Former Lightning G Olie Kolzig jokingly walked the hallways outside the locker room Tuesday morning, wearing attire typically reserved for the road team on game day. ...more

March 18, 2009

D MATT LASHOFF: A 6-foot-2, 200-pound former first-round draft pick in 2005 with offensive potential, he currently is sidelined up to 10 days with a cut to the back of his leg. Lashoff will remain in AHL Norfolk until healthy. ...more

March 5, 2009

The Tampa Bay Lightning struck a flurry of deals just before the NHL trade deadline, most notably reaching an agreement to send veteran forward Mark Recchi to the Boston Bruins in a multi-player trade. ...more

March 4, 2009

Minus their top two goalies, and only hours removed from having their top two defensemen shut down for the year, the Lightning still managed to take a fight to the road-savvy New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. ...more

February 20, 2009

Mike McKenna's story is why we love sports. His journey from unsigned draftee and East Coast Hockey League free agent to pitching a shutout in his second NHL start Saturday is the kind of inspirational path to make even casual fans stand up and applaud. ...more

February 9, 2009

Following the loss of G Olie Kolzig for the season to surgery to repair a ruptured biceps tendon, the Lightning are left with little depth in net in terms of backup experience. ...more

January 30, 2009

As he sat at his locker stall peeling off clothing and tape following Thursday's morning skate, Paul Ranger threw his equipment into his gear bag instead of hanging things up behind him. ...more

January 2, 2009

Tampa Bay interim coach Rick Tocchet wants to make sure the Lightning keep their heads in the game, something he saw work well in the last game in Pittsburgh. ...more

December 27, 2008

The holiday travel plans for Lightning G Karri Ramo were disrupted twice this week, having to scuttle plans to meet friends in Las Vegas after getting called up to Tampa Bay when G Olie Kolzig came down with an undisclosed upper-body injury. ...more

December 24, 2008

Tampa Bay's transaction wire continues to crackle with life. The Lightning placed D Mike Lundin on waivers Friday, sending him back to Tampa while he waits to see if he clears. Also, RW Steve Downie was reassigned to AHL Norfolk. In addition, LW Matt Pettinger was activated from injured reserve and C Zenon Konopka's status changed from an emergency recall to a regular recall. ...more

December 13, 2008