Starting 'em young

A couple weeks ago, as the Tampa Bay Lightning was holding a tryout and conditioning camp for its prospects and unsigned free agents, Colin and I made the trip over to the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa to watch.

It gave us an opportunity to see some of the Lightning's future, including such players as Stanislav Lascek (47 goals and 135 points for Chicoutimi of the QMJHL last season), Blair Jones (35 goals and 85 points for Moose Jaw of the WHL) and Finnish goaltender Karri Ramo.

I brought along a camera, just in case Colin wanted to take some pictures. Of course, he did. A sampling of his effort that morning is shown above. Not bad for a 5-year-old, if you ask me.