The consensus number one pick of the upcoming 2008 NHL Entry Draft is Sarnia Sting Center Steven Stamkos. With the Tampa Bay Lightning holding that pick it has been obvious that the club would select Stamkos. How obvious?
Original Story: http://wickedwrister.com/?p=98.

After being the number one star in Tampa Bay's 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens, Vinny Prospal was still pissed. Unhappy after being demoted from Vinny Lecavalier's and Martin St. Louis' line for a few games, he let his feelings be known about the people who made the decision to give him   more...
Original Story: http://wickedwrister.com/?p=68.

It seems as if the sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning to Hollywood mogul Oren Koules and OK Hockey will be completed after all. The sale was in jeopardy when French bank Societe Generale who agreed to lend to Koules was rocked by the largest trading scandal and fraud in bank history....This deal looks   more...
Original Story: http://nhlbusinessblog.blogspot.com/2008....

It's sauce time! Hot sauce that is. Screaming Sports' Hugh Duckwall breaks down any and all ongoing stories within the Eastern Conference. And just because a team is in the playoffs doesn't mean they're the biggest story by default...
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The Flyers defeated the Lightning 3-2 in what proved to be an exciting contest. The Flyers were led offensively by Jeff Carter, who scored a pair of goals, the second one the game winner in the final two minutes. Martin Biron had a nice game in goal, stopping 23 shots. The win kept the Flyers in   more...
Original Story: http://allthingsphillysports.blogspot.co....

The Brad Richards saga is one that Lightning fans (yes, we have fans here) have been dealing with since Fredrik Modin was shipped off to Columbus for a $3M minor league goaltender in Marc Denis.
Original Story: http://wickedwrister.com/?p=79.

This is my fresh off the presses article on how I saw the NHL reach the point of almost obscurity it is at today.
Original Story: http://dormanium.blogspot.com/2008/04/dr....

Despite talk to the contrary, The Montreal Gazette's Pat Hickey believes that there's is little to no chance that Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vincent Lecavalier will be traded to the Montreal Canadiens.
Original Story: http://rumormethis.com/rumors/player-rum....

The Ogre completes his Florida swing with a look at the slumping Tampa Bay Lightning and what they might be able to do to fix what's ailing them.
Original Story: http://thenhlarenaprogram.blogspot.com/2....

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost much more than a game on Friday night. They lost their Captain and one of the league's leading scorers as Sidney Crosby was injured in the 3-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The high ankle sprain that has plagued the Penguins this season appears to have claimed   more...
Original Story: http://nhlpens.com/sidney-crosby-injured....

The Pittsburgh Penguins made it 8-wins in a row on Thursday night as they beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 and continued their domination of the Southeast Division. Jordan Staal awoke from a deep slumber to post 3-points (2G, 1A) and Ty Conklin made 35-saves to continue his unbeaten streak for his   more...
Original Story: http://nhlpens.com/staal-and-conklin-pow....

With the GM meetings in Naples, Florida heating up and the news that Peter Forsberg will not be returning to the NHL this season, two big name centers have started to surface in the trade talks, Tampa Bay's Brad Richards and San Jose's Patrick Marleau.
Original Story: http://wickedwrister.com/?p=77.

Dallas Stars co-GM Les Jackson tells Mike Heika of The Dallas Morning News that he has no intentions of trading goalie Marty Turco for Tampa Bay Lightning forward Martin St. Louis.
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After being knock out by Flyers Riley Cote, Andre Roy went on a seemingly uncontrolable temper tantrum screaming and calling out the Flyers bench, even going as far to make a throat cutting motion with his thumb to Riley Cote.The league will probably look at the video and MAYBE JUST MAYBE give Roy   more...
Original Story: http://www.thehockeyherald.com/?p=855.

For the last several years, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been a major thorn in the side of the Penguins. It didn't matter whether it was a blowout or an overtime loss, the Lightning have most definitely had the Penguins' number. Tonight, for one night at least, that changed in Tampa, as the   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nhl-penguins/2008/01/10/p....