What's the Plan, Man?

[Cross-Posted at Bolts Blog by RJ]I have come down from my rage over the Boyle trade, and have decided it best to make an honest attempt to decipher just what the "new" Lightning are up to. What appears to be on the outside, isn't always representative of what's on the inside...case in point, those boxes of mixed chocolates, I hate gettting something that looks great but tastes like garbage. In the case of the Lightning, the ouside looks, well like the guys at XM Home Ice said, "a bunch of frat boys that bought themselves a hockey team. Go get the beers and girls and meet me in the suite to party!" But what is really going on underneath the blue jean clad, untucked shirt and over quaffed hair of the new guys?What has been said by the new owners is that they are retaining core players (actually just Marty, Vinny L. and Vinny P.) while adding veteran depth to assist in the development of younger players. I know the Boyle trade seems contrary to this th...