The city of Charlottetown apparently has invited the Lightning to move part of next season 's training camp to the Prince Edward Island city. Stu MacFadyen, Charlottetown's deputy mayor, told the St. Petersburg Times he is expecting an answer either later this week or next week.

"I think we have a lot to offer here in our city and our province,'' MacFadyen said. "I think it would be great for the team and I think it would be great because Brad is there.''

Lightning center Brad Richards, the MVP of the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs, is from the Prince Edward Island town of Murray Harbour.

McFadyen said a group of six to eight representatives from Charlottetown traveled to Tampa in late November and made the pitch. MacFadyen said the camp (likely the first week before games are played), would be at the city's new two-rink facility.

"The problem is we're waiting for them to say yes,'' MacFadyen said of the Lightning. "That's all we're waiting on.''

   I'll have more on this in tomorrow's paper.