http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=634897

"Acquiring a goaltender was obviously a priority going into this summer, and with all of our draft picks, we never really waivered from our plan," Yzerman said. "We looked at the options available to us prior to the draft and we liked what we saw in Lindback."

"He's relatively inexperienced, but we think he has tremendous potential," Yzerman added. "We gave up a significant amount to get him, but there weren't a lot of options, so we paid a hefty price, but we thought the return was worth it. We feel he's ready, and in talking to him, he is excited about the opportunity to take on more."



According to Predators' goaltending coach Mitch Korn, as told to the web site HockeysFuture.com, "Lindback's size is his best asset. He stays on his feet, but maybe not that long. He spends a lot of time on his knees, but I wouldn't call him a pure butterfly guy. He's got mammoth size, so on pucks that someone else would have to shrug their shoulder, for example, to stop, it will just hit him."