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Lightning shows a strong Russian front

February 28, 2017 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Do you want the Tampa Bay Lightning to make the NHL playoffs this season? That’s easy. Just move the games to Russia. As quick as you can say “Moscow Ballet,” there is no stopping the Lightning, who won one of their more impressive victories of the season Monday night, stopping the second-place […]

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Did Lightning get enough in Bishop trade?

February 27, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The question is not how the goaltender coming in compares with the one going out. The question is not how much money Ben Bishop might have wanted, or whether the Lightning should have considered paying it since Bishop has clearly outplayed young Andrei Vasilevskiy. The question is not about the young defenseman, […]

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Seeing Triple: Familiar line leads the Bolts

February 22, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Put them on the ice, and lock the gate. Make them sit together, dine together, skate together. Tie a rope — loosely — around the three of them … even when they’re playing. Tell Kucherov he’s in charge of Johnson, and tell Johnson he’s in charge of Palat, and tell Palat he’s […]

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Lightning stays alive with overtime win

February 20, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Maybe it turns against the unlikeliest of opponents. Maybe it turns after a disappointing collapse. Maybe it turns with an awkward, clumsy step. The Tampa Bay Lightning, which has sputtered for most of the season, didn’t have one of its classic games Sunday night, and it didn’t  Content beyond this point is […]

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Random thoughts: Irving might fall off the world

February 19, 2017 general

Sunday, 5 a.m. Did you see that Kyrie Irving thinks the world is flat? Not only that, he thinks the world is supported by a guy named Atlas who carries it on his shoulders. – No word on whether Irving or Rams’ defensive end William Hayes — who doesn’t believe dinosaurs existed — have been […]

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21 hot tickets for Tampa Bay sports

February 13, 2017 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Playoffs. Yeah, that’s the ticket you want. You want to go to a game that means something, a game you can feel as you pull into the parking lot. You want to feel the electricity. You want to feel the weight of the game. You want to feel that it matters. You […]

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Random thoughts: For lunch, he can have shrimp

February 12, 2017 general

I can’t wait for the NFL combines, if only to see Western Kentucky’s Forest Lamp perform in the 40. I imagine dozens of NFL scouts and one guy yelling “Run, Forest, run.” – A San Antonio woman is suing Popeyes for serving her her rice and beans that had “flesh-eating screwworms” in it. On the […]

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Bishop, Lightning find success together

February 8, 2017 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. For a night, he was Ben Bishop again. For a night, they were the Tampa Bay Lightning again. For a night, the trade rumors were quiet, and the player and the team were propping each other again, and there were possibilities for the team. For a night, and perhaps it won’t last […]

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Lightning finally break streak with shootout win

February 5, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Once, it was the team’s usual result. But that was long ago, before the defensive collapse and the offensive slump and the goaltending dip. This time, however, it was a win. And for the Tampa Bay Lightning, that was sweet. The Lightning captured a 3-2 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks Saturday […]

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Ask Gary: Comparing the disappointing seasons

February 4, 2017 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, on Thursday night or Friday morning and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment […]

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