The Lightning, once one of the NHL's better shootout teams, lost 10 of 13 last year and sit 0-3 this year. ...more

October 27, 2009

Of all the moves (and moves, and moves) made last summer on Channelside Drive by the Lightning, one of the boldest kind of got overlooked. Well, there was a lot going on out there and it was tough to keep up. There were new owners, new coaches, and new players. ...more

September 24, 2008

While the Lightning created a couple of big splashes earlier this week, Wednesday was a day for the ripple effects. ...more

June 26, 2008

Lightning goaltender Marc Denis was placed on waivers Tuesday, the first step in the process to buy the netminder out of the final year of his contract. ...more

June 25, 2008

If everything goes as expected today, the National Hockey League will approve Oren Koules as the new owner of the Lightning. Once the deal officially closes later this month, life as we know it on Channelside Drive will have ended. ...more

June 18, 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

The glamour position in today's NHL no longer is distinguished by the finesse of Wayne Gretzky, the awe-inspiring end-to-end rushes of Bobby Orr, or even the grit of Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe. ...more

February 18, 2008

How Tampa Bay Ended Up Last In The East At The Break 1. The plight of Dan Boyle this season just about sums up how things have gone for Tampa Bay in the first half. From the moment an errant skate fell off its hook above Boyle's locker in September and severed three tendons in his wrist, the team must have felt like it has had a black cloud following it around. Boyle's absence was absorbed for the first quarter of the season, but as the season wore on, Tampa Bay's young core of defensemen wore down. ...more

January 26, 2008

That the placing of G Marc Denis on waivers has been a difficult transaction for everyone involved was echoed by Lightning GM Jay Feaster following Tampa Bay's 4-2 loss to Philadelphia. ...more

December 29, 2007

They don't do Viking funerals on Channelside Drive, even as a season and franchise are being consumed by fire. They quietly bury mistakes. ...more

December 29, 2007