Back to work

Throughout the NHL community, more and more players are hitting their local rinks to shake off a summer's worth of rust. Down here in Hockey Bay, the Lightning are no different.

Since Monday, a handful of players have been skating and running through drills at the Ice Sports Forum in Brandon. Those skating earlier today were Adam Hall, Andrej Mezsaros, Antero Niittymaki, Mattias Ohlund, Steven Stamkos and Matt Walker.

I imagine, too, that the rosters for these informal gatherings will grow throughout the week, once Olympic team camps close and players get in their last week of vacation.