Before the Lightning hit the ice for a practice in preparation for Sunday's showdown with conference-leading Boston, the team held a meeting to address exactly how the final quarter of the season should be approached. ...more

February 22, 2009

Despite rumors of the Lightning's financial situation sitting on shaky ground, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Tampa Bay's ownership group is on solid footing. ...more

February 20, 2009

The Lightning's slumping offense needed a jolt. Enter Marty St. Louis. Tampa Bay's No. 1 spark plug led a four-goal, first-period outburst Thursday en route to a 6-4 victory against Toronto. St. Louis had a goal and three assists - all in the opening 20 minutes - to set a career high with four points in a period, which also ties the franchise mark done three other times. The three assists in the first period also tied a franchise record, a mark St. Louis has now reached three times. ...more

February 13, 2009

Pavel Kubina looks around the rink and all he sees are ghosts. ...more

February 13, 2009

On the ice, Mike Smith remained silent on Monday. Off the ice, however, it was finally revealed that Smith is suffering from post-concussion syndrome, which has kept the team's No. 1 goaltender out of action since Jan. 30. When he'll return is unclear as Smith said he's been suffering from the symptoms for at least a month, but he didn't report the problem to the team medical staff until he was pulled from a start on Jan. 30. ...more

February 9, 2009

TAMPA When Rick Tocchet was promoted — I guess we'd call it that — to head coach of the Lightning on Nov. 14, we can all agree he was handed a basically impossible job. The circus stunt experiment with Barry Melrose had been a disaster. The roster was an incompatible mess of ill-matched players, and no one was sure what could be done to fix it. ...more

February 8, 2009

The hole is deep, and the task in front of them is imposing. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, now or never time is at hand. ...more

February 7, 2009

Fifty games into his 20th season, Mark Recchi feels like a 30-year-old again. ...more

February 1, 2009

The beauty of hockey lies in the speed, skill and passion of the game. Things happen quickly in the sport, often at a breakneck pace. ...more

February 1, 2009

In every conceivable way, the Lightning let opportunity after opportunity slip away. ...more

January 31, 2009