If the `Nucks are truly shopping him to attempt to sign Mitchell. This is a golden opportunity for Yzerman and the Bolts. While Bieksa doesn't offer the high end puck moving upside of Kaberle, he still has excellent offensive skills to go with a bad attitiude toward anyone who ventures into our zone.

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Louis Leblanc has signed a contract with the habs and intimated he'll play in the QMJHL with Montreal. Is it a strech to imagine that Killorn at 20YO wouldn't be interested in a pro contract and developing at Norfolk? The guy has size and speed and an NHL shot. I hope Yzerman makes the right call here. Norfolk is shaping us as a tight squad with Wright, Tyrell, and maybe Killorn there. Pouliot and Durno could end up there if they don't make the Boltws out of camp as well.

While digging for more Bolts news on boltprospects.com, I found a link in their twitter post's to an article in a Sault Ste. Marie paper about Beukeboom that said he was flying to Tampa on July 9th for the Bolt's Prospect Camp. I'm hoping someone with any inside contact can pry more details out of the Lightning Management, such as who is expected to attend, an invitee list, where it's held and if it's open to the public.