The Lightning team schedule has been changed, the team roster has been changed, the lineup has been changed... But one thing remains exactly the same: the Rangers will host the Lightning at Madison Square garden tonight at 7:30.
While the world of hockey has ended it's summer hibernation, the NHL labor front remains unsettled. One Lightning prospect is down and out, another is tied to the KHL for the next two years, a year since the trage Texas Hold'em wit Vincent Lecavalier
Travel distance between cities is always a factor in the NHL Western Conference playoffs. For the 2012 Conference Finals, however, travel will be a negligible factor.
The Bolts travel to NYC for their first road game in a mont -- a 1PM matinée against the New York Rangers.
