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Random thoughts: Welcome back, Lightning

October 7, 2018 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 4 a.m. I don’t know about you, but I thought it was cool to see the Lightning return Saturday night. Let’s see: Kucherov scored the winner in a shootout. Vasilevskiy was solid in goal. The team won a comeback. Yeah, those were the Lightning, all right. — Now that Richie Incognito is a memory, […]

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Lightning start season with shootout victory

October 7, 2018 general

Saturday, 3:30 a.m. As games go, this one was the kind of contest that warned you of the journey ahead. It wasn’t always smooth, and it wasn’t ever dominant. It was filled with hairpin turns and bumps in the road. The team started slowly, and only later did it find its mojo. On the other […]

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What could go wrong for the boys of winter?

October 5, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Sometimes, the thing you dread the most is not having anything to dread. Take the Tampa Bay Lightning, a fairly loaded team that shouldn’t have much problem in making the post-season, which is its own worry Then again, no one judges the Bolts by anything but the post-season these days. As standards […]

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Ranking the general managers of Tampa Bay sports

September 13, 2018 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. He is in charge of today. And he is in charge of tomorrow. He has to win. Today and tomorrow. He has to make the chemistry work. He has to bring in the right free agents, and make the right trades, and promote the right players like an orchestra leader. He has […]

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Yzerman steps aside as Lightning general manager

September 12, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. They still have the best owner in sports. The accounting may vary at other spots, but you can begin with that. They still have a bright, analytical coach. They still have a star-studded lineup. They still have a shining young goaltender. But, no, the Tampa Bay Lightning is not as good today […]

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Ask Gary: Is Jacksonville the state’s best team?

August 18, 2018 College Sports in Florida

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Ask Gary: Who succeeds first? Rays or Bucs?

July 28, 2018 general

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St. Louis reaches Hall of Fame on first try

June 27, 2018 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Above all else, he mattered. If the Lightning needed to tie their series with Calgary in the Stanley Cup Finals, Marty St. Louis mattered. If the Lightning needed a big goal to get past Washington, St. Louis mattered. In those minutes, when the air is thin and the sticks are gripped tighter, […]

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Ask Gary: Are Rays leading other teams to cheapness?

June 2, 2018 general

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Ask Gary: Should the Lightning stand pat or tweak?

May 26, 2018 general

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