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Tuesday Night Link Dump & Open Thread

The season's over. Now what? (The question we are all asking...) While the fact that the season is finished sinks in, there is quite a lot to think about - including the real impact of the 2010 - 11 season [Tampa Tribune], or on a less uplifting note, where all

Question of the Week: Who Do You Want Back?

As the roster continues to build, it's the time of year when we're forced to sit and wait to see who'll be back in the fall. Of course, we all have our favorites. Thinking back to last season, we ask: Which Tampa Bay Lightning player from 2010-11 do you want

Tuesday Night Link Dump & Open Thread

Lightning * Lightning close to signing Brett Connolly. Close as in the deal is "done," just not signed. [Bolts Prospects & @LightningTimes] * Brad Richards on the Tampa Bay Lightning: "If they're going to talk to me, I'd definitely be interested." * Jeff Vinik and Guy Boucher attended Tampa's inaugural Sneaker Soiree (video). [Tampa

The season may be over, but the Lightning is on the map

Goodbyes are never easy. There are the sentimental goodbyes, like the last day of high school, in which you lay everything out there like it's the last time you'll ever meet again, perhaps tearfully. Then there are the ones where you hold it in, despite knowing that everything's about to

ECF Game 6 Recap: Boston Bruins (3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (5)

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals to tie the series at 3-3. "It was a fast game - you have to manage your ice time, and manage your speed, stay structured and stay poised," said Victor Hedman afterwards. "Even

ECF Game 4 Recap: Boston Bruins (3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (5)

The Tampa Bay Lighting came back from a three goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 5-3 in game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Among other things, this win puts the Lightning among only three other teams in NHL playoff history who have come back to win after trailing

ECF Game 3 Recap: Boston Bruins (3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (5)

Claude Julien said afterwards that tonight's game resembled the style of game everyone was expecting going into the series. Guy Boucher agreed. The Bruins maintained a disciplined system to keep the Lightning scoreless through three periods, giving the Boston Bruins 2-0 win. "It was down to who was gonna make