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Lightning showing signs of life…finally

November 21, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:38 p.m. Do you dare to hope that they finally have returned from the desert? Do you dare believe that the scoring has returned, and the winning along with it? Do you dare think that Steven Stamkos will score enough to make up for all the missing forwards? Do you dare dream that the […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Ducks, Lightning, Stamkos

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The Lightning turns to Brown and Filppula

November 19, 2015 general

  Thursday, 11:56 p.m. J.T. Brown, of course, is the assist man. The dealer. The orchestra leader. And why not? Brown had two assists this year coming into Thursday night’s game. He had six last year. Surely, you would expect the puck to be on his stick in the final 65 seconds of play. You […]

Tagged as: Brown, Filppula, Lightning, Rangers

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Ask Gary: Are fans of the Lightning spoiled?

November 14, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be […]

Tagged as: fans, Lightning, Seferian-Jenkins, Stamkos

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Bishop finally gets enough goals to win

November 13, 2015 general

  Friday, 12:17 a.m. It was beginning to look as if it were personal, as if Ben Bishop has somehow offended the locker room and the players refused to score for him. It was beginning to look as if every other goaltender in the league had better support, better luck, better karma. It was beginning […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Johnson, Lightning, Slump, Stamkos

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Tampa Bay Lightning continues to sputter

November 11, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Five minutes ago, maybe less, and they were a spectacle. One shift ago, maybe two, and they were a happening. They were Star Wars, and a light-sabre battle on a spaceship. They were the Wallendas, and the tightrope was burning pn both ends. They were firewords stacked upon fireworks, video games and […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Plodding, Slump, Stamkos

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Ask Gary: Has the NBA considered Tampa Bay?

November 7, 2015 Baseball

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be […]

Tagged as: FSU, Lightning, NBA, Rays, Stamkos

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Lightning suddenly isn’t such a scoring machine

October 29, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:38 p.m. Think of the weapons, lethal and dangerous. Think of the skill, fast and fleet. Think of the past, goals and glory. Now, think of the goal posts with cobwebs on them. Think of the scoreboard that rarely moves. Think of the sticks that are largely ornamental. Think of a zero in eight […]

Tagged as: Avalanche, Cooper, Killorn, Lightning

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Ask Gary: Why are strikeouts so commonplace?

October 24, 2015 College Sports in Florida

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be funny. Send the […]

Tagged as: Babe, Buc;s, Dungy, Rays

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Should Torts come to Blue Jackets with a warning?

October 22, 2015 general

Perhaps he would not be the best man behind the bench now. Perhaps his temper would be too great. Perhaps his voice would be too loud. And perhaps he would not have have been the best man for the first Lightning team. Perhaps his standards would have been high. Perhaps his intensity would have been […]

Tagged as: Hockey, Lightning, Stanley Cup, Tortorella

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Bishop settles it; he’s the Lightning’s best goalie

October 17, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:29 p.m. Ben Bishop isn’t just on top of the mountain. He’s on top of the Wall. The Bulin Wall. Bishop took over the franchise lead in victories Saturday night, winning the 84th game of his career. And although a lot of fans seem to think of him as a seat warmer until the […]

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