Raw Charge, a Tampa Bay Lightning community

Exactly four years ago today, Raw Charge came online with the SB Nation network. Things have changed for the Lightning since then...

It was April 12th, 2010 when Lightning owner Jeff Vinik announced the dismissals of head coach Rick Tocchet and general manager Brian Lawton.

John Tortorella may be a real piece of work, but he brings results. That's not good enough for at least one Ranger fan.

The 2012 NHL All Star Game and Steven Stamkos; Sidney Crosby is all over the news (per usual), and other links form around the web.

Oh, put a microphone in front of a man's face in a room full of bored hockey reporters and see what happens next... With the hockey press on the prowl at the NHL's Research and Development Camp in...

Former Lightning owner Oren Koules would like to get back into the game -- the game of NHL ownership. How you react to that news is subjective.

If you listened to the wrong sources, it was the end of the world - or would be shortly. "Stammergeddon" was an example of Tampa Bay fans insecurity, and also Twitter's amplification of wild hot stove speculation.

It's all doom and gloom in Tampa at the moment, until you put it in perspective. Two negatives equal a positive, sprinkle on some more positive news and you start to chin up...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are off to a great start after a couple of questionable seasons. But sometimes, a fan just needs more than a scoreboard and the standings.