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Lightning having trouble stopping opponents

January 4, 2017 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning, still spinning its wheels, finds itself in desperate need of an improved defense. The Lightning gave up a half-dozen goals (one on an empty-netter) in a 6-4 loss to Winnipeg Tuesday night. The Bolts have now given up three or more goals in 10 of their last 12 […]

Tagged as: defense, Kucherov, Tampa Bay, Winnipeg

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Vasilevskiy shines as Bolts beat Carolina

January 1, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Every day, it becomes his net. Every game, it becomes his team. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy is taller, and wider, in net these days for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is more and more comfortable behind his teammates, which means the opposing team is less and less comfortable. Behind Vasilevskiy, the Bolts have […]

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This time, Lightning loses after its comeback

December 30, 2016 general

Friday, 3 a.m. One step up, one step back. The Tampa Bay Lightning,  one night after one of their most impressive overtime victories over Montreal, had a second straight comeback blunted in an overtime loss to Toronto. This time, they fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2. The Bolts came from a 2-0 deficit to tie Thursday […]

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Lightning comes from behind to beat Montreal

December 29, 2016 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. They skate like players  you remember. They finish the way they used to finish. The score the way they used to score. Yep. Those are the Triplets all right. And welcome back. The reunited Triplets of Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov rode together again Wednesday night in the Lightning’s 4-3 […]

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Bolts come from behind to capture victory over Blues

December 23, 2016 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Now, that’s more like it. The Tampa Bay Lighting still cannot be certain that its struggles are over, especially not as beaten up as they are. But for a night, the Lightning was a special team again Thursday night. The goaltending (Andri Vasilevskiy) was good, particularly since the Bolts learned that Ben Bishop […]

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Do you trust the good in Lightning’s victory?

December 21, 2016 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. When things are going badly, do you trust success to last? Are you sure the bad times have disappeared? Do you think the nightmare is over? Are you convinced that the misery is over? If you are a fan of the Tampa Bay Lightning, these are the thoughts that consume you today. […]

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Random thoughts: Good memories of Aikman

December 18, 2016 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. A little appreciation for the Cowboys. I once covered a Dallas-Philadelphia game in which the Eagles went crazy. They knocked down Troy Aikman like 12 times in a huge win. It was hard for me, because I had an interview set up with Troy the next day. I figured he’d beg off […]

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Ask Gary: Examining the Hall of Fame ballot

December 17, 2016 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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Time for Coop to get as angry as Torts would have?

December 14, 2016 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. His voice is modulated. There is no edge. There are no threats. Faces are relatively unscreamed into. Considering the slide of the Tampa Bay Lightning, is this the proper message? Things will be okay, we hear over and over again. It’s early. This is just a temporary tailspin. Things will get better. […]

Tagged as: Cooper, Frustration, Lightning, Tortorella

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Random thoughts: Tide would wear out Cleveland

December 11, 2016 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. I love that Cleveland cornerback Joe Haden has the gall to be offended that an EA simulation had the Browns losing to Alabama by 34 points. My questions: Only 34? And how can a corner on an 0-12 team whine about disrespect from anyone? Personally, I think Mississippi State would be a […]

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