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Lightning stay busy, sign Victor Hedman to new eight-year contract extension

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Why doesn’t the NHL just hand Steve Yzerman the General Manager of the Year award for next year and be done with it? The amazing summer of the Tampa Bay Lightning continued Friday when defenseman Victor Hedman signed an eight-year contract extension for $63, two days after team captain Steve Stamkos did the same. Also in this summer, Yzerman has reached a peace with forward Jonathan Drouin, decided not to trade Ben Bishop for now and bought out unpopular defenseman…

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Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop leads Lightning to Eastern Conference finals

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He is in charge of turning off the lights. He is in charge of hammering in the final nail in the coffin, in charge of stepping on the necks, in charge of slamming the door. He is Ben Bishop, and what he does is end things. Bishop, the goaltender for the Tampa Bay Lightning, did it again Sunday. Once again, the Lightning had a chance to send an opponent home, and once again, he provided the directions. Bishop stopped all 28…

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Who has the edge: Breaking down the Lightning-Islanders series

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Who wins? The New York Islanders have John Taveres. The Tampa Bay Lightning have Victor Hedman. The Lightning won their first round in five games. The Islanders won three overtime games, two that went to double overtime. These teams play at Amalie Arena tonight (7 p.m.) and Saturday (3 p.m.) before traveling to the Islanders. So which team has the advantage? Forwards The Islanders have Taveres, who will be the most talented man on the ice. He led the Islanders…

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Lightning’s Ben Bishop suffers an off-night in loss to Islanders

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You could blame the defeat on the missing captain, Steven Stamkos. After all, it was only his second game since leaving with a blood clot. You could blame it on the absence of defenseman Anton Stralman, whose broken fibula kept him out again. Or, if you prefer, you could blame it on the uncharacteristic play of goaltender Ben Bishop, who was chased from the game after giving up five goals for only the second time all season. Bishop, who entered…

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Lightning loses 2nd in a row as defense springs leaks

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Some nights, you don’t look like a Rembrandt, either. The Tampa Bay Lightning lost its second straight game in Canada Tuesday night, losing a 4-2 game to Montreal to officially cool off the franchise. Tampa Bay had won 10 of 11 going into Monday night’s loss against Ottawa, a game when head coach Jon Cooper suggested that they can’t “all be a Picasso.” Tampa Bay has given up nine goals in two nights. Tampa Bay is 12-12-2 on the road this…

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Lightning close out first half with three-goal rally to beat Oilers

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The first half of the NHL season didn’t provide the Tampa Bay Lightning with a lot of reasons to brag. But, man, did the first half end with a bang. The Lightning scored three times in the third period Friday night to come from behind and beat Edmonton, 5-4. All three Lightning goals were last touched by an Edmonton player. But for once, Tampa Bay’s stars led the way. Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman and Steven Stamkos scored to lead the…

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Lightning to open next season at home against Philadelphia

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The chase begins anew on Oct. 8 when the Tampa Bay Lightning begins a fresh assault on the Stanley Cup. The Lightning, the NHL runner-up this season, will start their season with seven of their first 10 games on the road. They will finish the season with 15 of their last 25 on the road, including their last four. Tampa Bay struggled away from Amalie Arena in last year’s regular season, but they were the NHL’s best road team during…

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