When it comes to putting together line combinations, Lightning coach John Tortorella traditionally has avoided putting all his biscuits in one basket in the hopes more than one line would put the biscuit in the basket. ...more

February 2, 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

Once again, just as the Lightning began to generate the flicker of a belief that the worst might be behind them, they stumbled badly Thursday in an 8-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators at the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

January 25, 2008

The inside of the Lightning locker room is a living, breathing, evolving entity. It's a 20-headed being that sometimes pulls in 20 different directions, particularly during times of strife. ...more

January 24, 2008

What in the name of Alexei Yashin is going on with NHL contracts these days? ...more

January 14, 2008

The billets being passed out Thursday night featured a heavyweight bout between two of the best hockey players in the world, a top-level battle between superstars Vinny Lecavalier and Sidney Crosby. ...more

January 11, 2008

Sidney Crosby was 10 when Vinny Lecavalier was proclaimed the future Michael Jordan of hockey in 1998 by former Tampa Bay Lightning owner Art Williams. ...more

January 10, 2008

The reason for the season ended Tuesday, leaving the Lightning in the mood for receiving rather than giving. ...more

December 26, 2007

The reason for the season ended Tuesday, leaving the Lightning in the mood for receiving rather than giving. ...more

December 25, 2007

Trade rumors always seem to run rampant this time of year, with the holiday roster freeze (Wednesday-Dec. 27) on the horizon. How do the rumors get started? It could be that word of a preliminary or "touching-base" conversation between general managers or other members of the front office gets leaked, or an agent catches wind that his client might be being shopped and wants the world to know it, or an intrepid reporter surveys a team's situation and throws out a logical name or two for public consideration. ...more

December 16, 2007