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Vasilevskiy’s shutout paces another Lightning win

January 10, 2020 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Finally, an unruffled net. Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has won 21 times this season. He has faced almost a thousand shots. Finally, he has nothing. Vasilevskiy stopped all 25 shots by the Arizona Coyotes Thursday night to notch his first shutout of the season in a 4-0 victory. It was […]

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Reviewing Tampa Bay’s Rings of Honor

January 9, 2020 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The first thing you need to establish about a Ring of Honor is that there are different standards for different teams. Take the Pittsburgh Steelers, who opened their Hall of Honor in 2017. That year, the Steelers inducted 27 members. Twenty-three of them are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Then […]

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Verhaeghe gets a hat trick in Lightning’s victory

January 8, 2020 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. There went Steven Stamkos. And not long afterward, there went Nikita Kucherov. The stars of the Tampa Bay Lightning were buzzing Tuesday night. Brayden Point and Tyler Johnson and Alex Killorn. But the biggest star of all? How about 24-year-old Carter Verhaeghe? Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a […]

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Ranking the Bucs’ coaches over the years

January 7, 2020 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Most of their footprints travel through disappointment. With one exception, they are defined by their shortcomings. Booker Reese and Josh Freeman, Trent Dilfer and Charles McRae, Rod Jones and Dexter Jackson. As a collective, they have led fans through so many losing seasons, so many bad memories. But who’s the best Tampa […]

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Lightning stretches winning streak to seven games

January 6, 2020 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Sleep? Who needs sleep? The Tampa Bay Lightning, fresh off a win in Canada against the Ottawa Senators, had to finish a game, clear customs and travel to Carolina for an afternoon game, still had enough energy for its seventh straight victory Sunday afternoon. The Lightning jumped to a quick 2-0 lead […]

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Lightning wins another comeback against Ottawa

January 5, 2020 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Will this be remembered as the two weeks that saved the season for the Tampa Bay Lightning? Tyler Johnson scored on a nice pass from Victor Hedman to score the winning goal with 90 seconds to play. Alex Killorn added an empty netter with seven seconds to play. Perhaps. The Lightning won […]

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Will the Hall finally admit Bucs’ Lynch?

January 4, 2020 general

Saturday, 8 a.m. Greatness isn’t supposed to fade. Hope, however, does. And so those of us who were convinced of John Lynch’s excellence are here again, on the porch of the Hall of Fame, hoping someone finally answers the door for the ex-Buc safety. You know how I feel. I think Lynch is deserving. The […]

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Former Bucs’ coach Sam Wyche dies at 74

January 3, 2020 general

Friday, 4 a.m. I always said that Sam Wyche had a great personality. The problem was that he had about 17 of them, and you could never count on coming upon the right one. Sam, the former Bucs and Bengals coach, died Thursday, and he took all of his personalities with him. The funny guy. […]

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Lightning stays hot in victory over Montreal

January 3, 2020 general

Friday, 3 a.m. With the new year, the Tampa Bay Lightning is played as it was, well, last season. The Lightning won its fifth straight game Thursday night, turning back the Montreal Canadiens in a 2-1 victory. The Lightning, off to a sluggish start this season, is solidly in third place in the Atlantic Division […]

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What should the Bucs do about Jameis?

January 2, 2020 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Does he think about 33 touchdowns? Or does he think about 30 interceptions. It’s an easy day for Jameis Winston. His Bucs are out of regular-season games, and there are no playoffs to be had. He just made a ton of money and threw for a ton of yards. His team won […]

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