Bolts close out Red Wings once again

February 6, 2021 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. For the Detroit Red Wings, the stuff of nightmares includes a Lightning Bolt. The Red Wings were flummoxed by the Lightning again Friday night, dropping a 3-1 win that the Bolts found less than satisfying.  The Lightning have now won 16 in a row at home over the Red Wings, tied for […]

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Bucs’ offensive line must keep Brady clean

February 5, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The key guy may not be fast. A 40-yard dash? Heck, the most important guy on the field may struggle to get in a good five-yard dash. The key guy may not be nimble. He will not vault over tacklers, and he will not make any jump cuts. For the Tampa Bucs […]

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Pierre-Paul, Barrett need to be an edge for Bucs

February 4, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. You can keep talking about all the things that the Chiefs offense possesses. They are fast, they are talented, and together, they’re one of the best Super Bowl offenses of them all. Up there with the Greatest Show on Turf, with the Giants, with the 49ers. With anyone. You can argue about […]

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Bolts jump to quick lead in win over Wings

February 4, 2021 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. It says a lot about expectations when a team can skate away from a 5-1 victory and talk about the things that felt incomplete. The Tampa Bay Lightning, Stanley Cup champions, had such a night Wednesday with an easy victory over the Detroit Red Wings. The Bolts scored three times in the […]

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Can this defense win a Super Bowl for Bucs?

February 3, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Deep down in your soul, where the things that go bump in the night live, it remains your greatest fear. It is the spider under the bed. It is the monster in the closet. It is what goes bump in the night. If you are a fan of the Tampa Bay Bucs, […]

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Brady vs. Mahomes: a battle of generations

February 2, 2021 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The amazing thing about Patrick Mahomes is how fast his career has begun. The amazing thing about Tom Brady is how long hs has lasted. And so it goes. The contrasts between the codger and the kid are endless. Brady is as classic as a statue — and he runs that way. […]

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Bolts beat Nashville behind Stamkos’ goal

February 2, 2021 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. In the history of the Tampa Bay Lightning, no one has had more power than Steven Stamkos. Through all the games he has played, and despite all of the games he has missed, Stamkos is now that franchise’s leading scorer with 301 power-play points. He passed former teammate Marty St. Louis in […]

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Fans want to pick their greatness

February 1, 2021 general

Monday, 4 a.m. In the end, there can be just one. And for us, that’s fine. Heck, we want there to be just one. We want a king of the mountain. We want a last man standing. We want to assign all of the credit to one guy and hang the reason on them. Lennon […]

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Lightning holds off Preds in narrow victory

January 31, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning would have had a lot to celebrate over their Saturday night victory over the Nashville Predators. That is, except for that bullet whizzing past their collective ears. The Bolts broke a two-game losing streak, beating the Predators 4-3 at Amalie Arena. That was good enough news, because the […]

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5 Problems the Bucs have to solve to win

January 31, 2021 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. It was close. It was not a classic. Look back on the first game between the Bucs and the Kansas City Chiefs, and you might fool yourself. It finished 27-24, Chiefs, which hints of a great game between great teams. It was not. It suggests there were moments when the game was […]

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