Lightning

Bishop, power play struggle in Bolts’ loss

March 26, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:28 p.m. TAMPA This round went to the kid. This round went to tomorrow. This time, the only man left standing for the Tampa Bay Lightning was Andrei Vasalevskiy, tomorrow’s goaltender. Check back with him in 2017 or so, because from the looks of it, he might be something. Today? Today, this is still […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Cooper, Lightning, power play, Stamkos, Vasilevskiy

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Lightning comes from behind to beat Panthers

March 24, 2015 general

Tuesday, 11:33 p.m. TAMPA At times like these, you wonder how. The other team was more desperate. This team sat on an early lead. The other team needed it more. This team had been so good it was due for a fall. The other team scored three goals in less time than a penalty. This […]

Tagged as: Callahan, comeback, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, Vasilevskiy, victory

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Lightning shows some fight against Bruins

March 22, 2015 general

Sunday, 9:17 p.m. TAMPA … In this corner, weighing in at 190 pounds, from Markham, Ontario, the Master of Disaster, the Hammer of the Gods, the Thunder of the Lightning, the Boom-Boom of the Frozen Ice, the Sensational Steven Stamkos. And let’s get ready to rumble. By the way, you might want to have hold […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Brown, Bruins, Cooper, fight, Garrison, Lightning, Namestnikov, playoffs, Stamkos, Stralman

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To all fields: Insuring Archer’s health

March 21, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 10:24 a.m. In Port Charlotte… Put him in bubble wrap, that’s what I say.j Surround Chris Archer with guard dogs. Hire Brinks security guards. Build a moat around him. For crying out loud, keep this guy safe. An epidemic has hit the Tampa Bay Rays in the worst spot. It’s hit them in their […]

Tagged as: Archer, Bucs, Florida, FSU, Lightning, Moore, UCF, USF

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Ask Gary: Ranking the all-time Bolt coaches

March 21, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be funny. Send the […]

Tagged as: 49ers, Borland, Bucs, Burrell, Castilla, Dunn, Joyner, Lightning, Rays, Sharpe, Smith, Winston

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Alas, Lightning win doesn’t mean a big edge

March 20, 2015 general

Friday, 11:57 p.m. TAMPA You would like to think it meant something. Heck,  you would like to think it meant … everything. In the little part of you that imagines advantages, you Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Bishop, Lightning, playoffs, Red Wings

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Another big game, another big night for Stamkos

March 16, 2015 general

Monday, 11:58 p.m. TAMPA In the biggest of moments, he is still the largest player on the Lightning. In the biggest of games, this is still his crew. When the season matters the most, he is still Steven Stamkos, and he can still steal your breath. It was that way again Monday night, when the […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Cooper, Lightning, Montreal, penalty kill, Stamkos

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Lightning looks all wrong in loss to Jets

March 14, 2015 general

Saturday, 10:59 p.m. TAMPA It looked all wrong. It felt all wrong. For crying out loud, it smelled all wrong. This is the Tampa Bay Lightning, for crying out loud. It doesn’t lose at home. It doesn’t lose when it has the lead in the fourth period. It doesn’t look impotent on Content beyond this […]

Tagged as: Cooper, defeat, Jets, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, Montreal

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Lightning hold off Montreal, 1-0

March 10, 2015 general

Tuesday, 10:21 p.m. It took a little extra, but the Tampa Bay Lightning won one of its biggest victories of the season Tuesday night. The Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens, 1-0, in overtime on Tyler Johnson’s goal. Ben Bishop had his third shutout of the season. In the victory, the Lightning proved it can go […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Johnson, Lightning, Montreal

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Lightning finally pulls one out of the fire

March 7, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:10 p.m. TAMPA Think of Joe Montana in the final moments, the ball in his hand a deficit on the scoreboard. No one came from behind like Joe Cool. Think of Michael Jordan as the clock was running out, driving to the basket as the game belonged to him. Everyone else turned into a […]

Tagged as: clutch, come from behind, Hedman, Jordan, Killorn, Lightning, Montana, Nicklaus, record home win, Vasilevski

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