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Tampa Bay Lightning has 10 players represented in World Cup

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Say this about the Tampa Bay Lightning. The team has a world of talent. For instance, check the rosters of the World Cup of Hockey that is coming up. Nikita Kucherov, Vladislav Namestnikov and Andrej Vasilveskiy have been named to represent Russia in the tournament. Ondrej Palat and Andrej Sustr have been named to the Czech team. The No. 1 defensive pairing of Victor Hedman and Anton Stralman are on Team Sweden and Steven Stamkos, the captain, is on Team…

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Lightning gets two goals from Tyler Johnson to win eighth straight

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For most of the season, he has been missing from the ice. Just when you thought it might happen again after suffering a gash to the forehead Sunday night, however, Tampa Bay’s Tyler Johnson stood tall. Johnson, who has played in only 26 games this season, had the first two-goal game of the season Monday night in a 2-1 victory over Toronto. Johnson, who had a terrific season a year ago, had scored only nine goals coming into the game. It…

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As trade deadline passes, Lightning holds onto Jonathan Drouin

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Jonathan Drouin continues to hold out, and the Tampa Bay Lightning continues to hold on. If Drouin was hoping that the end of his days with the Lightning would come to a close during Monday’s NHL Trading Deadline, he was disappointing. Despite as many as 10 teams interested, according to reports, the Lightning chose not to move him. “Any opportunity I was talking about in the last couple of months were for for things that wouldn’t help us between now and end…

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Lightning wins another, stretches streak to six straight in Boston

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The Tampa Bay Lightning is playing as if it will never lose again. The Bolts won their sixth straight game Sunday night, sweeping past the Boston Bruins with relative ease, 4-1. Ryan Callahan scored twice for Tampa Bay. Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn each scored once. For Stamkos, it was his sixth straight game of scoring a goal and his 28th of the season. Callahan has had a tough year, but this was his fourth goal in the last four…

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Lightning streaks to fifth straight victory over tired Devils

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The New Jersey Devils were tired. So the Tampa Bay Lightning, as giving as possible, turned out the lights. The Devils, playing their second game in as many nights, could hardly compete with the fresh Lightning Friday night. Tampa Bay won 4-0, winning its fifth straight game. The Lightning has 64 points, tied with Boston for second place in the Atlantic Division. The Lightning visit the Bruins on Sunday night. In this one, goaltender Ben Bishop stopped all 21 shots…

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Lightning wraps up defenseman Braydon Coburn with new deal

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The Tampa Bay Lightning got a signature Friday afternoon, but it wasn’t the one they wanted the most. No, it wasn’t Steven Stamkos. It wasn’t even holdout rookie Jonathan Drouin. It was, instead, defenseman Braydon Coburn. Tampa Bay signed Coburn, 30, to a three-year deal that will keep him from being a free agent this summer. The deal is good for $3.7 million per season. Coburn has played in 60 games with the Lightning this season, recording one goal and…

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Lightning would like to trade Jonathan Drouin in quick order

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The holdout by Tampa Bay forward Jonathan Drouin has entered its second month. It could be over soon, however. Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman told the Tampa Bay Times that, all things being equal, he would like to trade Drouin by Monday’s trade deadline. Reports are that as many as 10 teams are interested. Drouin demanded a trade after a slow start to the season. He was suspended Jan. 20 after refusing to show for a Syracuse game. “A lot…

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