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Tampa Bay Lightning Send Cory Conacher to Ottawa Senators for Goaltender Ben Bishop on Deadline Day
April 3rd, 2013 at 12:00 PM
***VIDEO1*** In a surprising move, the Tampa Bay Lightning have made a deal at the trade deadline for a goaltender. No, not Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks, long linked to Tampa Bay in trade rumors; not Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames, who reportedly would not report to a new team...

Tampa Bay Lightning Trade Marc-Andre Bergeron to the Carolina Hurricanes for Adam Hall and a 7th Round Pick
April 2nd, 2013 at 2:40 PM
***VIDEO1*** It was announced this morning that the Tampa Bay Lightning have traded defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Adam Hall -- lost to the Canes earlier this season on waivers -- and a 7th round pick in this summer's NHL entry draft. While this move left...

Nate Thompson Suspended Two Games for Hit to Head of Matt D’Agostini
March 30th, 2013 at 4:58 PM
***VIDEO1*** Tampa Bay Lightning center Nate Thompson has been suspended 2 games for an illegal check to the head of New Jersey Devils forward Matt D'Agostini during Friday night's 5-4 shootout victory. As noted in the suspension video by Brendan Shanahan, Thompson made D'Agostini's head the principal point of contact; however, D'Agostini...

Tampa Bay Lightning Center Nate Thompson Signs 4-Year Contract Extension
March 23rd, 2013 at 2:32 PM
***VIDEO1*** In a somewhat surprising move by Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman just as this afternoon's game with the Ottawa Senators was beginning, Lightning forward Nate Thompson has signed a 4-year, 6.4 million dollar extension to stay with the club.   Thompson's new deal with Tampa worth $1.6 M per year...

Brian Lee Waived by Tampa Bay Lightning
March 22nd, 2013 at 12:38 PM
***VIDEO1*** Like Adam Hall before him, Brian Lee has become a victim of circumstance. This morning, per Darren Dreger of TSN:   Rangers place Halpern, Caps place Crabb, Canes place Boychuk, Bolts place Lee on Waivers — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) March 22, 2013   Sure, he's become something of a scapegoat for the ills of this Tampa...

Anders Lindback Out Indefinitely with Sprained Right Ankle
March 21st, 2013 at 1:08 PM
***VIDEO1*** From Damian Cristodero this morning:   Lightning announces G Anders Lindback out indefinitely with a right ankle sprain. — Damian Cristodero (@LightningTimes) March 21, 2013 The injury to Lindback will test the organizational depth at the goaltending position, as a call-up will be made from AHL Syracuse Crunch (likely Cedrick Desjardins) and a corresponding...

Adam Hall Waived by Tampa Bay Lightning, Youth Movement Beginning?
March 15th, 2013 at 12:26 PM
***VIDEO1*** Perhaps the youth movement in Tampa Bay had already begun. After all, Cory Conacher, Alex Killorn, Ondrej Palat, Radko Gudas and Tyler Johnson are all currently on the Tampa Bay Lightning roster right now anyways, and Richard Panik made his debut earlier this season. But this afternoon, the Bolts made a move that...

Radko Gudas to Make NHL Debut as Tampa Bay Lightning Face Florida Panthers
March 12th, 2013 at 4:01 PM
***VIDEO1*** With the Tampa Bay Lightning floundering and struggling to maintain relevance in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, yet another rookie will make his NHL debut tonight, following Cory Conacher, Alex Killorn, Richard Panik, and Ondrej Palat from Norfolk to Syracuse to Tampa Bay. Radko Gudas, a right-shooting defenseman drafted in the 3rd...

Benoit Pouliot Leads Tampa Bay Lightning to 4-2 Win Over Toronto Maple Leafs
February 19th, 2013 at 10:28 PM
***VIDEO1*** Benoit Pouliot had three assists, a hot goaltender got pulled, and things got chippy in the end -- but most importantly, the Tampa Bay Lightning came away with a win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night in Tampa Bay for their second consecutive win. Even though the score didn't show...

Tampa Bay Lightning Re-Acquire Goaltender Cedrick Desjardins from Montreal Canadiens for Goalie Dustin Tokarski
February 14th, 2013 at 12:36 PM
***VIDEO1*** In a surprising move this afternoon, the Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that they have traded AHL goaltender Dustin Tokarski to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for goaltender Cedrick Desjardins. As per Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune, the move was made to solidify AHL goaltending which General Manager Steve Yzerman has...

Tampa Bay Lightning Return Home and Try to Snap Losing Streak Against Montreal Canadiens
February 12th, 2013 at 12:46 PM
Following an embarrassing 5-1 defeat to the New York Rangers on Sunday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning regrouped and finally headed back home to the much friendlier Tampa Bay Times Forum, where they will face off against the Montreal Canadiens tonight. The Bolts have lost four straight to the Atlantic Division, including...

Tampa Bay Lightning Continue Road Trip Against New York Rangers, Alex Killorn Set to Make NHL Debut
February 10th, 2013 at 4:26 PM
***VIDEO1*** Following the postponement of Saturday night's match-up against the Boston Bruins due to a statewide weather-related state of emergency in Massachusetts, the Tampa Bay Lightning hopped on a bus bound for Manhattan to face the New York Rangers tonight, in what would have been the back end of a back...

Tampa Bay Lightning Acquire Forward Jean-Francois Jacques from Florida Panthers
January 23rd, 2013 at 11:50 AM
***VIDEO1*** The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired left winger Jean-Francois Jacques from the Florida Panthers in exchange for future considerations. The move comes only a few days after Syracuse Crunch forwards Cory Conacher and Pierre-Cedric Labrie were kept up with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the start of the 2013 NHL season. Losing...

Syracuse Crunch Forwards Cory Conacher and Pierre-Cedric Labrie Make Opening Night Tampa Bay Lightning Roster
January 18th, 2013 at 1:20 PM
***VIDEO1*** With training camp over and the season set to begin tomorrow night at home versus the Washington Capitals for the Tampa Bay Lightning, it was decision time for Guy Boucher and the coaching staff in regards to which players from their AHL affiliate would make the jump to the big...

AHL Game Recap: Syracuse Crunch Fall Flat in 4-1 Loss to Rochester Americans
January 15th, 2013 at 8:00 PM
The Syracuse Crunch fell 4-1 to the Rochester Americans on Saturday night at the War Memorial Arena. Without reinging AHL MVP Cory Conacher and several other players called early to South Florida to participate in the Tampa Bay Lightning training camp, the Crunch struggled to generate sustained offense, managing only one...

AHL Game Recap: Syracuse Crunch Outlast Norfolk Admirals in 3-2 Shooutout Victory
January 12th, 2013 at 6:32 PM
***VIDEO1*** The Syracuse Crunch continued their winning ways last night at home versus the Norfolk Admirals, the team many of them played for in winning the Calder Cup last season. After a scoreless first period, Norfolk jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the second off a pair of power play...

AHL Game Recap: Syracuse Crunch Outplay Rochester Americans in 5-3 Win
January 11th, 2013 at 12:24 PM
The Syracuse Crunch finally found a way to defeat the Rochester Americans, though this time without one of their more skilled players. Forward Marcus Foligno was held out by the Amerks in anticipation of being invited to Buffalo Sabres training camp this weekend. The Crunch did the same with defenseman Keith...

Tampa Bay Lightning 1st Round Pick Slater Koekkoek Traded in OHL
January 10th, 2013 at 11:24 AM
***VIDEO1*** Tampa Bay  Lightning GM Steve Yzerman surprised many by following a run on defensemen early in the first round and selecting Peterborough Petes defender Slater Koekkoek 10th overall (whom many had ranked in the bottom half of the first round or even lower) instead of the much more highly rated...

Question of the Week: Who is the Villain of the Lockout?
December 14th, 2012 at 8:45 PM
Our friends over at Raw Charge run a segment called the "Question of the Week", where lead editor John Fontana poses a question to the Lightning blogosphere and then reposts the answers. This weeks food for thought was pointing the finger at one person or entity responsible for the ongoing 2012-2013 lockout,...

AHL Game Preview: Syracuse Crunch Vs. Adirondack Phantoms
December 13th, 2012 at 11:15 AM
***VIDEO1*** The Crunch will travel to Adirondack to face the Phantoms, the top AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday. After Wednesday's 4-3 victory over the Binghamton Senators, the Crunch held on to the top spot in the Eastern Conference in the AHL with an overall record of 15-6-1-2. Adirondack is surprisingly...