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Lightning moves into Tampa Bay Bucs’ neighborhood

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So this is how the other half lives? The move to a new neighborhood has been swift for Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper. From extraordinary to ordinary. From magnificent to mediocre. Why, these days,  Cooper might as well be Bucs’ coach Lovie Smith. Like Smith, Cooper’s team is one game under .500. Like Smith, Cooper’s team is beaten up. On the Lightning’s injured list: Ryan Callahan, Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and Jonathan Drouin. On the Bucs’ injured list: Vincent…

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Lightning lose third straight as their scoring struggles continue

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The Tampa Bay Lightning is officially in a slump now. Who knows when they will find their way out of it? The Lightning lost their third straight game Thursday night, something that never happened a year ago. They have scored only one goal in that run, something that never happened a year ago. They lost at home, something that rarely happened a year go. And what in the world is going on? You can call it a rough patch, but…

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So far, Lightning are among the NHL’s worst penalty-killing units

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In the constant tinkering that is the NHL season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a little work to do. In particular, their penalty kills needs some fine-tuning. Yikes. Despite a solid start this season, the Lightning is next-to-the last in the penalty kill at 58.3 percent, ahead of only Minnesota (40 percent). Last year, Tampa Bay was seventh in the league with an 87.7 percent kill rate. The Boston Bruins, in a 6-3 loss, scored two power plays, one 18…

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Tampa Bay Lightning begins long journey through another hockey season

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The journey starts again Thursday night. This year, there will be different potholes, and different hazards. The traffic flow will be different. There will be new slumps and new injuries, nights when the penalty kill doesn’t work, nights when the power play is off, nights when a rough patch of ice diverts the puck. This is the new season of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and, no, this year’s destination isn’t necessarily where last season ended. A year ago, the Lightning…

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Blackhawks shut out Lightning in deciding Stanley Cup game

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Perhaps they were too young. Perhaps they were too inexperienced. Perhaps their scoring went dry at the wrong time. Perhaps they were too hurt or too inexperienced or too inconsistent. Perhaps they were only the second best team in hockey. For whatever reason, a season died Monday night. For the first time in 270 days, there is no tomorrow. For the first time in 108 games, they have run out of time. It all ended for the Tampa Bay Lightning…

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Isn’t it time Steven Stamkos was a threat again?

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Once, he was feared. Once, he was dangerous. Once, he made goaltenders nervous and kept coaches up at night. Once, he was Steven Stamkos. Lately, not so much. It has been a very long time since Stamkos was a threat. At this point, no one is sure he can still lift his arms in celebration. Stamkos has not scored for the Tampa Bay Lightning since May. That blistering shot of his has been AWOL for eight straight games now. At a…

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Ben Bishop collides with Victor Hedman, Lightning reel

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TAMPA He was the last guy on the ice that Ben Bishop was worried about. After all, he is one of the good guys. Most nights, Bishop has no greater ally on the Tampa Bay Lightning than Victor Hedman, the big defenseman of the Lightning. Most nights, he’s the guy who clears out trouble. But this time, it was Hedman who was bearing down on Bishop. He did not see him, and he could not hear him as Bishop yelled.…

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