NHL

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 […]

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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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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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Lightning gets lucky bounces in win over Carolina

December 12, 2014 general

Friday, 12:30 a.m. TAMPA Some games, you win by skill. Some games, you win by smarts. Some games, you win by muscle. Then there are games like this one, which you find lying in a field of four-leaf clovers. This time, money fell from the sky, and winning lottery tickets floated by on the breeze. […]

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Lightning fights slump after second straight loss

December 10, 2014 general

Wednesday, 12:39 a.m. TAMPA The word itself seems hard to say. It catches in the throat as if it were foreign, as if its very pronunciation caused pain to attempt. It sticks on something down in the throat, and for some reason, it cannot get past the tongue. It is a stranger’s word, and it […]

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Bishop manages to stay awake as Lightning cruises

December 5, 2014 general

TAMPA Sometimes, success comes hard. Sometimes, you have to make that extra effort along the way. Sometimes, you have to find that extra something. Just ask Ben Bishop. Bless his heart, he had to stay awake. In a game that attempted to bore Bishop to death, the Lightning goaltender managed to fight off boredom and […]

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Ask the expert: Phil Esposito

December 3, 2014 general

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 it to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com […]

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