The only thing missing from the Lightning training room lately is a maitre d' stand to inform patrons of how long the wait will be for an available table. ...more

November 23, 2008

Vinny Lecavalier wants to know if he's ready, he wants to find out for himself whether or not his surgically repaired right shoulder is healed enough to take contact. ...more

September 26, 2008

The start of free agency is like Christmas morning in July around the NHL. ...more

July 1, 2008

As cell phones across the NHL no doubt continue to ring in all sorts of unusual tones as general managers call each other with trade proposals and media members ask about rumors, things hit a relative calm Friday. ...more

February 23, 2008

Perhaps Thursday became the official stopping point of necks craning to check the scoreboard. ...more

February 22, 2008

IN THE SYSTEM In the franchise's 15-year history, the Lightning have drafted 16 goaltenders, none of whom developed into a true No.1, although Karri Ramo and 2006 first-round pick Riku Helenius show promise. ...more

February 19, 2008

Vinny Prospal dropped to his knees and pumped both arms as he slid toward the sideboards seconds after scoring the winning goal Tuesday in Tampa Bay's 3-2 victory against Montreal. ...more

February 13, 2008

At some point, a season is lost and it's time to look ahead. Practices, morning skates and even the games themselves become more about evaluation for next season and developing young players than about hanging on by a thread to a no-longer-realistic chance to participate in the postseason. ...more

February 5, 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

There might come a day in the not-so-distant future when the Lightning's ongoing evaluation of Karri Ramo's potential to become a No. 1 goalie in the NHL will begin to mean more than the team's position in the Southeast Division standings. ...more

January 22, 2008