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Rangers get to Lightning, Ben Bishop for 5 goals

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There for a while, he was Patrick Roy. For all of the adjectives spent on the magnificent Triplets, for all of the prose pointed at the great Tyler Johnson, he was the constant of the Tampa Bay Lightning. They would point Ben Bishop toward the net, and he would turn into Martin Brodeur. Or maybe Dominic Hasik. Or Terry Sawchuk. There was something smothering about Bishop, who seemed to fill the open spots between the pipes just fine. He was…

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NFL stars are paid less than you might think

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So you envy the quarterback his money, huh? You think it would be fine to be paid like the wide receiver? Or the defensive end? Maybe the cornerback? Oh, those guys aren’t missing meals. But if you’re talking about the top paid athletes on the planet, there are other athletes worth envying. The point guard, maybe. Or the the outfielder. Or the goaltender. As it turns out, the NFL is only the fifth highest scoring sports league on the planet,…

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Triplets shine as Lightning offense blows up in playoffs

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If it were not for the talk about all things Tyler Johnson, then the nation would be talking about the playoffs that Ondrej Palatย is having. After all, Palat has six goals in this post-season himself. He continues to be the glue of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s sizzling Triplets line. He continues to be the balance. And if it was not for Palat, then people might be talking about Nikita Kucherov. After all, it was Kucherov that ripped the winning goal…

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Does America want the Lightning to succeed?

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You see the charm in the story. You see the electricity in the players. You see the passion in the stands. More and more, you love this story of the Tampa Bay Lightning. But do they love it in the big city? And do you care? The Lightning has reached the Final Four of the NHL, at which time teams seem to turn into popularity contests. In New York, do they find the charm in the story of the Lightning?…

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Has Tyler Johnson become the Lightning’s best player?

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By the time he scored his first goal, racing down the open ice ahead of Marty St. Louis to notch a short-handed goal, someone had already brought up the notion. By the time he scored his second one, faking a pass and then lining a beautiful top-shelf goal, it was a full-blown debate. By the time he scored his third one, crashing the crowded net and poking the puck into the goal, there may have been no dissenting votes. Just…

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The Lightning gathers itself, ousts Montreal in Game Six

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TAMPA There were questions. There were doubts. For crying out loud, there was Carey Price. It seems as if the world was ganging up on the Tampa Bay Lightning, a team that had lost two in a row and had the highlights of its season forgotten. The Montreal Canadiens had captured the momentum of their NHL playoff series against the Bolts, and although Tampa Bay had a 3-2 lead, that seemed like a mere technicality to those who preferred to…

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Huge Game Six looms after Bolts lose

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On this side, there is a team with the series lead. On that side, there is a team with the series momentum. And there you have it. On Tuesday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning will play in one of the most pressurized games in its history when it plays at home against the historic Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens won their second straight game of the series Saturday night in Montreal, taking a 2-1 decision when, for the third straight game,…

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