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Matt Amos

The Southeast this week

As you all know, the trade deadline was Monday, and the Tampa Bay Lightning have pretty much an entirely new defensive corps. You've probably read about it. So, I'll spare you the details. But, doesn't this Bolts team just drive you batty? Every time they go through a heart-wrenching, soul-crushing,

The Southeast this week

Mercifully, it’s Friday. Which means another week of the NHL season is just about in the books. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, it’s unclear whether that’s a good or a bad thing. At first, like the rest of you, I wasn't thrilled about Steve Downie being shipped

The Southeast this week

It would appear that the Tampa Bay Lightning's brief fling with success is over after this week. The team slammed head first into its early season ways of giving up early goals, giving up leads, shaky defense, shakier goal tending, and just general mediocrity. And, in all reality, the excuse

The Southeast this week

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in a tough spot. They've earned a whole bunch of points on a nice little streak lately and thrown themselves marginally back into the mix. They still have a pretty overwhelming deficit in terms of points in order to get into the playoffs, and that

The Southeast this week

There are really not a whole lot of positive things to say about the Tampa Bay Lightning right now. They've lost five in a row, have about a million injuries, and now the dreaded talk of the coach making excuses for the players has crept into the equation. Even the

The Southeast this week

Well, it's been a thoroughly dismal week for the Tampa Bay Lightning. After finishing off a three-game, three-win home stand on Saturday, the Bolts took to the road and showed us that the away game woes that have plagued the team most of the season are not only still there,

The Southeast this week

The biggest news for the Lightning this week, other than losing both games so far, and the return of Steve Downie to the lineup, was that of the new contract extension for Victor Hedman. Most people look at the deal - 5-years, $20 million - as a win for Steve