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Rays hope to defy expectations

March 25, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Rays, the long-term question is where they will end up. It could be in St. Petersburg. Maybe Tampa. Maybe Montreal or Oakland or Narnia. For the Rays, the immediate question is the same. Where will they end up this year? In fourth place? Fifth? Could they surprise everyone […]

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Bolts get lost on the road again

March 24, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. It’s kind of late in the season to bring this up, but the Tampa Bay Lightning should be aware of this about the NHL Playoffs. Some of the games are on the road. The Bolts fell below .500 (16-17-3) away from home Sunday night, losing a 4-2 game to the Las Vegas […]

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Bolts can’t slow down Utah behind rookie

March 23, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. It began as a big day for Brandon Halverson. It ended up being a nightmare. Halverson, 28, made his NHL debut in goal Saturday afternoon. It didn’t go well. The Utah Hockey Club pummeled Halverson in a 6-4 victory. Halverson had hoped to make this one of those Cinderella stories. Instead, it […]

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Lightning wins behind Goncalves (?)

March 21, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. It is the time for the big kids, for the stars of the game. When they are not in a shootout, you can find their ilk in the highlights, or in the headlines. They are the essential names of hockey, the all-stars who take over when the game gets down to the […]

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Vasilevskiy shuts out another opponent

March 18, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. When he is at his best, the Tampa Bay Lightning are, too. Yes, there are stars — Kucherov and Point and Hedman and Hagel and Guentzel and Cirelli. But it is Andrei Vasilevskiy’s team. When he is sharp, this remains a difficult team to beat. Vasilevskiy pitched his 39th career shutout — […]

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Defense sparks Bolts as they stop skid

March 16, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Offense slumps. Even a great scoring team, such as the Tampa Bay Lightning, can face moments of darkness, moments when the pucks won’t cooperate moments when the net remains unsoiled. When that happens, fate is up to the defense. Consider, if you will, the rebound game of the Lightning Saturday night. Content […]

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Punchless Bolts fall once again

March 14, 2025 general

 Friday, 4 a.m. No wonder the Tampa Bay Lightning are headed in the wrong direction. The wrong guys are driving the bus. The Lightning’s latest slump continued Thursday night in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. The Bolts have now scored four goals in three straight losses, none of them by the Usual […]

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Bucs think Trask is worth bringing back

March 13, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Good, I guess. Or maybe not. You decide. It’s hard to decide whether it was a good decision or a bad one when the Bucs chose to bring back Kyle Trask as its seldom-used backup quarterback Wednesday. For that matter, it’s hard to decide if it was a good decision by Trask, […]

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Bolts’ scoring disappears against Canes

March 12, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Just a suggestion for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Mid-March isn’t the best time for a slump in the NHL race. The Bolts took another one on the nose Tuesday night, getting trounced decisively by the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-1 defeat. Remember that scoring slump of January? Well, it’s back. Content beyond […]

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Bucs buy themselves another shot

March 11, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. We are a long way from the cheers. The confetti has yet to fall. The dances in the end zone are still to be choreographed. But if the Tampa Bay Bucs are to win the NFC South — again — then Monday will be the reason for it. The Bucs got better […]

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