More confusion as Alex Tanguay nears deal with Tampa Bay

How free-agent winger Alex Tanguay(notes) can sign with the Tampa Bay Lightning is beyond us, because he signed with the Florida Panthers earlier this summer. Wait, what? That Tanguay-to-Florida thing was a load of horse hockey propagated by the Internet rumor industry? Gotcha. So the former Montreal Canadiens winger is, in fact, free and clear to sign with the Tampa Bay Lightning, which RDS reported he had last night. From the St. Pete Times, off the RDS report:TSN, a Canadian sports Web site, said the two sides have been in negotiations since July but it was not until two weeks ago when Tanguay was contacted by Lightning stars Vinny Lecavalier and Marty St. Louis that he decided to join the team.The 6-foot, 192-pound Tanguay was sidelined 28 games with a shoulder injury last season with the Canadiens. He finished with 16 goals and 25 assists.The Lightning had been sniffing around Tanguay for weeks, and the buy out of Vinny Prospal's contract was seen as a potential harbinger f...