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For fans expecting a quick-fix, recent Lightning history won't repeat itself
The Tampa Bay Lightning season is in shambles and the natives are restless. You can find fans crowing for some type of change across the online social sphere. "Fire everybody" is on the table, really. General Manager Steve Yzerman may have been hired in the first place to begin a long-term...
Gilroy was here; Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers preview
WHERE: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New YorkWHEN: 7 PM EST | | TICKETS: Check AvailabilityMEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 970 WFLA (radio)OPPONENT COVERAGE: Blueshirt Banter But how much of a difference does the Lightning make by simply selecting Hedman without any of the listening-to-offers...
Reports: Marc-Andre Bergeron, Adam Hall to return to the Lightning
He's not a mainstay on the blue-line, but he's back in the fold for the Lightning on defense. Veteran Marc-Andre Bergeron has reportedly been re-signed by the Lightning to a two-year contract worth $2 million. M-A was a mid-season signing by the Lightning, brought in as a power play specialist and...
Revisions of history and where credit really is due
Off the topic of the playoffs: I'm trying to do the hockey media a service here. It's debatable if anyone actually takes the following content as it is - excuse me, as it was - or if they continue publishing the revisionist history of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft for the sake of propping the wrong guy...
Do the math; Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning preview
WHERE: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FloridaWHEN: 7:30 PM ESTMEDIA: Versus (cable), 620 WDAE (radio)OPPONENT COVERAGE: Second City Hockey Say it after me: A negative plus a negative equals a positive. A negative plus a negative equals a positive. Now why am I honing your basic math skills in a...
The view from the seats at Norfolk Scope: An interview with a season ticket holder
I had the opportunity to send some questions to a Norfolk Admirals season ticket holder to get his view on life in the minors with a team that's an NHL affiliate. Scott M. was kind enough to answer, and he has some very enlightening responses. Here's what he had to say.... How long have you been a...
Remembrance (Lightning at Capitals preview)
WHERE: Verizon Center, Washington, District of ColumbiaWHEN: 7 PM ESTMEDIA: Sun Sports (Cable), 620 WDAE (radio) OPPONENT COVERAGE: Japers Rink, Rock The Red It's Veterans Day in the United States, and what's more patriotic than being in the US Capital to play the Eastern Conference leading...
Tampa Bay Lightning 2010-11 Season Preview
It's October. You can stop asking. On Saturday night, Tampa Bay Lightning hockey resumes at Times Palace with the season opener against the Atlanta Thrashers. Below, we recap last season and present changes with the Lightning this past off-season and give some thoughts about the team's season...
Will Jim Johnson get a return engagement to AHL Norfolk?
There has been a grand change in management by the Lightning this off-season, and the fact is conflicting philosophies led to several changes including the dismissals of Brian Lawton and Rick Tocchet. Rehashing their drama is needless. Yet one key player in the whole mess was not sent packing: ...
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