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Tampa Bay Lightning: It's been awhile since Vincent Lecavalier was in Lightning head coach John Tortorella's doghouse, but the Tampa Bay star maturely accepted blame for his poor play of late. Lecavalier has just one goal in his past 11 games.

Edmonton Oilers: Interest in restricted free agent center Mike Comrie hasn't produced any concrete offers, so the Edmonton Oilers might have to sprinkle a player or two off their roster to pull off a trade. Adding Eric Brewer or Ryan Smyth would certainly create more interest and potentially produce a blockbuster deal.

Pittsburgh Penguins: Martin Strbak isn't disappointed to be joining the lowly Penguins. The 28-year-old defenseman acquired as part of the Martin Straka trade believes he'll get a better shot at playing than he did with the Kings, who deeper on the blue line.

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