The start of free agency is like Christmas morning in July around the NHL. ...more

July 1, 2008

It did not take Tampa Bay long to realize it could not spell MVP without Vinny Prospal. ...more

June 24, 2008

Looking hip and sounding confident, new Lightning owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie made several bold statements in their first official news conference Monday at the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

June 23, 2008

Two tours of duty might not be enough for Vinny Prospal. Tampa Bay acquired the negotiating rights to Prospal from the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday in exchange for a seventh-round pick in this weekend's draft. If the Lightning sign Prospal to a contract, Tampa Bay also will send a fourth-round pick in the 2009 draft to Philadelphia. ...more

June 19, 2008

You'd most likely expect to read an account right now of how the Lightning traded their best defenseman for a draft pick and pair of used sweat socks. It's what we've been conditioned to expect would happen. But then, you don't start a major rebuilding project by trading a player such as Dan Boyle. ...more

February 26, 2008

The Philadelphia Flyers bolstered their banged-up lineup by acquiring high-scoring forward Vinny Prospal in a trade with the Lightning on Monday night. ...more

February 25, 2008

For moments during Saturday's game the Lightning looked like the Lightning of old. ...more

February 24, 2008

A year's worth of frustration might finally be brewing to the top as Tampa Bay remains at the bottom. ...more

February 21, 2008

The City of Brotherly Love has been downright neighborly to the Lightning through the past few seasons. ...more

February 15, 2008

Vinny Prospal dropped to his knees and pumped both arms as he slid toward the sideboards seconds after scoring the winning goal Tuesday in Tampa Bay's 3-2 victory against Montreal. ...more

February 13, 2008