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Raw Charge on the Web
Off Topic: SB nation launches South Florida Bulls blog
I don't quite understand the name Voodoo Five, but I can tell you I am damn happy to see the Bulls get represented on SB Nation.
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Wes Walz to be special guest at NHL FanHouse chat this afternoon
Former NHL player and coach Wes Walz will be participating in an online chat this afternoon at 2 PM on AOL's NHL FanHouse. Discussion topics are going to vary from Steven Stamkos to his own playing days with the Minnesota Wild...
(h/t Eric McErlain)
A year later (Raw Charge anniversary)
by John Fontana on Mar 17, 2010 11:15 AM EDT
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Greetings and welcome to the Raw Charge. The Raw Charge is the newest SB Nation entry in its NHL coverage and is devoted to the Tampa Bay Lightning as well as general opinions and news pieces regarding the National Hockey League and occasionally postings about Tampa Bay sports in general.
I am happy to report that "The Raw Charge" never caught on. And I am also happy to report Raw Charge and it's budding community is doing well at it's first anniversary. Thanks to readers and the rest of the Boltosphere for your support!
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Tampa Bay Lightning Game 69: versus the Phoenix Coyotes
by Cassie McClellan on Mar 17, 2010 9:00 AM EDT
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The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1.
The game wasn’t terribly good. It wasn’t completely awful, either, though. The Lightning played fairly well, but not remarkably so. Antero Niittymaki was very strong in net, only allowing two goals – which is a vast improvement over that stretch of games where the Lightning were allowing five goals or more.
The defense has been a lot better as well. I would consider Mike Lundin to be the top guy on defense, at this point. He takes care of the top forwards from opposing teams and shuts them down. He’s done a pretty good job of doing just that, too. And he’s fantastic at blocking shots.
Vincent Lecavalier has really stepped up his game. He’s been a touch inconsistent lately with his faceoffs, but he’s managed to make it into the top 10 in the NHL with his faceoff percentage. And having him in front of the net now, instead of on the perimeter, is definitely a good place for him. Yeah, he’ll take more abuse, but that abuse also gets him mentally into the game. Sometimes I think he thinks too much when he’s on the ice. He does best when he doesn’t think but just reacts to what’s going on, and putting him in the middle of the action in front of the net really helps him with that.
By the way, how underrated and overlooked is Nate Thompson? This guy comes to the team from the New York Islanders, and he’s a faceoff machine. He won 10 of 12 faceoffs against Phoenix – that’s an 83% winning percentage. And while he hasn’t been doing quite that well every game, he’s usually well up over the 50% mark, all the same. And yet, he’s rarely mentioned by anybody, even in that regard.
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Phoenix Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning game thread
by John Fontana on Mar 16, 2010 7:00 PM EDT
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Lightning vs. Coyotes game day preview [UPDATED]
by John Fontana on Mar 16, 2010 2:12 PM EDT
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WHERE: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
WHEN: 7:30 PM EDT
MEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 620 WDAE (radio)
OPPONENT COVERAGE: Five for Howling
The Bolts square off against another formidable divisional force tonight, one that has taken the league by surprise because of the summer drama tied to the franchise. It's the Phoenix Coyotes.
It's a scheduling anomaly rematch between the two clubs, who already faced off once this season, played in Glendale with the Lightning winning that one 4-1, and the Coyotes own fortunes can appear to be an anomaly as well. The team has 89 points after their dreadful Blackberry-inspired drama. Ice Edge Holdings still has not finalized the purchase of the team from the NHL, though they did recently send out a letter to re-assure fans it would happen...
Oh, and Dave Tippett should win the Jack Adams, hands down. 89 points achieved for the first-year coach, with all the drama and sideshow tied to the team... The only way he shouldn't be the top candidate for the coach-of-the-year award is in teh tin-foil-hat community who sees it as a NHL-owned-franchise-Employee-of-the-year award instead of awarding the truly best coach.
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Ashton and Panik added to Norfolk Admirals roster
Lightning prospects Carter Ashton and Richard Panik have both been added to the Admirals roster: Ashton was assigned to the Ads by his junior team and Panik signed an amateur tryout contract with the Admirals.
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Ohlund out indefinitely with ankle sprain
by John Fontana on Mar 15, 2010 2:22 PM EDT
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Assistant team captain and defensive leader Mattias Ohlund has missed the past two games with what had been an undisclosed foot injury. It was revealed by the team after yesterday's loss to the Penguins that it's an ankle sprain and that Ohlund is now out indefinitely as he recovers.
Damian Cristodero wrote a blog post about the Lightning injury woes and about Ohlund's status before the team took to the ice for yesterday's game:
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mattias Ohlund was limping noticeably through the Lightning locker room this morning with ice around his left ankle. Coach Rick Tocchet said Ohlund is getting "aggressive" treatment for the injury, which Tocchet said has not required tests but is obviously more than just a bump.
There is no timetable for Ohlund's return, and forwards Ryan Malone and Zenon Konopka remain sidelined as well with their own injuries.
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| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
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Washington
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70 | 47 | 14 | 9 | 103 |
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Atlanta
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69 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 69 |
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Tampa Bay
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69 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 68 |
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Florida
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68 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 66 |
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Carolina
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69 | 28 | 33 | 8 | 64 |
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