightning will gain a player that can join an already formidable offensive pairing of Vinny Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis. He can be the new "Brad Richards" minus the 7.8 million dollar contract.

The Lightning are in good shape after making a few key trades to solidify their goaltending, adding some key role players and some defensive prospects. Things are looking up for Feaster and Torts.

Stamkos scored 58 goals in 61 games with the OHL's Sarnia Sting this season. He also helped Canada win gold at the World Junior Championship.

"He's fun to watch and he's going to be a good one," MacInnis said of Stamkos before the lottery.

"He is a dominating force, a potential franchise player," agreed E.J. McGuire of the NHL's Central Scouting Bureau.

As for the other teams here's how the draft order shapes up:

1. Tampa Bay Lightning
2. Los Angeles Kings
3. Atlanta Thrashers
4. St. Louis Blues
5. New York Islanders
6. Columbus Blue Jackets
7. Toronto Maple Leafs
8. Phoenix Coyotes
9. Nashville Predators - from Florida
10. Vancouver Canucks
11. Chicago Blackhawks
12. Anaheim Ducks - from Edmonton
13. Buffalo Sabres
14. Carolina Hurricanes

I'm definitely looking forward to the NHL draft as I expect there will be some action on the trade front with teams looking to tinker and tool before free agency.

It feels like I haven't posted forever, which is kind of true. Been a little bit busy but I'll get into a playoff themed post next time. Same blog time, same blog channel.