Bolts stumble again as skid continues

January 3, 2022 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Suddenly, the Tampa Bay Lightning do not look like anyone’s champions. Suddenly, they look like Art Williams or Oren Koules have returned, like Marc Denis is in goal. They are in their worst slump of the season; the signs are not encouraging. The Lightning lost their third straight game Sunday afternoon, falling […]

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Remember Brady, not Brown, after this one

January 3, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Tom Brady is bigger than Antonio Brown. Cyril Grace is less of a headache. Joe Tryon-Shoyinka had a better day. Still, headlines being what they are, more people will pay more attention to the way Brown lit fire to what was left of his NFL career Sunday afternoon than to Brady’s excellence. […]

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5 Bucs who will be important vs. Jets

January 2, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 am. No way to state this any plainer: The New York Jets are a mess. This shouldn’t surprise anyone. For years, the Jets have been a mess. They are the doormats of a weak division, with an offense that gets lost and a defense that chases opponents across the goal line. In other […]

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Bolts lose another with shaky goaltending

January 1, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Someone ought to say it: Man, do the Tampa Bay Lightning miss Andrei Vasilevskiy. The Lightning lost their second game in 24 hours Friday night, falling to the New York Rangers 4-3 in a shootout. And as much as the team will insist the goaltender was just peachy, the truth is that […]

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Under new leadership: Bucs should beat Jets

January 1, 2022 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Considering all the fans offering free advice, how important is a coach during an NFL game? Let’s face it. Most of the heavy work is done during the week. The game plans, the meetings and the practices take up a majority of the week. Is a head coach vital then? You bet. […]

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Again, depth will be vital for the Bucs

December 31, 2021 general

Friday, 4 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, trouble has come in twos. The strongest position on the team might be wide receiver — but both Chris Godwin and Mike Evans are hurting. Another impactful position is outside linebacker — but both Shaq Barrett and Jason Pierre-Paul are aching. And the coordinators are well thought […]

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Ailing Lightning clobbered by Florida

December 31, 2021 general

Friday, 3 a.m. There are no excuses. Got it? It doesn’t matter that the top two goaltenders for the Tampa Bay Lightning were out due to Covid. It doesn’t matter that Mikhail Sergachev and Anthony Cirelli were out. It doesn’t matter that the Bolts’ net was minded by a guy you’ve never heard of and […]

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Goodwin set to pinch-hit for Bucs’ Arians

December 30, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Historically speaking, an interim football coach is a dreadful idea. Historically speaking, he takes over a failing football team and spends his days bailing water. Historically speaking, there is a reason the first coach failed, and a reason his interim doesn’t fare much better. Historically speaking, interim coaches come and go without […]

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Lightning pulls out late win over Montreal

December 29, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning, staring defeat in the eye, won one of their more improbable victories Tuesday night. Trailing the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 late in the game, the Bolts somehow rallied for a 5-4 victory. Corey Perry scored the tying goal with 20 seconds to play. Ondrej Palat then scored the winner […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ win over Carolina

December 28, 2021 general

5 Thoughts Antonio Brown can catch it, but he doesn’t get it. His post-game press conference where he jumped the media for “creating the drama” was the height of silliness. The media didn’t sell him a fake vaccination card. Hey, I don’t blame the Bucs for re-evaluating him, or keeping him. But a touch of […]

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