Paul Ranger eyed down Rodney Pelley in the corner as the two bore down on a loose puck along the wall during the season opener against New Jersey. Each player lowered their shoulder in preparation for full-force contact in a 50/50 battle for the puck. ...more

October 10, 2007

It has been two games. It has been 120 minutes of hockey. It is way too early to look too far down the road. ...more

October 8, 2007

You already know about the Big 4 and their significant contributions. But if the Lightning are to challenge for the Southeast Division title and make a deep postseason run, these five players must step up their game: ...more

October 3, 2007

The training room inside the Lightning locker room resembled a corner coffee house during the preseason - it's where everyone seemed to assemble. ...more

October 2, 2007

The Lightning are 19 days, five preseason games, two exhibition wins (and two losses) into training camp. Well, technically, training camp is finished. There are no more preseason games, only three practice sessions before Thursday's opener against New Jersey. ...more

October 1, 2007

Tampa Bay ended the preseason with a thud, dropping a 5-1 decision to Dallas on Saturday to end the exhibition season with a 2-2-1 record. ...more

September 30, 2007

What was originally thought to be back spasms for Lightning C Ryan Craig turned out to be a herniated disc, and Craig is out indefinitely. ...more

September 25, 2007

The damage to Lightning defenseman Dan Boyle's left wrist turned out to be three times worse than originally diagnosed. ...more

September 24, 2007