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As ever, the Lightning’s best hope is goalie Bishop

April 21, 2016 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. On the Tampa Bay Lightning, hope wears a mask. Don’t most superheroes? He is a large man, and when he bends, he fills the net. That’s the point. He does not allow light. He does not allow air. He does not allow possibilities. He is a man of intense focus. That’s another […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Lightning, playoffs, Red Wings

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Lightning fans falling in love with reborn Drouin

April 20, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. With every pass, you love him more. With every play, you understand his point. One shift at a time, Jonathan Drouin is winning Lightning fans over. Oh, it wasn’t long ago that Lightning fans were content to boot Drouin off of the bus. He was a baby, a pouter, a whiner. He […]

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Is it okay to hate those pesky Red Wings?

April 19, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. By now, you are working up a pretty good froth in the name of the Detroit Red Wings, aren’t you? By now, you curl your lip when you see those thermometer-colored uniforms (red so the blood stains wash out easier). You are thousands of miles away, but you hate the feel of […]

Tagged as: Abdelkador, Hate, Lightning, playoffs, Red Wings

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Tampa Bay lost a game, but only a game

April 18, 2016 general

Monday, 6 a.m. And now, we may assume, the sky is falling. The Tampa Bay Lightning has lost, and they looked rather feeble in doing it. And so now there will be those who will shake their heads, and tell you that they knew it all the time. They will say this team is held […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Detroit, Lightning, Triplets

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Random thoughts: The return of the hockey goon

April 17, 2016 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. Hello. I’m Justin Abdelkador, and I have a question. How many “o’s” are there in goon? – If you’re thinking the Bucs should trade up in the draft, be warned. According to the trade value chart, they could get to fourth by trading their No. 1 and throwing in their second, to […]

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Ask Gary: How long will collapse eat at Spieth?

April 16, 2016 general

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Welcome back, Tyler; Johnson leads big Lightning win

April 16, 2016 general

Saturday, 5:30 a.m. He was a ghost. A memory. A reminder of what the Lightning was like back in the golden days of last year. Ah, but these are the playoffs, and the lights are bright and the cameras are rolling. And, why, hello again. Tyler Johnson is back, and just like the old days, […]

Tagged as: Johnson, Lightning, playoffs, Wings

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Nikita Kucherov takes the reins for the Lightning

April 14, 2016 general

Thursday, 5:50 a.m. As of now, he is your hope. He is your heartbeat. There is something about Nikita Kucherov that makes you believe in tomorrow, and the day after. There is something about him that whispers that he can be special, that he can carry a team, that he can he can get the […]

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Ask Gary: How deep can the Lightning go?

April 9, 2016 general

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Tagged as: Buc;s, Gary, Stamkos, Tiger

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Underdog role returns to Tampa Bay Lightning

April 8, 2016 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. They have lost their captain, and with him, their best chance to score. They have lost half of their starting defense, and with Anton Stralman, their best chance to stop the other team from scoring. They have lost, it could be argued, much of their mojo and a good deal of their […]

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