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Roster moves yesterday give way to a new team today as the Lightning take on the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh.

With Sami Salo's lower body injury, Lightning coach Guy Boucher announced he will be rolling with seven defensemen against the New York Rangers on Thursday, including Brendan Mikkelson.

Steve Yzerman talks about what he wants and what he can get to upgrade the Lightning in goal. What are the implications of these public statements?

Steve Yzerman and the Lightning staff have a tough decision to make regarding the goaltender situation in Tampa Bay. This decision starts with their assessment of the talent currently in the system and gets complicated quickly.

Reports have it that the Lightning have signed G Sebastien Caron for the remainder of the season.

Time for another look at the Lightning's performance statistics, including the Lightning's playoff chances as of March 4.

The Lightning acquire RW Tim Wallace off waivers from the New York Islanders

Who should the Tampa Bay Lightning consider when free agency begins in the summer of 2012? Here are 3 defensemen and 3 goalie suggestions to get the discussion started.

The Players Association has voted against the realignment of the league that was put forth weeks ago.

The Lightning announced the acquisition of defenseman Mikkelson in a trade with the Calgary Flames.