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Bolts’ Ben Bishop guts one out with 36 saves in playoffs

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Not playing would have hurt him more than giving it a go. And so Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lighting strapped on his pads, and he limped toward the ice. There were times he looked to be in pain, other times in mere discomfort. But in the end, it was the Chicago Blackhawks who were in agony. And for Bishop, that was the finest relief of all. This is the one they will remember Bishop for, not his excellence against…

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Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop is either good to go, or he isn’t

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And now starting in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning…Marcel Marceau. Goaltender Ben Bishop, who is either hurt or he is not, who is either in agony or feeling waves of pleasure, met with the media Monday morning. He was happy to be there. Or not. The Tampa Bay Lightning continued to play it coy with Bishop’s availability for tonight’s Game Three. Bishop had to leave the ice twice in the third period of Saturday night’s game, then skipped the…

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Is Lightning rookie Andrei Vasilevskiy ready for big stage?

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What we know for certain is this: Medically speaking, Big Ben Bishop has a boo-boo. Except for that, things are vague. We know that Bishop has an owie, because he left the third period of Saturday night’s game twice. Because he didn’t talk after the game, and Bishop always talks. Because Tampa Bay Lighting Jon Cooper sat down in the press conference and immediately said he wasn’t talking about his goaltenders. With Game Three of the Stanley Cup Finals scheduled…

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Lightning resilient once again in Stanley Cup Playoffs

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They like to be surrounded. They love the doubts, the questions, the rolling of eyes. They like it when the skies look dark and the roads look crowded. They enjoy it when the praise is going toward the other guy, when the series is being conceded to them. Ah, yes. The Tampa Bay Lightning. When it is hardest for their fans, it is evidently the most fun for them. The Lighting got off the mat one more time Saturday night,…

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Is it time for Lightning fans to completely trust Ben Bishop

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The image of some goalies is of a conqueror. He stands in the goal, superior in victory, untarnished by the game. Some goalies leave the image of being bulletproof, the image of being invulnerable. Ben Bishop? You remember his head slouched. You remember him trudging from the ice. You remember him on those nights he has not measured up. Here, in the finest year a Tampa Bay goalie has ever had, perhaps it is time to recast that impression. He…

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Lightning to play Blackhawks for Stanley Cup

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Another round, another member of the Original Six. This time, it is the Chicago Blackhawks who can throw their history book at the Tampa Bay Lightning. Every round, the Lighting has had to face one of the oldest franchises in the history of the NHL. Detroit. Then Montreal. Then New York. And now Chicago. The Blackhawks reached the Stanley Cup Finals Saturday night when they beat the Anaheim Ducks, 5-3, in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Jonathan Toews…

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Lightning players say MSG doesn’t intimidate them

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The building has teeth. It is old, and it is rusty, and you cannot help but think about the great players who have walked the corridors. It is big, and it is ancient, and its fans may have rabies. It is legendary, and it is intimidating, and it is oppressive. To an outsider, Madison Square Garden can be an arena where dreams die. Seven times, it has been host to a Game Seven, and each time, the New York Rangers…

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