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20 years of Tampa Bay Lightning hockey has given fans three different marks as the team's primary logo.

Sure, it's the off season, but it's a weird feelign to know that the Lightning are being temporarily displaced from the Tampa Bay Times Forum as the RNC takes control of the building on Sunday.

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.

The sounds of silence dominate Jeffrey Vinik's search for a CEO for the Tampa Bay Lightning... And he wouldn't like it better any other way. While the media shares speculation-as-fact with readers, Vinik does what he does best: Operating in the silence with a plan that only he knows for sure.

Live, tomorrow evening, is the fifth Lightning Unplugged session with new Bolts owner Jeffrey Vinik.

Lightning founder Phil Esposito's name is invoked by long time Lightning fans every time there is an issue with the franchise. While people love Phil in TB, it's not wise to bring Esposito back.

Reports from The Hockey News suggest Jeffery Vinik is negotiating with the NHL to buy the Lightning.

Potential locally represented groups wait in the wings, waiting for the moment to jump-in. That time, however, is now.

An unverified report from the Macomb Daily suggests that OK Hockey has gone into default on their loan from Palace Sports and Entertainment.

The Tampa Bay Lightning ownership situation gets murkier as a potential investor drops his bid to invest in the team.