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Question of the Week: What would you change about Guy Boucher?
I love hockey. I've followed the NHL (and the Lightning) since I was 8. I've played hockey for just as long. I still play. I aspire to have a job in hockey. As in a job I take to retirement. Writer, trainer, player, equipment manager, mascot, ANY job. Except one. Head coach. Being head...
Help get "Shorty" for the hockey Twitterverse
One of the things about running a blog that people don't think about (because they're too busy reading and agreeing / disagreeing with the blog content) is that we're also supposed to promote ourselves through social media and pay attention to news as it breaks via Twitter. You may already be...
So, about those goalies: Dustin Tokarski edition
There's been some talk recently about the Tampa Bay Lightning calling up goalie prospect Dustin Tokarski from the Norfolk Admirals. Wednesday morning, Damian Cristodero of the St. Petersburg Times posed the possibility that General Manager Steve Yzerman might be considering the move. It may not...
Question of the Week: Seasons greetings, Tampa Bay Lightning holiday wishes
Ah, December! We've feasted on Thanksgiving (...a month late, if you ask the average Canadian), devouring both food and retail sales on Bllack Friday. Yes, tis the season! The season of giving, the festival of lights, yuletidings, egg nog, and the airing of grievances! It's the holidays, may...
The Hockey News selects the Lightning's all-time team
On Saturday night, just before the Lightning/Thrashers Winnipeg game, I was told by a friend that The Hockey News had published a special issue, The Best of Everything, declaring All-Time teams for every NHL team among other things. Of course, that's going to be subjective with just about any...
Season Preview Part 4: Projected line combos and depth
With the roster settled, at least temporarily, it's much easier to project just who will play where for the Tampa Bay Lightning on a nightly basis. But that remains subjective, as line combinations are mixed and changed from situation to situation, and then there are the special team...
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