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Lightning ticket policy leaves Blackhawk fans on outside, angry

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With money in his hand, does a sports fan have a right to buy a ticket? And what if it is in the home of the enemy? That seems to be at the core of the conversation in the hours before the Stanley Cup gets under way. The relatively new ticket policy of the Tampa Bay Lightning, which restricts the purchase of their tickets, is being discussed again. A lot of Chicago Blackhawk fans, it seem, are upset they will…

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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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