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Buyer's remorse - Tampa Bay's ownership squabble

OK (Not Really) Hockey's messy divorce continues...

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S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT! (The Young Guns at the St. Pete Times Forum)

The Tampa Bay Lightning held a "Young Guns" camp on saturday night that was opent ot he public. Mid July in Tampa Bay and scheduled the same time the Tampa Bay Rays were playing (and holding a free concert), there was still a great draw for this camp.

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Under the Big Top - An OK Hockey / Lightning Time Line

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been compared to the circus. Raw Charge gives you the play-by-play on the transactions leading the team to where they are.

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Karri Ramo to KHL, and the Tampa Bay Lightning suddenly lack stability in goal

Tampa Bay touted the fact Mike Smith is coming back from Post concussion syndrom and that they were fully confident that their damaged goalie would be 100 percent for next season. With that and ownership instability, they just lost their #2 netminder.

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"OK (Not Really) Hockey" indeed

Tampa Bay Lightning ownership falls down, goes boom. OK (Not Really) Hockey to meet with Gary Bettman today...

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Lightning make scouting staff changes

It's necessary with the Bolts track record in the NHL draft to make staff changes and cuts... But painting it as not being partly financial dismisses recent history.

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Draft Party? Not in Tampa Bay [UPDATED]

Not every NHL team holds a draft-day event, but the Tampa Bay Lightning have done it several times in the past. It seems rather curious that nothing is planned this year...

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Draft Daze: Access for the media, speculation for the fans

An AM Radio personality touts how he has been invited to the NHL draft by the Lightning, yet the Bolts have yet to offer their fans a draft party... One source says this shows the Bolts will not trade their pick, while Raw Charge displays why this is no guarantee.

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With Lemaire out, Lightning should look higher for help

Jacques Lemaire is pursuing other job opportunities instead of the consultant role offered to him by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Instead of seeing this as a setback, the Lightning and Bolts fans should see it as an opportunity to clearly define what the role would entail..

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Tampa Bay Lightning: Stanley Cup Champions -- Five Years Later

Five years ago to the day, the Tampa Bay Lightning were crowned Stanley Cup Champions. Instead of lamenting how far the team has fallen since then, Raw Charge tells the fans to revel in the memories.

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