Lightning

Kings jump Lightning early in rare home loss

February 7, 2015 general

Saturday, 9:10 p.m. TAMPA By the time it normally starts, it was over. The Lightning was buried before dinnertime Saturday night. Yes, at home. Playing at the Amelie Arena, where the Lightning is usually   bullet-proof, Tampa Bay was jumped from the outset by the Los Angeles Kings, winners of two of the last three […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Hedman, Kings, Kucherov, Lightning, Stamkos, Stanley Cup

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Time’s up for Nabokov; Lightning change goalies

February 2, 2015 general

10:02 a.m. Being nearly 40 years old and leaky is no way to stay in the NHL. Neither is sitting and watching. And so time was bound to run out of Evgeni Nabokov. The play was too sporadic. The kid was too good. The season was too important. And so he went, the Lightning waiving […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Cooper, Lightning, Nabokov, Vasilevskiy, waivers

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Lightning get another home win, but road awaits

January 31, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:40 p.m. TAMPA Here, they are a juggernaut. Out there on the road, they are another pair of gray pants. Here, they skate like the wind, and their big guys make muscles, and their goaltender plays as if he is at Hell’s Gate. Out there, they skate in circles, the sometimes they get lost, […]

Tagged as: Amalie Arena, Bishop, Bolts, Lightning, NHL, Paquette, winning streak

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Paquette, of all people, sparks Lightning

January 29, 2015 general

TAMPA For the night, at least, the playoffs don’t look so frightening. For the night, at least, they actually seemed kind of friendly. Warm. Cuddly. Welcoming. Forget recent history, in fact, and you might be ready for them to start. Play them now, play them here, and you might like the chances of the Tampa […]

Tagged as: Amalie Arena, Bishop, Cooper, Lightning, Paquette, Red Wings, Stamkos

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Ask the Expert: Phil Esposito

January 29, 2015 general

  Thursday, 6 a.m. Phil Esposito was a Hall of Fame forward for the Boston Bruins. Not only that, the Tampa Bay Lightning was his brainchild, and he was the team’s first owner. Even now, he works on the team’s radio crew. Each week, Esposito will answer questions from readers. To ask Phil a question, […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Stamkos

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At the halfway point, who is the Lightning MVP?

January 23, 2015 general

Friday, 8  a.m. Gather them all in a room. Make the members of the Tampa Bay Lightning comfortable. Bring some drinks, some snacks. Make the afternoon light. Then ask the best of them to step forward. It shouldn’t be too difficult. All you need is one guy. All you need to know is who the […]

Tagged as: Lightning, MVP

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Defense leads Bolts in victory before break

January 20, 2015 general

Tuesday, 11:44 p.m. TAMPA For a night, they were guard dogs. For a game, they were predators on the hunt. For one outing, at least, the defensemen of the Tampa Bay Lightning was on the prowl. This is how the defense of the Lightning has to play. It has to be energized. It has to […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Lightning

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After long wait, can rookie help Lightning win?

January 20, 2015 general

Tuesday, 12:27 p.m. TAMPA Forever, he has waited. Forever, he has skated in the arenas where no one watches. Forever, he has skated toward this moment. Tonight, it all becomes worthwhile for Luke Witkowski. Finally. Witkowski, a defenseman for the Tampa Bay Lightning, oh, for an eternity, makes his NHL debut at last tonight. For […]

Tagged as: Lightning, NHL

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Could young athletes give Tampa Bay a new chance?

January 19, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. There was a time the meek of Tampa Bay inherited the earth. There were a time when young, promising athletes flooded the market. There was a time when the scoreboard changed. There was a time when Tampa Bay mattered. Could it happen again? Perhaps you remember the last time. It was in […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Lightning, Rays

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Bishop salvages a night that could have slipped away

January 17, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:25 p.m. TAMPA This is how bad hockey can hurt. Ben Bishop stood in front of his net, his head hung as if it were feeling ill. He had just swiped the puck away, but it was too late. With six heartbeats left, it had found the back of the net, and it had […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Lightning

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