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.

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.

You'd expect this from a coach, not a fan... But the 8-2 game 5 win by the Tampa Bay Lightning was an ugly effort put forth by the winning team... And it out right scared this fan.

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...

Revisionist history has painted Brian Lawton the reason for Lightning success this season... That, and there is a little hockey game tonight that you may want to check out.

The NHL season begins anew and we bring you up to speed on the happenings of the Tampa Bay Lightning - from the pains of last season to the challenges of the season ahead -- this is Raw Charge's Lightning season preview.

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.