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Lightning loses another game in familiar fashion to Flames

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Have you heard this one before? The Tampa Bay Lightning get off to a terrible start. They do not score enough. Ben Bishop plays a good game but loses. They lose when they had a chance to get back into the playoff race. Yeah, so what else is new? The Lightning lost a 3-1 game to Calgary Tuesday night, getting off to a poor start and, in the words of coach Jon Cooper, “chasing the game” the rest of the…

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Now it’s young Jonathan Drouin unhappy with Lightning

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There are a lot of reasons to be unhappy if you are a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The team cannot gain traction on the season. The scoring has disappeared. Injuries continue. This year’s schedule seems to have more teeth than last year’s. For goodness’ sake, is anybody happy? The latest reason to ask is that talented Jonathan Drouin — evidently unhappy with his role — has asked to be traded. The response? Take a number. It’s easy to…

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Tampa Bay loses another home game, this time to Rangers

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The Tampa Bay Lightning still would like to think of itself as one of the elite teams of the NHL. Frankly, it’s getting more difficult. The Lightning fell once again Wednesday night, losing 5-2 to a New York Rangers team that had lost eight in a row on the road. The defeat left Tampa Bay at 18-16-4, in 10th place in the East and three points out of the playoffs. It also lowered the Bolts’ home record to 9-8-2, equalling…

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Unlikely minor leaguers lift Lightning to win over Ottawa

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It may have been the most unlikely goal in Tampa Bay Lightning history. You might say it was a shot clear from Syracuse. On the other hand, it provided the winning shot in a 5-2 victory over Ottawa on Sunday afternoon. On a team with as much firepower as the Lightning’s when it came into the year, could you ever have imagined a goal like that? Mike Angelidis scores on a pass from Mike Blunden and one from Jonathan Marchessault. Quick: Does…

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Shorthanded Lightning struggles to score against Capitals

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After his team’s latest defeat, the frustration was evident on the case of Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper. The Lightning dropped a 2-1 decision to the Washington Capitals Saturday night, and their record fell to 14-13-3. The team has now lost 67 man-games to injury this year. This time, the Bolts lost Jonathan Drouin in pregame and Ondrej Palat early in the game. “I’m speechless this keeps happening,” Cooper said. “This isn’t October anymore. This is almost Christmas.” The…

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Lightning signs a contract extension…with coach Jon Cooper

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In a season that has been all about turmoil, the Tampa Bay Lightning found a bit of stability on Friday. The Lighting signed coach Jon Cooper to a multi-year extension Friday. The timing of the extension was interesting. Most of the interest in this off-season has been with the ongoing negotiations between the team and star Steven Stamkos. But as the Lightning struggled, perhaps general manager Steve Yzerman saw the need to let his team know that the man behind…

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Lightning falls back to .500 after late loss to Islanders

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The Tampa Bay Lightning continue to try to get a foothold on their hockey season. Perhaps a three-game winning streak had convinced you that the Lightning had awakened. Not so much. The Lightning lost their second straight Saturday night, blowing a two-goal lead and falling 3-2 to the New York Islanders. John Tavares scored the only goal of the third period to snap a 2-2 tie. Tampa Bay had jumped to a lead on a goal by Alex Killorn and,…

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