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Video: Time for new owner to clean house?
If fans think the Lightning has been difficult to watch this season, just imagine how it must appear to new owner Jeff Vinik, who paid more than $100-million for the team, Times sports columnist Gary Shelton says.
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Tampa Bay Lightning, its defense banged up, calls up Matt Lashoff from AHL Norfolk
With just five healthy defensemen after rookie Victor Hedman sustained a hip flexor injury Tuesday against the Blue Jackets, the Tampa Bay Lightning called up defenseman Matt Lashoff from AHL Norfolk. ... Read more
Tampa Bay Lightning's Zenon Konopka looks for "rugged" game against former team
For the first time since he has been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, feisty center Zenon Konopka will play against his former team, the Blue Jackets, and in their arena to boot. Konopka, who said he still has lots of friends on the Jackets, said he will play a "rugged, risky, physical game." ... Read more
Good news in the Tampa Bay Lightning's injury report
The Tampa Bay Lightning likely will get back one of its injured players for Tuesday's game with the Blue Jackets and is close to getting back a second. ... Read more
Did Tampa Bay Lightning bag skate come at the right time or was it needed sooner?
So, as we read in today's paper, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Rick Tocchet put his players through a 40-minute bag skate on Sunday as punishment, or was that a reminder, of how badly the team played during Saturday's 7-1 loss to Buffalo. The question wasn't did the team deserve it because it did, but should it have come sooner? ... Read more
Downie and Ohlund in, Mihalik up and the Tampa Bay Lightning goes with seven D
Lots of moving parts for the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday as it gets ready for the game with the very upset Sabres, but more on that later. Right wing Steve Downie (knee) is likely to play, but defensemen David Hale (right leg) and Kurtis Foster (head) will not. Defenseman Mattias Ohlund, who has missed eight games with a sprained left ankle is in as well as Matt Smaby, who has been a healthy scratch for the past four. Also, defenseman Vladimir Mihalik was called up from AHL Norfolk and will play as coach Rick Tocchet said the team tonight will play with seven defensemen and only 11 forwards. ... Read more
Tampa Bay Lightning RW Steve Downie says he might play Saturday vs. Sabres
Sorry it took so long to post this about the day's events, but the team practiced late and then there was a wait to get into the hotel in Buffalo because the Senators, who play here tonight, were leaving, the Tampa Bay Lightning was coming in at the same time and the hotel seemed completely overwhelmed. ... Read more
20, 200 success of Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Steve Downie is only a first step
Tampa Bay Lightning coaches and teammates had lots of good things to say in today's story about how right wing Steve Downie has progressed both in honing his skills but also curbing his volatile on-ice temper. For the record, Downie said he's a really nice guy off the ice. But Marty St. Louis, one of the team's best leaders and one of the league's elite players, said all Downie has done is set expectations high for next season. And coach Rick Tocchet said Downie could one day be a captain or alternate. ... Read more
Video: Lightning not making much of a first impression
The Lightning lost nine of its first 11 games after Jeff Vinik was introduced as the team's new owner, Times sports columnist John Romano points out in this video report from "The Lineup,'' 6-6:30 p.m. weeknights on Bright House Sports Network.
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Tampa Bay Lightning defeseman Mattias Ohlund sounds determined to play
The question was asked of Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mattias Ohlund on Tuesday if there had been any discussions about just shutting him down at this point of the season to give his badly sprained left ankle more time to heal and eliminate the possibility of aggravating the injury. But Ohlund said that is not a consideration.
"You're a professional athlete, and when you can play you play," he said. ... Read more
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