Johnson

Triplets lead offensive explosion as Lightning wins

May 21, 2015 general

Thursday, 1:06 a.m. TAMPA The puck is like the rest of us. It loves Tyler Johnson. It loves the story of the undrafted star, of the kid from nowhere, of the kid no one expected anything from. It loves his crooked smile. It loves his unassuming nature. But if it didn’t, if Johnson had taken […]

Tagged as: Cooper, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, Palat, Playoff, Rangers, Stamkos, Triplets

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Has Johnson turned into the Lightning’s best player?

May 19, 2015 general

Wednesday, 12:10 a.m. A Tampa Bay Lightning fan is sure to find the symbolism as sweet as the night itself. It was early in the first period, and Johnson, today’s diminutive star for the Tampa Bay Lightning, was in the clear. Behind him was Marty St. Louis, yesterday’s diminutive star for the Lightning. It was […]

Tagged as: Cooper, Game 2, Johnson, Lightning, Palat, playoffs, Rangers, Stamkos

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Once again, Johnson the biggest Bolt of them all

May 6, 2015 general

TAMPA He is bigger now than he was five minutes ago. In another five, he will be larger still. He is faster now, more skilled, more instinctive. The puck loves him. The net loves him. The ice itself loves him. He is Tyler Johnson, and if they had not already named this sport ice hockey, […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Cooper, Johnson, Killorn, Lightning, Montreal, playoffs, Stamkos

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7 Bolts Who Need to Have Big Game 7s

April 28, 2015 general

11:37 a.m. The question is not what you think of Steven Stamkos now. The question is what you will think of him tonight. He’s a fine player, one of the NHL’s best sharpshooters. But let’s be honest. He has been an invisible man during these playoffs. The Detroit Content beyond this point is for members […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Cooper, Game Seven, Hedman, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, Palat, Stamkos

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Tampa Bay triumphs, forces Game 7

April 28, 2015 general

Tuesday, 1:18 a.m. It will help if you don’t worry about breathing. Hunger? It can wait. Thirst? You can be thirsty later. Bathroom? That’s why they have intermissions, right? The Tampa Bay Lightning is heading toward another Game Seven. Time to break out the white knuckles and chew on the fingernails. The Lightning forced Game […]

Tagged as: Garrison, Johnson, Killorn, Lightning, Palat, playoffs, Red Wings

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Stamkos’ struggles are representative of Bolts

April 25, 2015 general

Saturday, 10:30 pm. TAMPA It was crowded by the captain’s locker room. No air here. No light there. No room over there. All around him, there were bodies, crowding him, surrounding him, shutting off any escape. For Steven Stamkos, it must have reminded him a lot of the way he had spent his night. Content […]

Tagged as: Cooper, defeat, Detroit, Johnson, Lightning, Playoff, Stamkos, Struggles

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Lightning scraps back to even its playoff series

April 18, 2015 general

Saturday, 7:30 p.m. TAMPA This, then, is where it starts. On a lazy Saturday when a team has its back against the wall. On a mid-April afternoon when it can look down and see the rocks. In the the thin air of the post-season where the Lightning was one game from being in trouble. This […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Johnson, Lightning, playoffs, Red Wings, Stamkos

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Did free agency fix what ails the Bucs’ defense?

April 17, 2015 general

Friday, 10:55 a.m. In the first round, they need a quarterback. You could say that about the Tampa Bay Bucs this year, and last year, and the year before that. Throughout the three-and-out history of the Bucs, you have always been able to say it. They’ve never had a quarterback. So this year, the top […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Carter, Conte, defense, Johnson, Melton, Moore

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Tale of the Tape: Are these Bolts as good as champs?

April 15, 2015 general

Wednesday, 10 p.m. The difference is easy. That team did it. This team might. That team, the 2003-04 Lightning, won16 playoff games. That team lifted the cup. That team skated into immortality. This team? Well, it’s one of 16 that has a chance. Pretty much, that’s the best you can say about the Lightning as […]

Tagged as: Johnson, Kucherov, Lecavalier, Lightning, Richards, St. Louiis, Stamkos, Stanley Cup

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Ask Gary: We’ll watch Myers for a long time

March 28, 2015 Tampa Bay Bucs

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over 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: Ask Gary, Glazers., Harbaugh, Johnson, Kiermaier, Phelps, Sam

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