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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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Bruins dominate Lightning in win

March 9, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Is it too late for the Tampa Bay Lightning to make another trade? Two? The Bolts certainly seemed as if they could use it in Saturday afternoon’s 4-0 loss to the sliding Boston Bruins. They entered as two teams heading in opposite directions, but the Bruins hammered the listless Bolts in their […]

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Bolts’ formula set to keep relevancy

March 7, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Someday, perhaps soon, the bill will come due. Someday, perhaps soon, the Tampa Bay Lightning will have to pay tomorrow. Perhaps then, they will suffer for all the draft picks they have sent willy-nilly across the league. Someday, perhaps the Bolts will get the bill for being an all-in-for-today franchise. Perhaps then, […]

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Bolts overpower Blue Jackets to win again

March 5, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Anyone for another streak? One night after having an eight-game winning streak snapped, the Bolts looked sharp enough to start another Tuesday night. They started fast and glided to a 6-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Amalie Arena. The night before, the Bolts’ offense took the game off. Tuesday night, […]

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Powerless power play leads to Bolts’ loss

March 4, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. They lost? Didn’t the Tampa Bay Lightning cure that? For eight straight games, one of the longest streaks in the NHL this season, the Bolts were a dynamo. They scored. They shut down the opponent. They killed penalties. They managed the power play. On Monday night, it all ended. Content beyond this […]

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Bolts’ win third period for eighth straight

March 2, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Get them early, or do not get them at all. More and more, that is the lesson of the Tampa Bay Lightning.  The Bolts won another third period Saturday, and with it, another hockey game. Once more, they closed out a close game in the final period. Once more, they smothered an […]

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Vasi leads Bolts to 7th straight win

February 28, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. As his hot streak enters its eighth season, the world is out of adjectives to describe Andrei Vasilevskiy. The Big Cat was at it again Thursday night, smothering the Calgary Flames for another victory in their hottest streak of the year. Vasilevskiy threw a shutout — another one — as the Bolts […]

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Bolts continue their winning streak

February 26, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. They have been built at the trade table. It is there that the Tampa Bay Lightning have been deepened, strengthened, fortified. It is there that the Bolts have put themselves over the top, rebuilt and reloaded. The way they are going now, however, you wonder just how much help the Lightning need. […]

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Bolts return to ice, to winning edge

February 24, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Coffee break’s over. It’s back to the grind. The Tampa Bay Lightning, after two weeks off for the Four-Nation Tournament, returned to the ice Sunday night. It was a good trip back. The Bolts won their fifth straight game, 4-1 over Seattle, to start their stretch run. Things have gone well for […]

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Rays struggle in preseason opener

February 22, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. The wobbliest off-season in the history of sports kept on going Saturday. Once again, the Tampa Bay Rays teetered along. Theirs has been a wild ride throughout the offseason. A hurricane blew their stadium away. Indecision has put a new home in jeopardy. The upcoming season doesn’t look like much. Given all […]

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