Raw Charge, a Tampa Bay Lightning community

The Bolts have issues, but the leading cause of these issues is not goal production from the likes of Martin St. Louis and Vincent Lecavalier.

Lightning players are once again shaving their heads to raise funds for pediatric cancer; Gary Shelton goes awkward in his support for rookie Dustin Tokarski; Concussion epidemic? All this and more in our weekly links post.

Steve Downie is doing well in Colorado, and the Avalanche are on fire with him. This, and your weekly link roundup for the Bolts and around the league.

It wasn't the outcome that Lightning fans wanted, nor should it sit well with everyone. But the truth of the matter is that the Lightning lost on Wednesday night in Pittsburgh... And it's just one game.

His ownership reign lasted all of nine months, but Art Williams is remembered for being outspoken and bombastic more than he is remembered for saving a debt-ridden franchise.

Sympathies are running high for Rick Tocchet in the local media. Characterized as the victim to Brian Lawton's villainy, Tocchet's own shortcomings are being overlooked in the narrative.

How do you restore faith in a down-on-it-luck franchise? Raw Charge speaks about the lack-of-faith and trust in the Tampa Bay Lightning ownership - and the missing ingredient that would fix it all.

Sports columnist Gary Shelton at the St. Petersburg Times says in eloquence the point worth remembering (for Lightning fans) with the Lecavalier tradewind/storm that has swept up:   It is as...

While St. Petersburg Times sports columnist Gary Shelton summarizes ownership as the quick-draw-running-joke of the NHL, another punchline has come into play. The Bolts have been one of several...