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Bolts suffer their first losing streak of the year

March 11, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. So this is what a slump feels like. Suddenly, the Tampa Bay Lightning is in a swoon. They skate slow, but they fall behind fast. Their goalie is having pucks bounce off of his backside and into the net. There is no power to the power play. In other words, the Bolts […]

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Is Trask up to the task for Tampa Bay?

March 10, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. At least, now we know who the starting quarterback for the Tampa Bay Bucs won’t be. It won’t be Aaron Rodgers, who will continue to do his lying on the frozen tundra. Rodgers just signed a contract that will take him from filthy rich to stinking rich. With that kind of money, […]

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Another bad start as Bolts are humbled

March 9, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The sluggish starts are a continuing problem. The Tampa Bay Lightning begins each game as of late as if they are lost, wandering around, playing chase. The horrible finish? That’s something new. The Lightning were humbled on Tuesday night by a bad Winnipeg team, losing 7-4. They weren’t into it early, and […]

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Angry at Ridley? Don’t bet on it

March 8, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. I am trying to muster my moral outrage. I am trying to channel my anger. Somehow, I am failing. The NFL dropped a bomb on Atlanta Falcon wide receiver Calvin Ridley on Monday, suspending him for all of next year. Ridley has been tossed out of the sport, shamed and humiliated. No, […]

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Vasilevskiy’s play leads Lightning victory

March 7, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. If you pay attention to the boxscore, the effort of Andrei Vasilevskiy really wasn’t all that terrific. He faced only 27 shots, and three of them went into the net. Vasilevskiy has had nights when his numbers were much, much better than that. Then again, boxscores lie. If you grade the chances […]

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Does anyone remember how to play football?

March 6, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. You remember college football, right? You remember the coaches, Bobby and Spurrier and Jimmy Johnson, Jimbo and Urban and Dennis Erickson. You remember the Heismans, Tebow and Ward and Vinny. Jameis and Wuerffel and Gino. You remember the national champions, and the way the teams made Saturday matter. You remember the Fumblerooski […]

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Bolts rebound for win behind Elliott

March 5, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. They took Brian Elliott out of storage again Friday night. Uncrated him and hauled him out of the closet. Who knows when we will see him again? The Tampa Bay Lightning doesn’t let Elliott, their back-up (way back) goaltender, play very often. Most nights, he sits around and watches Andrei Vasilevskiy shine. […]

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Cooper tossed as Lightning routed

March 4, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. If Jon Cooper was going to pick a night to get thrown out of his first game as an NHL coach, this was the one. There wasn’t anything there he wanted to see anyway. The Pittsburgh Penguins clobbered the Lightning Thursday night at Amalie Arena, 5-1. The Penguins outskated the Bolts, outshot […]

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Replacing a quarterback takes time

March 3, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. It sounds easy enough. A great quarterback leaves. A team brings in another great quarterback. Right? Hey, that’s how it worked with San Francisco back in 1991. Future Hall of Famer Joe Montana was traded to Kansas City to make room for future Hall of Famer Steve Young. What could be finer? […]

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Despite slow start, Bolts rally to beat Ottawa

March 2, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m Perhaps he should change his name to Point Blank. Maybe Point-a-game. Maybe “the Big” Point. Whatever the Tampa Bay Lightning wants to call forward Brayden Point, they should be prepared to call him early and often. On Tuesday night, Point again proved to be an essential member of the Bolts. He scored […]

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