This Was Not The Miracle On Ice
I had never been more excited for a Winter Olympics than this year. It wasn’t for the chance to win the overall medal count, or to see Bode Miller or Shaun White wreak havoc, it was for one thing,…Read More
Two Bolts Score Goals In 1st Round of Games
As everyone knows by now, the Bolts have 4 players representing their team in Vancouver. God knows why Steven Stamkos isn’t among those players, but representing our team and their respective countries…Read More
Steven Stamkos Named THN’s Player of The Week
Steven Stamkos was named the Hockey News NHL Player of the Week yesterday. Stammers who tied a Lightning record with a 13 game consecutive point streak, tallied 9 points last week. He had 3 goals and…Read More
Lightning Lose 2 Straight
Coming off of a 4 game win streak, and a streak that saw the Bolts get points in 9 out of 11 games, the Bolts have proceeded to lose 2 straight games. Thursday’s nights game vs the Boston Bruins…Read More
Niitty Gritty Is On Fire
With a 3-1 home victory last night vs the Vancouver Canucks, the Bolts extended their win streak to 4 games, have picked up points in 8 of their last 9 games, and are 7-1-1 in their past 9. Antero Niitymaki…Read More
Bolts Are Red Hot
After beating the Islanders last night at the St Pete Times Forum, the Lighting are 5-1-1 since their…Read More
Lightning Have Been Sold
Tampa Bay Sports & Entertainment LLC, a group owned by Jeff Vinik, has purchased the Tampa Bay Lightning,…Read More
Lighting Back In Top 8
With a 2-1 last night against the Atlanta Thrashers, the Lightning moved back into the 8th playoff spot…Read More
Caps Win 10th Straight Against Bolts
In an important game (still not must win time yet), the Bolts failed to beat the Washington Capitals…Read More
Lightning Fail To Pickup 4th Straight
In an unusually physical game for two teams who see each other only twice year, the Ducks defeated…Read More
Kings Interested In Vincent Lecavalier
With the sale of the Bolts looming over the organization, trade rumors are starting to swirl across the league. Last night after leaving the game, I popped open some emails and internet stories that…Read More
Lightning To Be Sold This Weekend
Im what could spell doom for this season, the Tampa Bay Lightning, according to TheHockeyNews.com and Ken Campbell, will be sold to Boston hedge fund manager Jeffrey Vinik as early as today. Campbell mentioned…Read More
Bolts Pick Up 4 Points In 2 OT Wins
Sorry for not posting on the last two games until just now, but I was out of town for the weekend. I did get a chance to watch both games, an OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, and a shootout…Read More
Lighting Get Routed On National TV
“They out-hit us, they outplayed us, they out-everythinged us, they outcoached us,” Head Coach Rick Tocchet said. “Their leaders out-did our leaders, their grinders out-did our grinders.…Read More
Lightning Blow Winnable Game
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost for only the third time last night when going into the third period with a lead. With a chance to move into 9th place in the East (2 points behind the Canadiens) the Lightning…Read More
“You’re Lucky”
What a game last night! The title of this post is the words that Steve Downie was yelling at Alexander Ovechkin from the penalty box, in one of the most exciting periods of hockey at the St Pete Times…Read More
Lightning Pick Up Important Win Vs Pens
Yesterday afternoons game was the most exciting game of the year that I have attended. Not only did the Forum have more people than I can remember at any game, have a better atmosphere than any other…Read More
Even More Reason To Hate Team Canada
No Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St Louis or Steven Stamkos? Are you serious? Team Canada unveiled its roster today much to the chagrin of the 200 or so Lightning fans on earth and all three of our guys…Read More
Lightning Move Within 1 Point of 8th Seed
After enduring a losing streak that threatened to push us out of playoff contention, with a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins last night, the Lightning have now reeled off four wins in their last 5 games.…Read More
Lightning Play By Play…Sort Of!
During Wednesday night’s hockey game, I was unable to attend because I was attending the City of Palms Basketball Tourney in Ft Myers Fl. This tournament is the premier high school basketball tournament…Read More

