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Here in Caboose City, we hunger to win another title

January 16, 2015 general

Friday, 11:22 a.m. We lose. That’s what we do. We fumble. We strike out. In the world of sports, we sit in the penalty box. This is the lot of Tampa Bay. Fourth Place Bay, you might call it. The place where end zones are the promised land, where drafts are hope, where new coaches […]

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Palat is a steadying influence on Lightning

January 15, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:29 p.m. TAMPA As the NHL season has established, Tyler Johnson has the speed. Nikita Kucherov has the skills. Ondrej Palat? He has the glue. Johnson is on his way to the all-star game. Kucherov is among the league leaders in plus-minus. Palat? He’s the guy who holds it together. Content beyond this point […]

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Ask the Expert: Phil Esposito

January 14, 2015 general

Wednesday, 10:36 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, send […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Stamkos

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Who in the world can keep up with Triplets?

January 11, 2015 general

Sunday, 6 a.m. TAMPA The line starts in the great Northwest. It is there that the puck starts to move toward the East. He is from Spokane, Washington, a small, live-wire of a hockey player, built on jets and gristle. There is winner’s blood in his veins, and the more you watch Tyler Johnson, the […]

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At the crucial time, Stammer counts as much as ever

January 9, 2015 general

TAMPA A whole lot of Lightning players have gotten a lot of new attention lately. The old guy, yesterday’s hero, hasn’t gotten so much. Relatively speaking, this has been a dry period for Steve Stamkos. Dry as far as his goals are concerned. Dry as far as the love he has received. Lately, it has […]

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Thank goodness the year 2014 is over for Tampa Bay

January 1, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 2:15 p.m. Is it safe yet? Is 2014 over? And if not, could we please shoot it? Wow, what a terrible year we just finished. You couldn’t blame a Tampa Bay sports fan for hiding underneath the coffee table until it was all over. If losing was a disease, then Tampa Bay would be […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Lightning, Rays

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Ask the Expert: Phil Esposito

December 31, 2014 general

Wednesday, 1:31 p.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, send […]

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Stamkos’ ugly goal pretty enough for Lightning

December 29, 2014 general

Monday, 11:55 p.m. TAMPA Throughout his brief, metoric career, Steven Stamkos has filled a highlight tape with goals. You want speed goals? You want power? You want razzle? You want dazzle? Stamkos can provide a little bit of this, a little bit of that. There are few players who combine the way he blisters on […]

Tagged as: Callahan, Lightning, Stamkos

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Bishop returns for Bolts, and he’s as good as ever

December 27, 2014 general

TAMPA He lurks in the goal, menacing, protecting, and a sense of calm floods over his team. He stares ahead, and his teammates skate a bit taller, a big more confident. He is Ben Bishop. And this the way he affects his team. Finally, Bishop returned to the Lightning Saturday night, and just like that, […]

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Ask the Expert: Phil Esposito

December 17, 2014 general

Wednesday, 11:52 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, send […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Stamkos

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