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Ask Gary: Is there room for Longo and Kiermaier?

March 18, 2017 general

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Tampa Bay Bolts swatted by hungrier, sharper Leafs

March 17, 2017 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Intellectually, you understand. Mentally, you get it. Philosophically, you can live with it. On the other hand, this is the hockey team you picture in the playoffs. And futhermore, yuck. The Tampa Bay Lightning was clobbered Thursday night. Think bug against a windshield. Think grapes against the bottom of a foot. Think […]

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Cooper has a close-up view of Lightnings’ flaws

March 13, 2017 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. You’ve seen them through your eyes. Now imagine the way this hockey team looks through his. Imagine Jon Cooper, who must have thought he had discovered a short cut to the playoffs coming into this season. Imagine the weight of expectations on the man in charge. Imagine it when the Lightning no […]

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Lightning comes back for big win over Panthers

March 12, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning is treating this playoff race like something real. The Lightning won a memorable game against the Florida Panthers Saturday night, coming from a two-goal deficit to take a 3-2 victory. The Bolts are now 10-2-3 in their last 15 games. After falling behind 2-0, the Bolts came back […]

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Ask Gary: Why isn’t Tampa Bay’s PGA event better?

March 11, 2017 general

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Despite injuries, the Bolts win a keeper against Wild

March 10, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Early this morning, Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman will probably reach for the telephone. Again. “Hello, Syracuse,” he will begin. “Anybody left?” Already this season, the Lightning has been through too many players who weren’t supposed to help this team. Now, Yzerman is knocking again. His team is limping again, and he […]

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Lightning loses to Rangers on late mistake

March 7, 2017 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. This is the kind of year it has been. Finally, the Tampa Bay Lightning gets a great night from its goaltender. It gets some energy from a defenseman. It peppers the opposing goaltender. And it loses. Again. This has been the kind of year it has been. The Lightning stood toe-to-toe with […]

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Ask Gary: Should the Bolts change coaches?

March 4, 2017 general

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Dealing with the standings, and the Lightning

March 2, 2017 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. As a player, his vision was admirable. Steve Yzerman would flow across the ice, seeing all of his options before he decided to make a play. He would strike, quickly and decisively. He was the man in charge of the blueprint, the architect, the cerebral leader. Now, he has to do it […]

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Lightning overcomes lackluster effort to win

March 2, 2017 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. Excuse me. But how, exactly, did the Tampa Bay Lightning win their latest game? They didn’t play very hard. They didn’t play very well. They weren’t particularly inspired. They got off only 16 shots, including two in the first period and three in the second. In other words, it was ugly on […]

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