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By Lauren Burg

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Jan 12, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) screens Philadelphia Flyers goalie Rob Zepp (72) during the first period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Tampa Bay Lightning Home Opener

Date: October 8, 2015
Opponent: Philadelphia Flyers

The 2015-16′ Tampa Bay Lightning season gets underway with a reunion of sorts, as both Radko Gudas and Vincent Lecavalier return to Amalie Arena for a matchup with former teammates.

For Gudas, this will mark his debut wearing Philadelphia Flyers orange because of knee surgery that sidelined him for almost all of last season. Lecavalier, meanwhile, will be attempting to make a good first impression on new bench boss Dave Hakstol after having a tough go of things under 2014-15′ head coach Craig Berube.

On the other side, Braydon Coburn will be looking to lay big hits on former mates Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek and company. Heck, we could see a good old-fashioned Broad Street Bully type fight featuring the hard-hitting Gudas and the tough, unwilling to back down from any challenge Coburn. Now wouldn’t that be a treat!

There will be plenty of new faces on this Flyers roster as well. Goaltenders Michal Neuvirth and Jason LaBarbera, defenseman Davis Drewiskie and forwards Chris Connor and Chris Porter will attempt to provide this team with the play needed to make a postseason appearance after missing out in 2014-15.

Adding to the excitement of this particular night, the Lightning will raise their 2015 Eastern Conference championship banner. The first one to go up since October of 2005 so be sure to get there early for all the festivities.

Meanwhile, the Flyers will view this as a new beginning. They can spoil the Bolts special night while putting last seasons disaster in the rearview mirror.

Really, can you get any better than this?

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