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Lightning clobbered again, this time by Vancouver, as skid continues

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It wasn’t just that the Tampa Bay Lightning were beaten Thursday night. They were clobbered. Again. The Lightning took it on the chin, 5-1, against the Vancouver Canucks, marking their sixth loss in seven games (and seventh in nine games). During their seven-game skid, the Bucs have given up five goals in four different games. “First of all, I don’t even remember losing games by four goals, ever,” said Lightning coach Jon Cooper. “Maybe one a year. We’re losing them…

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Boston Bruins blow out slumping Tampa Bay Lightning

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Suddenly, the Tampa Bay Lightning is in a slump. Tampa Bay lost its second consecutive game Sunday afternoon, and its third in its last four games, with a 4-1 bashing at the hands of the Boston Bruins. “Our guys gamed it out,” said coach Jon Cooper. “Really, it was just a nothing game, we were having a good road game and then it basically was blown assignments. That’s the tough part. We lose the center on the first (goal). We…

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Lightning wins comeback in opening game of 2016-17 season

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It wasn’t just the key names on the big contracts who came through for the Tampa Bay Lighting in their season-opening victory Thursday night. It was Jonathan Drouin, who seems intent on taking up where he left off in last year’s playoffs. It was Brian Boyle, who seems to score only big goals. It was the power-play, which was 28th in the league a year ago, that find the net three times in the Lightning’s 6-4 comeback victory over the…

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Lightning takes 3-1 lead over Detroit behind Nikita Kucherov’s goals

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How do you say “resiliency” in Russian? How do you say “breakout star?” Perhaps it is time that the Tampa Bay Lighting learned. After all, considering the way that Nikita Kucherov took over Game Four of their NHL Stanley Cup series, all of Tampa Bay may be soon be speaking the language. Kucherov scored two goals and had an assist to lead the Bolts to a 3-2 lead over the Detroit Red Wings Saturday night. That gives Kucherov five goals…

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Lightning wins after calling up Jonathan Drouin from minors

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Sometimes, the truth is better than fiction. Sometimes, you couldn’t write stuff like this. Jonathan Drouin, banished to the minors, suspended and almost written off, salvaged his season Thursday night. Drouin scored the game-winning goal Saturday night in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 3-2 victory over New Jersey. The twice-suspended Drouin, who swore he would never again play for the Bolts, was promoted earlier in the day and scored in a 4-2 victory. “It wasn’t just the goal,” said coach Jonathan…

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Lightning promotes twice-suspended forward Jonathan Drouin

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It’s a long way from happily ever after, but Jonathan Drouin is a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning once again. Under the heading of “things-you-never-thought-you-would-see” is Drouin, who has been suspended twice this season, returning to the parent club. Drouin left the Syracuse Crunch, demanded a trade and was suspended, then returned and was reinstated, then missed a practice and was suspended again. But the Bolts need firepower in the absence of Steven Stamkos, who just had surgery to…

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Lightning lifts suspension of unhappy forward Jonathan Drouin

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The staredown is over. Jonathan Drouin is a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning organization again. For how long, who knows? The Lightning announced Monday that Drouin’s holdout is over, and he is supposed to report for practice with the Syracuse Crunch today. Drouin had been suspended since Jan. 20, and his agent said that he would not continue with the Lighting “in any capacity.” However, general manager Steve Yzerman did not complete a trade of Drouin, meaning he faced…

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