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Dreams put on hold as roster cuts continue

And then there were 32. The Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday announced they have reduced their roster down to 32 players after cutting 22 players from camp and rea ...
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Lightning sign emerging playmaker to an entry-level contract

With a veteran left-winger starting the season sidelined by injury, the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday announced that they ...
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Lightning strikes in electric 6-5 defeat of the Hurricanes

It was a night full of excitement as the Tampa Bay Lightning took the ice for the first time ever at the newly renamed ...
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The thunder rolled in Tampa on Saturday and the Lightning remain undefeated

The Tampa Bay Lightning were back on the ice at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday night for preseason game No. 4. They welcomed the Nashville Predators ...
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Mitchell Chaffee and Conor Geekie lead the Lightning to Victory

Hockey is back and the Lightning bolted into the 2025 season with a win in their first preseason game against the Carolina ...
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Tampa Bay Lightning to unlock the 2025-26 season without a key forward

When the Tampa Bay Lightning open their pre-season on September 22nd they will do without a key part of their roster. Left winger Nick Paul will not just miss p ...
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Scoring against this goalie is like dodging lightning in a summer storm

NHL players recently voted in an informal poll that determined the most difficult goalie to score against and the general consensus was that it's difficult to play when Lightning's in the area. The ...
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The Lightning Bolt to 2-0 with shootout victory!

The Tampa Bay Lightning are off to a hot start in 2025! After defeating the Carolina Hurricanes in game one of the preseason on Monday they were back on the ice ...
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The battle for the sunshine state creates pressure for Tampa Bay

If one were to ask any passionate hockey fan which team is currently dominating the National Hockey League, they would most likely say any Tampa Bay Lightning fan’s worst nemesis: the Florida Panthers ...
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Trade Deadline Primer: 7 players the Tampa Bay Lightning could acquire

The opportunity for the Tampa Bay Lightning to alter their roster via trade is soon to be closed as we approach the trade deadline on Monday at 3PM EST. GM Julien BriseBois’ trade deadline activity ...
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Three Reasons the Lightning Will Not Trade for Patrick Kane

Chicago’s Patrick Kane could be one of the biggest trade deadline acquisitions in recent memory. Every team in the NHL would want Patrick Kane on their team, especially for a Stanley Cup run. But for ...
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Predicting Tampa Bay Lightning Player Overalls for NHL 25

Another year, another NHL game tbat's released, and another year of guessing and criticizing the ratings players are given, either from being too high or too low. With the Lightning acquiring new ...