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Three years ago, Lightning fans were debating why the Bolts would bother with Alex Tanguay over Vinny Prospal.

Matt Gilroy makes his return to Madison Square Garden on a injury-riddled Tampa Bay Lightning team (plus news of Martin St. Louis' eye injury).

WHERE: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FloridaWHEN: 7:30 PM ESTMEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 620 WDAE (radio) The Lightning have now lost six of their past eight.  The latest, of course, being last...

With the Bolts out west, news is slow... So we offer a doldrums link dump with some stories and observations from around the web.

Raw Charge previews the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 2009-10 NHL Season.

Center Brett McLean was invited to attend pre-camp workouts with the Lightning.

Stubborn Lightning fans, still upset at losing fan favorite Vaclav Prospal, are making a weak comparison between Prospal and new LW Alex Tanguay.

Lashoff is back in the fold for the Lightning, signing a 2 year deal.

The courtship of Alex Tanguary has stalled in Tampa... While Tanguay's agent is more than willing to talk to the pressin Minnesota...

With Alex Tanguay in the fold, the Bolts have five top-line caliber fowards on the roster. The missing body is a 2nd line right-wing, and we throw out some of the possible candidates going into camp, trying to win that spot.