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Payroll going down
Not right away but next season if the team doesn't make significant inroads in the playoffs. Team president Ron Campbell said ownership has approved a payroll of $40-million. That is $2-million less than this season's current cap number of $42-million. It is $4-million less than the current league-wide cap. How much less it will be than next season's cap will be determined after the league calculates this season's revenues and sets a new bar. ... Read more
Game 3 TV saga takes another turn
Update, 9:06 p.m.
Some parts of the Tampa Bay area will see tonight’s Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final after all. But some will remain shut out.
With the Lightning working feverishly all day Friday to broker a deal between NBC, the NHL and a local carrier, the final result is that tonight’s Ottawa-Anaheim game will be shown on Bright House Network’s Catch 47 and WFLA-Ch. 8’s high definition channel. But those who don’t get Bright House Networks cable or have HDTV will not see the game. ... Read more
Tampa Bay Lightning coach Rick Tocchet: "Who wants to play games for nothing?"
If nothing else, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Rick Tocchet said, Tampa Bay players should be excited about what the rest of this season may hold. With 21 games left, the team is one point out of a playoff spot. Compare that to the previous two seasons, when the team finished last and next to last in the league. ... Read more
Lightning to host watch party Wednesday at the Times Forum for East playoff games
The Tampa Bay Lightning will broadcast their weekly radio show, Lightning Hockey Night, and host a watch party for Game 7 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens (7 p.m.) as well as Game 6 between the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers (8 p.m.) for hockey fans in the Tampa Bay area in the XO VIP Club at the St. Pete Times Forum on Wednesday from 6-11 p.m. or until the conclusion of the games. There will be free parking in the Forum West Lot and attendees should enter through the XO VIP Club entrance. ... Read more
History indicates a return to the playoffs after three years for the Tampa Bay Lightning
The NHL on Monday released some stats that, if history repeats, means the Tampa Bay Lightning, at 7-2-1 and with 15 points tops in the East, has a pretty good chance to return to the playoffs for the first time after three years out of the postseason. ... Read more
Video: Lightning's Gagne on 'dirty' hit to head
Lightning left wing Simon Gagne talks about what he believes was a dirty hit to the back of his head by Pittsburgh's Chris Kunitz in Monday's Game 3. ... Read more
Penguins expect Tampa Bay's best game Saturday
The Penguins find themselves in very good position in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal with the Lightning, up 3-1 with Game 5 at home at the Consol Energy Center.
And while the odds are against Tampa Bay overcoming this big of a hole, Pittsburgh believes it will have its hands full trying to close the series out. ... Read more
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