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Syracuse Crunch Face Big Test Down 2-0
This wasn’t the way the Syracuse Crunch wanted to start their Calder Cup Final run. The Crunch, who won the Calder Cup with many of the same players a season...
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Free Agent Targets on Defense for the Tampa Bay Lightning
Without a doubt there will be free agent targets on defense for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lighting ranked 26th in the NHL allowing 150 goals against. This number is...
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Martin St. Louis’ Gateway to Another Milestone
Martin St. Louis has accomplished virtually everything one could hope to achieve in hockey. In addition to winning the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004, he has...
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A Season of Ups and Mostly Downs For the Lightning
From a playoff threat to a complete debacle, that pretty much sums up this season for the Tampa Bay Lightning. For a team that started the season 6-1, the only...
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Tampa Bay Lightning: Comparing Analytics and Goaltending
It has been well noted that the Tampa Bay Lightning, while having elite offensive talent, have issues keeping the puck out of their own net. In my last article I...
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Quality of Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending This Season
A few years ago Hockey Prospectus introduced a stat similar to baseball’s quality starts statistic. Whereas in baseball a quality start is six or more innings pitched with three or...
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Should the Tampa Bay Lightning Buyout Vincent Lecavalier?
A question of great weight and significance to the Tampa Bay Lightning organization must be considered by General Manager Steve Yzerman. Should he use an amnesty buyout on Captain and...
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The Value of Radko Gudas to the Tampa Bay Lightning
The 22 year old Radko Gudas has quickly endeared himself to Tampa Bay Lightning Fans. But what is his true value moving forward? Money Matters He currently carries a $750,000...
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Lightning Players That Could Go to the World Championships
As the Tampa Bay Lightning sit nine points out of a playoff spot with six games to go it is all but known that they will not see the post...
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As Lightning’s Playoff Hopes Dwindle, Stamkos Continues to Shine
After what looked to be a promising season, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s playoff hopes look to be virtually nonexistent, sitting in 13th place and eight points out of a playoff...
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NHL 2013 Realignment: Tampa Bay Lightning’s New Divisional Rivals
The NHL 2013 realignment may not be a good thing for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Their new divisional rivals will likely be tougher opponents than in years past. The Lightning...
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Tampa Bay Lightning: Top 5 Blue Collar Players
Blue collar players are essential to any team’s success in the NHL. They are the players that punish their opposition physically, sacrifice their bodies to block shots, work to regain possession of the puck for their team, and take great efforts to be in position to make shots on goal.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are blessed to have some very willing participants in these areas. In no particular order we will review the top five of these “black and blue” players who “bring the thunder.”