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Lightning hockey coverage dominating local newspapers

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The exhilarating Tampa Bay Lightning win over the Chicago Blackhawks is dominating local newspapers. Even as lunchtime approached Wednesday morning, both the Tampa Bay Times and the Tampa Tribune’s websites showed headlines of Tuesday night’s triumph front and center. The Times is leading the coverage with not one, but four headlines pertaining to the Lightning’s Game 3 win. The Bolts, largely dominated in the first two periods, managed to eek out a win, thanks in part to super goalie Ben…

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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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Bob Buckhorn’s foot-in-mouth problem

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Chicagoans don’t like Tampa very much right now. And that’s not just because their beloved Blackhawks got bested by the Tampa Bay Lightning in Saturday’s Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals. It’s because they can’t buy tickets to playoff games at Amalie Arena. Owners have a controversial policy that includes not selling tickets to people with out-of-state addresses. In an interview about the policy prior to Game 2, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn likely made it worse. “We didn’t want…

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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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Don’t call Lightning playoff game against Chicago a must-win

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Look, it’s a want-to-win game. It’s a it-would-feel-good-to-win game. It’s a wouldn’t-this-series-look-nice-tied game. But a must win? No, the players of the Tampa Bay Lightning stop short of calling it a must win. Why, they could lose this game, and all they would have to do would be to win four out of five, three of those on the road. They could lose this, and they would still have time. There is a difference between being on a cliff, after…

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Lightning needs a bit player to take a major role in Cup

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In chess, there are times you have to take another player with a pawn. In blackjack, you have to win sometimes with a 15. And in hockey, sometimes you need a goal from a bit player. Ask the Tampa Bay Lightning, one of the two teams left standing, It would be a very nice thing indeed to get a goal from an unexpected source. A fourth-liner. A defenseman. A bit player seizing a moment. Someone. Hey, even supporting actors have…

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