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Lightning exhibition play: Keep it in the Southeast

John Fontana Sep 13 2010, 4:47p

Preseason games being played at home aren't so important. But the Lightning need to start catering to potential fans and start playing more exhibitions within the southeast -- starting in Orlando.

Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers preview

John Fontana Oct 3 2009, 4:21p

A brief preview of tonight's season opener at Phillips Arena: Lightning versus Thrashers.

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"Honestly, it wasn’t as bad as some of our trips in the Dub," he said. "I’ll take a few hours on a p...

posted by John Fontana, Oct 01, 2009

"Honestly, it wasn’t as bad as some of our trips in the Dub," he said. "I’ll take a few hours on a plane over 12 hours on a smelly bus any day. It’s all first-class and they feed you. It’s a real treat not having to bring your own bag lunch with you."

— James Wright talking about the Lightning's pre-season sojourn out west.

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Lightning at Thrashers Preseason Finale game thread.

John Fontana Sep 27 2009, 5:00p

At 5PM from the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, the Fantastic Voyage comes to an end as the Lightning play the Atlanta Thrashers in their preseason finale. Rick Tocchet said earlier that this lineup in...

Tampa Bay Lightning reduce preseason roster to 29

John Fontana Sep 26 2009, 3:59p

The Lightning have trimmed their roster by 11 players and are now down to 29.

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Tweeting live from The Scope tonight (Lightning @ Admirals scrimmage )

posted by John Fontana, Sep 25, 2009

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The Lightning are playing again tonight in a non-official exhibition contest (or simply a scrimmage). This time, against the Norfolk Admirals, the team's AHL Affiliate. Our very own Cassie McClellan will be at the game tonight and (barring any technical problems) will be tweeting during events at the game on our official Twitter account (@rawcharge).

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Lightning hold off Oilers in overtime, 4-3

posted by John Fontana, Sep 25, 2009

Link tbo.com

Winnipeg played host to another game by the Lightning where they were outshot by their opponents. This time, the Bolts scored in overtime to win and improve their record to 3-1-2 for the pre season. For those who would liek to watch the entirety of the game and see just what happened, you can find a video replay of the entire game on TSN's web site. (Hat tip Dustin Keene)

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg, MB game thread

John Fontana Sep 24 2009, 8:00p

4th game, 4th night in a row. The Lightning play the Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg tonight.

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Phoenix Coyotes, from Loveland, Co game thread

John Fontana Sep 23 2009, 8:00p

Lightning and Coyotes dance the dance of Exhibition once again, this time in Loveland Colorado. It's the NHL pre-season and this is an open game thread!

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Interview with former T-Birds' goaltender Riku Helenius

posted by John Fontana, Sep 23, 2009

Link king5.com

Lightning goaltending prospect Riku Helenius has a connection to the Northwest, having played for the Seattle Thunderbirds of the WHL during the 2007-08 season. That being said, our friend Su Ring with TV station King5 in Seattle talked with Riku for a few minutes on Tuesday and asked about transitioning to the North American game as well as his time in Seattle.

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