Dear Tampa Bay Lightning, Thank You for the Past 30 Years

Dear Members of the Tampa Bay Lightning Organization,

Although you may not be ready to hear this, I wanted to let everyone in the entire Lightning organization know how much they mean to the city of Tampa and the whole Gulf Coast. Although I was sad to see the To...

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Lightning Overtime Issues Spelled Doom Against the Maple Leafs

This is a playoff series that will haunt the Tampa Bay Lightning for a very long time. When John Tavares snapped a shot through traffic that ricocheted off the skate of Darren Raddysh and into the net, he gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 o...

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Maple Leafs Hopes Rest on Keefe Outcoaching Cooper

The Toronto Maple Leafs are just one game away from slaying a dragon and reaching the second round of the NHL playoffs. They will have up to two chances to make it happen with Saturday night's Game 6 and then a potential Gam...

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Maple Leafs’ Keefe, Bolts’ Cooper Engaging in Some Mind Games

With everything that is happening on the ice between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning, it’s fair to think that the storylines would come from the play of the players and the outcomes of the games.

But following Game ...

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Lightning Need to Have “Next Man Up” Mentality

Brayden Point scored twice for the Tampa Bay Lightning, while Nikita Kucherov and Corey Perry both added a goal and two assists as Anthony Cirelli and Ross Colton each chipped in with a goal and an assist in Tuesday night's (April 18...

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Lightning Starting to Learn “Tough Lessons” as Losing Streak Ends

In a lopsided March 23 loss to the Ottawa Senators, head coach Jon Cooper and Steven Stamkos said the Tampa Bay Lightning learned "tough lessons." After a much better effort in the following game against the Boston Bruins on Saturday, the Lightning took...

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Celebrating Jon Cooper’s 10-Year Anniversary as Lightning Coach

It’s hard to imagine any other coach behind the bench for the Tampa Bay Lightning than Jon Cooper. Under his leadership, the team has become one of the most successful franchises in league history and a model org...

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Lightning Benefit From Ben Groulx’s Leadership in Syracuse

When the Tampa Bay Lightning started their American Hockey League (AHL) partnership with the Syracuse Crunch in 2012, the organization's prospects coined the phrase "TampaCuse," which, of course, is just the simple merger of the town names but made s...

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All-British Columbia Active NHL Lineup

Players from British Columbia have had a massive impact on the NHL. The 2022-23 season is no different, as so far, almost 50 players from Canada's fourth-largest province have played a game in the NHL. Here is a look at what an all-B.C.-born active NHL roster would look like...

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Lightning Pass Cooper’s Test Against Playoff Caliber Teams

Many of us still or do shudder at the prospect of taking a test. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, two games against playoff-calibre teams was a test, according to head coach Jon Cooper to see how well the team would perform. The good news is that the team is currently passing Cooper's tes...

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Lightning Stock Up, Stock Down: Hagel, Cooper & More

Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, a weekly column detailing the highs and lows of the team’s performance. This column will take a short break over the holidays and resume in early January 2023.

The Tampa Bay Lightning continue...

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Lightning Stock Up, Stock Down: Point, Goaltending & More

Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, a weekly column detailing the highs and lows of the team’s performance.

After a slow start to the week, the Tampa Bay Lightning stormed...

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Blue Jackets’ Direction Slowly Earning National Respect

The Columbus Blue Jackets have had a rough start to their 2022-23 season. Sitting in 30th place in the NHL standings while being tapped into LTIR is never a good place to be (unless you win the draft lottery.) T...

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