Lightning lineup in Loveland vs. Phoenix

There is an old saying in hockey, ‘live by the sword, and die by the sword.’ Finally Steve “the hack” Downie got what was coming to him when Chris Neil got him last night. Eventually if you run around the ice dishing out cheap hit someone is going to smoke you. I still think that Jack Johnson did the hockey world a favor when he elbowed Downie in the World Junior Championship...

from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun, The Senators finally got even with Steve Downie. Dean McAmmond might be long gone, but Downie’s cheap shot from two years ago (earning him a 20-game suspension) wasn’t forgotten last night. Chris Neil nailed Downie, a Tampa Bay Lightning winger, with 6:04 left in the third period of a 3-1 pre-season win last night in front of a...

At age 10, Vincent Lecavalier wore a leather zip-up tie to his minor hockey games in Île-Bizard, Que. Now 29, he still garners high marks for his attire. Should Lecavalier be recognized as the NHL's best dressed player?

The defenseman looks for a rebound after a painful first season with the Lightning.

Tampa Bay finished second-to-last in the NHL with just 66 points last season and suffered the embarrassment of bringing head coach Barry Melrose out of retirement only to fire him after the Bolts got off to a 5-7-4 start to the season. Rick Tocchet took over coaching duties and despite leading the Lightning to a 19-33-14 mark the rest of the way, will be back behind the bench in 2009-10.

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Jeff Halpern scored both goals for Tampa Bay in the Lightning's 2-1 win over Phoenix in preseason action.

Tampa Bay Lightning co-owner Len Barrie reiterated Tuesday that he is still trying to work on a deal to buy out fellow co-owner Oren Koules despite the league stating Monday that Barrie's exclusive 60-day window has closed.

Jeff Halpern had two goals for Tampa Bay and James Wright added two assists as the Lightning defeated the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 on Tuesday night.