In today’s Winnipeg Sun, Bruce Garrioch, the long time scribe covering all things NHL, especially Senators-related, broke a story about that recent conversation between Gary Bettman, Oren Koules and Len Barrie who are the two owners of the Tampa Bay Lightning. As background, it is said that things have gotten so rough between the two owners that the major hockey decisions are becoming paralyzed due to the lack of common vision. So bad in fact that Commissioner Bettman summoned both to New York for what is being termed “marriage counselling”. And even the GM had to send out notes to other GMs and player agents to re-establish who was making the hockey decisions on behalf of the Lightning. That in itself is newsworthy as it suggests a split may be imminent.Those hounding over the Coyotes would be Offside to suggest that the Arizona team offers the only option to Winnipeg.Garrioch’s news today was this: “From what I'm told, Bettman said: 'You better not trade this guy or nobody is going to buy that franchise',” a league source said yesterday. This was in reference to Vincent Lecavalier, the Lightning’s only superstar. more »