After coming up nearly empty despite two solid efforts under interim coach Rick Tocchet, the Lightning received a just reward on Friday. ...more

November 22, 2008

Pro football's bad guy image has been passed from the Los Angeles Raiders to the Washingon Redskins. ...more

November 20, 2008

Football conditioning and wrestling conditioning are two different tasks altogether. ...more

November 17, 2008

With Tampa Bay still looking for any kind of an offensive consistency, Lightning coach Barry Melrose made major changes in the line combinations for Thursday's game. ...more

November 14, 2008

Too little sustained offense and too many untimely penalties led to too much Stanley Cup champions for the Lightning to overcome Thursday night. ...more

November 14, 2008

Lightning general manager Brian Lawton put his team on notice a day after Wednesday's shootout loss to New Jersey. ...more

November 7, 2008

Evgeny Artyukhin spoke to his brother Sergei, who lives in Moscow, early Saturday morning to wish his sibling a happy 32nd birthday. As a present, Sergei asked his brother to score a goal for him. ...more

November 2, 2008

That first win of the season seemed as elusive for Lightning coach Barry Melrose as a pig he used to chase around while growing up on the family farm back in Kelvington, Saskatchewan. ...more

October 22, 2008

Although plenty of positives came out of Thursday's Lightning game, the result was still a negative. ...more

October 17, 2008

Free-agent defenseman Marek Malik skated with the Lightning on Thursday morning as the team assesses where the 6-foot-6, 240-pound Czech Republic native stands with his conditioning. Tampa Bay vice president of hockey operations Brian Lawton said it could be anywhere from three-to-five days, depending on how Malik performs on his physical, before the defenseman is signed. Lightning coach Barry Melrose is targeting Tuesday's game against the Thrashers for Malik to make his debut. ...more

October 17, 2008