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Series finale; Tampa Bay Lightning versus Florida Panthers preview
WHERE: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida WHEN: 7 PM EST | | TICKETS: Check Availability MEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 970 WFLA (radio) OPPONENT COVERAGE: Litter Box Cats, On Frozen Pond The week of Southeast heat is reaching it's climax tonight at Times Palace as the Bolts square off against the...
Bumps, cuts, bashes and gashes - Martin St. Louis has endured
On first glance at the news, as it was breaking, that Lightning forward Martin St. Louis had been injured in practice, one likely would shrug. "It's Marty," you'd think. Marty, who overcomes just about every ailment to play (and contribute) on a regular basis. Even if it was a puck to the face,...
Welcome to Conference C: A first look at the NHL's realignment plan
The NHL's Board of Governors on Monday approved a new realignment plan that will eliminate the current two conference, six division format in favor of four regional "conferences" beginning with the 2012-13 season. Realignment became necessary after the Atlanta Thrashers franchise of the current...
Tuesdays with Dani: GM meeting topics include the 1-3-1
The GM's will have their first meeting of the season in Toronto today. Dan Rosen of NHL.com writes that the 1-3-1 system will be a hot button topic being discussed at the meetings. In response to all the questions about Guy Boucher's system, GM Steve Yzerman had some great quotes in Elliotte...
The great white north; Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg preview
WHERE: MTS Center, Winnipeg, ManitobaWHEN: 8:30 PM EST | | TICKETS: Check AvailabilityMEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 970 WFLA (radio)OPPONENT COVERAGE: Arctic Ice Hockey While the Lightning remain inconsistent (they're back to .500, or percentage points over it due to the glorification of overtime /...
Continue the streak; Tampa Bay Lightning versus Winnipeg preview
WHERE: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FloridaWHEN: 7 PM EDT | | TICKETS: Check AvailabilityMEDIA: WTOG CW44 (local), 970 WFLA (radio)OPPONENT COVERAGE: Arctic Ice Hockey Look past names, and locations. Look past the rhetoric and the politics of capitalism and the NHL Board of Governors. Forget the...
Tuesdays with Dani: Feaster quotes on Tortorella are gold
During the Rangers' Western Canada swing, John Tortorella made me remember why I miss him as a coach. His sound bites can be a gift. Tortorella had a 16 second postgame press conference after the loss to the Oilers. It consisted with him saying "We sucked from head to toe." And Torts was not the...
Divisionally speaking, just what have these guys done?
For those understandably curious as to how Florida's newest Panthers have historically performed at the BankAtlantic Center - and perhaps more importantly, around the NHL's Southeast Division - walk this way... <!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> Marco Sturm #0 / Left Wing / ...
Sleektooned Blog Logos 5: Sunday evening edition!
In case you missed it, I'm doing a late-summer project that involves Sleektooning other SBN hockey blogs' logos. Earlier chapters: Part 1: Japers' Rink, Raw Charge, Nucks Misconduct.Part 2: The Copper & Blue, SB Nation St. Louis, Winging It In Motown.Part 3: In Lou We Trust, Matchsticks and...
Rambling thoughts on the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crash
I've kept quiet with the stories that have upset the hockey world this summer out of fear that making a quick, newsie like post was going to look more like opportunism than an actual attempt to share information. I had nothing relevant to add to the news of the passing of Derek Boogaard, Rick...
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