Lightning fans, don't get too attached to the current roster. As if it wasn't obvious before Saturday's loss to Florida, Tampa Bay is not going to make the playoffs this season. That's no real revelation, I know. It's more like reality now. ...more

February 4, 2008

A loss like this at this time of year for a team still confident in its postseason destiny could, perhaps, be shrugged off as one of those unlucky games. But for the Lightning, whose playoff dream seems to fade a little each day, Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers was more than merely a stumbling block. ...more

February 3, 2008

The Lightning showed early Thursday that if they are going to go down this season, they are going to go down fighting. ...more

February 1, 2008

On Jan. 17, 2004, the Lightning recorded a team-record 51 shots on goal in a game against the Florida Panthers. Tampa Bay lost. ...more

January 31, 2008

The future was very much on the mind of Lightning GM Jay Feaster last week as he attended the Top Prospects Game in Edmonton, Alberta. ...more

January 30, 2008

Lately, Lightning coach John Tortorella's desire for production up and down the lineup has been fulfilled. It happened again Tuesday in a 4-3 victory against Edmonton. ...more

January 23, 2008

The first 19 minutes, 37 seconds of the third period Tuesday felt like a blur to the Lightning. But at the end, things came a little more into focus. ...more

January 9, 2008

Lightning defensemen Doug Janik and Mike Lundin might feel a little isolated this afternoon when the team arrives in Ottawa. As the only two American-born players on the Tampa Bay roster, the pair will feel outnumbered when the U.S. takes on Canada this afternoon in the semifinals of the World Junior Championships, a game that will be televised live at 2 p.m. on the NHL Network. ...more

January 4, 2008

The Lightning announced Saturday that C Chris Gratton is out for two weeks to recover from a hip injury. ...more

December 16, 2007

TAMPA Whether the Lightning were winning the Stanley Cup or merely scrapping for all they were worth merely to make the playoffs, one thing remained a lucky constant over the past three seasons. ...more

December 15, 2007