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Lightning Now, Thunder Later
Posted on 21 Jul 2010 by George Kouvalis.
You won't hear it yet, maybe not even by November, but you will. It will be the big BOOM that will hit the NHL by December. The fact that the vastly improved Tampa Bay Lightning will begin to yet again be relevant in the NHL. Steve Yzerman has done a very good job, so far on paper, of bringing in the right people aboard to right the ship. He kept Vinny Lecavalier, still only thirty yea...
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St.Louis signs four-year extension
Posted on 1 Jul 2010 by Daniel Maloney.
Martin St.Louis has signed a four-year,$22.5 million contract extension with Tampa Bay, essentially keeping the star forward in Florida for the remainder of his career. It's a great move-plain and simple. The Quebec native scored 29 goals and added 65 assists last season, showing that he is still an elite player. More importantly, it is well-known that he is a great mentor for a youn...
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Lightning trade Meszaros to Flyers
Posted on 1 Jul 2010 by Daniel Maloney.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have dealt defensemen Andrej Meszaros to the Philadelphia Flyers for a second round draft pick. Meszaros scored 7 goals and added 11 assists in 81 games last season. However, more was expected of the 24-year old , and the Slovak blueliner was a -14 on a team that allowed more goals than any team in the NHL last season. The defense corps in Tampa needs a mak...
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Trade Vinny
Posted on 25 Jun 2010 by Marvin Miller.
Stevie... Vinny's goal scoring has been declining for the past four years. Trade him to the Habs for a bunch of draft picks before it's too late and he is worth nothing. The Habs with their fans would die for Vinny material to write and talk about.
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Yzerman is Tampa Bay’s perfect storm
Posted on 4 May 2010 by Daniel Maloney.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are at a franchise crossroads. New ownership took the reigns in Tampa this past February, as Boston business tycoon Jeff Vinik bought the troubled Florida franchise. So far, the new owner is talking the typical new GM talk. "I've been an avid hockey fan my whole life, and I pledge to our fans that I will work my hardest to build the Lightning into a world class or...
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Tampa Bay Lightning 2009-2010 Season Review
Posted on 21 Apr 2010 by Jack Powell.
The 2009-2010 Tampa Bay Lightning, while exciting and quite fun to watch, fell short again of the playoffs for the 3 consecutive season. In a year of change, where the Lightning were sold to Boston investor Jeff Vinik, the interim coach tag was removed from Rick Tocchet, and heightened expectations came on the heals of number 2 overall pick in the 2009 NHL Draft, Victor Hedman, second year phen...
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Tampa Bay’s Blue Line Beginning to Take Shape
Posted on 19 Mar 2009 by Greg Smith.
Last night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, 22-year-old defenseman Matt Lashoff, acquired from the Boston Bruins on March 4th, played over 22 minutes with 1 shot on net.The former 2005 first rounder began his professional career in the 2005-06 season for the Providence Bruins (AHL) after a successful 3-year junior career with the Kitchener Rangers (OHL). Lashoff played 166 games in the minors, ...
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Gameday Versus Ottawa Senators
Posted on 11 Mar 2009 by Greg Smith.
The Lightning (21-32-13) will visit Ottawa this evening as they take on Daniel Alfredsson and the Senators (26-29-10) in a game between two teams looking on the outskirts of the playoff picture. Ottawa, currently sitting in 12th place in the Eastern Conference, has won its previous 3 games with hopes of extending that winning streak against a Tampa team that has lost 3 straight. Karri Ramo get...
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Roberts to Retire, Downie Suspended
Posted on 6 Mar 2009 by Greg Smith.
According to TSN's Bob McKenzie. Gary Roberts' NHL career is over. Unclaimed on waivers on trade deadline day, the 42-year-old veteran will not play another game with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season. He had already announced that he would retire at the end of this season. A formal announcement of Roberts' retirement is expected from the Lightning. Roberts' contract wor...
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