STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

After nearly eight seasons in Pittsburgh and a brief sojourn in Carolina, JAKE GUENTZEL is taking his goal-scoring talents to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning are trying to keep their championship window open

BY CAROL SCHRAM

ON THE SURFACE, IT was a summer like any other for Jake Guentzel. Lots of quality time with family on the shores of Lake Elmo in Minnesota, with Jake’s parents and his older brothers, Gabe and Ryan, all close by. “It’s where we grew up,” Guentzel said. “My workout is 10 minutes away, and skating is pretty close, too. I come back here every summer, to Minnesota, and just kind of hang out.” At two years old, Jake’s son, Charlie, remains blissfully unaware of the thunderstorm that’s brewing for his family. Instead of heading back to Pittsburgh, where Jake carved out his place as one of the NHL’s best left wingers over the past eight seasons, a new chapter is about to begin with the Tampa Bay Lightning. After the Carolina Hurricanes traded…

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