Not sure this made the web site this morning, but I thought it was mildly interesting enough to include it here. You recall, of course, that the Lightning almost decided to spend part of next season's training camp in Prince Edward Island -- Charlottetown, the be exact, the capital city.

With would-be owner Doug MacLean from the PEI city of Summerside (and don't forget brad Richards from Murray Harbour) , going north in the future might not be so out of the question, which led to this little item:

Basil Stewart, mayor of Summerside, said he already invited would-be Lightning owner and Summerside native Doug MacLean to hold training camp in his hometown. “We’re looking forward to the Lightning coming here,’’ Stewart said. “We have a new arena here. It’s probably the nicest facility east of Montreal.’’

The Panthers trained in Summerside in 1996 with MacLean as coach. The Blue Jackets trained there in 2002 with MacLean as president and general manager. “This time I won’t have to ask the owner,’’ MacLean joked. “I didn’t make any promises.”