Stamkos

Bishop shines as Lightning wins Game 7

April 30, 2015 general

Thursday, 12:45 a.m. TAMPA Behind him, the net was a porthole, and it was getting smaller. There was no room for air, for light, certainly not for pucks. This is how they will remember him. Ben Bishop, a tall man by nature, had turned into a giant. His 6-8 frame draped the net, blotting out […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Coburn, Cooper, Lightning, Montreal, playoffs, Shutout, 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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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 trail in series after struggling vs. Detroit

April 22, 2015 general

Wednesday, 12:10 a.m. The Lightning is not on the brink of disaster. But it can see it from here. The Lightning, back to being average on the road, lost a 3-0 decision to the Detroit Red Wings, placing all of the pressure of the series on winning Saturday’s game at Joe Louis Arena. If the […]

Tagged as: defeat, Lightning, Mrazek, playoffs, power play, Red Wings, Stamkos

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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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Lightning finds a way to lose its playoff opener

April 17, 2015 general

Friday, 12;17 a.m. Tampa They left shaking their heads. They left talking to themselves. They left wondering about all the wrong parts of the game. Unfortunately for the Tampa Bay Lightning, they also left down 1-0 in their playoff series to the Detroit Red Wings. The Lightning won the beauty contest Thursday night. They won […]

Tagged as: Cooper, Detroit, Lightning, playoff opener, power play, shots, Stamkos

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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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Bishop, power play struggle in Bolts’ loss

March 26, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:28 p.m. TAMPA This round went to the kid. This round went to tomorrow. This time, the only man left standing for the Tampa Bay Lightning was Andrei Vasalevskiy, tomorrow’s goaltender. Check back with him in 2017 or so, because from the looks of it, he might be something. Today? Today, this is still […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Cooper, Lightning, power play, Stamkos, Vasilevskiy

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Lightning shows some fight against Bruins

March 22, 2015 general

Sunday, 9:17 p.m. TAMPA … In this corner, weighing in at 190 pounds, from Markham, Ontario, the Master of Disaster, the Hammer of the Gods, the Thunder of the Lightning, the Boom-Boom of the Frozen Ice, the Sensational Steven Stamkos. And let’s get ready to rumble. By the way, you might want to have hold […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Brown, Bruins, Cooper, fight, Garrison, Lightning, Namestnikov, playoffs, Stamkos, Stralman

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Ask the Expert: Phil Esposito

March 18, 2015 general

Wednesday, 7:16 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 […]

Tagged as: Cooper, Esposito, penalty kill, Rheume, Stamkos

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