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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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Is Lightning rookie Andrei Vasilevskiy ready for big stage?

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What we know for certain is this: Medically speaking, Big Ben Bishop has a boo-boo. Except for that, things are vague. We know that Bishop has an owie, because he left the third period of Saturday night’s game twice. Because he didn’t talk after the game, and Bishop always talks. Because Tampa Bay Lighting Jon Cooper sat down in the press conference and immediately said he wasn’t talking about his goaltenders. With Game Three of the Stanley Cup Finals scheduled…

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Lightning resilient once again in Stanley Cup Playoffs

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They like to be surrounded. They love the doubts, the questions, the rolling of eyes. They like it when the skies look dark and the roads look crowded. They enjoy it when the praise is going toward the other guy, when the series is being conceded to them. Ah, yes. The Tampa Bay Lightning. When it is hardest for their fans, it is evidently the most fun for them. The Lighting got off the mat one more time Saturday night,…

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Is it time for Lightning fans to completely trust Ben Bishop

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The image of some goalies is of a conqueror. He stands in the goal, superior in victory, untarnished by the game. Some goalies leave the image of being bulletproof, the image of being invulnerable. Ben Bishop? You remember his head slouched. You remember him trudging from the ice. You remember him on those nights he has not measured up. Here, in the finest year a Tampa Bay goalie has ever had, perhaps it is time to recast that impression. He…

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Bolts’ Jon Cooper expects Game 7 to be close

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And so you ask Jon Cooper about Game Seven, and he tells you this: He just got here himself. When it comes to the ultimate game, Cooper isn’t exactly a grizzled veteran. Tonight will be only the second time he’s coached a Game Seven. He wasn’t here when Gordie Howe broke into the league, OK? โ€œMy experience in Game 7s in the NHL has been one, and that was Detroit,” said Cooper, the coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, after…

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Lightning players say MSG doesn’t intimidate them

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The building has teeth. It is old, and it is rusty, and you cannot help but think about the great players who have walked the corridors. It is big, and it is ancient, and its fans may have rabies. It is legendary, and it is intimidating, and it is oppressive. To an outsider, Madison Square Garden can be an arena where dreams die. Seven times, it has been host to a Game Seven, and each time, the New York Rangers…

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Despite series lead, Game Six is important

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It might as well be Game Seven, the captain says. It might as well be the final chapter. It might as well be time to do, or time to die. How important is it that the Tampa Bay Lightning closes out the New York Rangers in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight? To Steven Stamkos, it is as important as survival. Forget the one-game safety net. No one should pass up a chance to win. Think of it…

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