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Feb 7, 2012, 11:05 pm
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum Tuesday night, marking the end of a seven-game stretch in which the Lightning had earned at least a point.
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Feb 7, 2012, 1:27 pm
WHERE: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
WHEN: 7:30 PM EST | | TICKETS: Check Availability
MEDIA: Versus NBC Sports Net (cable), 970 WFLA (radio)
OPPONENT COVERAGE: Jewels from the Crown, The Royal Half
The Bolts face our old adversary, coach Darryl Sutter, with the LA Kings tonight at T... Comment - Like
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Feb 7, 2012, 11:13 am
Are the Lightning going to be sellers or buyers at the trade deadline this season? Right now, it's too early to tell. Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate this topic on their daily debate on ESPN. Talk is that there is interest in Ryan Malone and pending UFA's Pavel Kubina and Dominic Moore. LeBr... Comment - Like
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Feb 6, 2012, 5:00 pm
t's been a while since we talked about what's going on with the Lightning's team statistics. The last time I took a look at the numbers was at the end of December, around game 37. So maybe it's time for another update. This is going to be a bit of a numbers-dump, so bear with me, and I'll get to a r... Comment - Like
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Feb 5, 2012, 10:56 am
Vincent Lecavalier....clinched his 12th straight season of at least 20 goals. I don't think people appreciate how difficult it is to achieve that kind of consistency. Know who never had 12 straight 20 goal seasons? Mario Lemieux? Never had 12 straight, just 6. Mark Messier? Never had 12 str... Comment - Like
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Feb 4, 2012, 10:16 pm
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers in their last regular season meeting by a score of 6-3.
The game really revolved around four players for the Lightning: Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier, Steven Stamkos, Nate Thompson, and Victor Hedman. They took care of a lot of the play... Comment - Like
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Feb 4, 2012, 5:57 pm
"Like" Raw Charge on Facebook
You're visiting us. Maybe you're reading us regularly. Why not "Like" our fan page on Facebook?
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Feb 4, 2012, 1:47 pm
WHERE: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
WHEN: 7 PM EST | | TICKETS: Check Availability
MEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 970 WFLA (radio)
OPPONENT COVERAGE: Litter Box Cats, On Frozen Pond
The week of Southeast heat is reaching it's climax tonight at Times Palace as the Bolts square off against... Comment - Like
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Feb 3, 2012, 3:00 pm
The Tampa Bay Lightning are in a tough spot. They've earned a whole bunch of points on a nice little streak lately and thrown themselves marginally back into the mix. They still have a pretty overwhelming deficit in terms of points in order to get into the playoffs, and that hasn't really changed.... Comment - Like
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Feb 3, 2012, 9:01 am
Ah, the NHL All-Star Game. It's a tradition that spans decades, and one that many fans look forward to all year long. It's when the players can let their hair down and not just showcase their skills, but also their personalities.
And it's an event that many would like to do away with altogeth... Comment - Like
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Feb 2, 2012, 11:22 pm
The Winnipeg Jets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in overtime at the Tampa Bay Times Forum Thursday night, snapping the Lightning's season-long winning streak at five games.
As will be the case in most of the games remaining on the Lightning's schedule, since they're going head-to-head again... Comment - Like
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Feb 2, 2012, 3:35 pm
If you haven't already done so, mark your calendars ladies and gentlemen. February 27th, at 3 P.M. EST is the date and time of the NHL trade deadline. This date, annually, serves as the last fuel-stop for NHL teams on the race to the post-season. Some bow out, restocking their franchises with pro... Comment - Like
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Jan 31, 2012, 11:19 pm
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 in overtime at the Tampa Bay Times Forum Tuesday night.
As the Lightning return from the all-star break and resume the task of attempting to climb back into contention, their first order of business was to face off against the South... Comment - Like
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Jan 31, 2012, 1:34 pm
WHERE: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
WHEN: 7:30 PM EST | | TICKETS: Check Availability
MEDIA: Versus NBC Sports Net (cable), 620 WDAE (radio)
OPPONENT COVERAGE: Japers' Rink, Rock the Red, Kings of Leonsis
We hope you were able to mind the interruption. Your regularly scheduled 2011... Comment - Like
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Jan 31, 2012, 11:31 am
It's been a week without hockey. I'm not sure how you got through it, but personally I watched hours upon hours of glorious tennis, but there was still this nagging feeling of something missing.
If you did catch the skills competition, perhaps you caught Steven Stamkos going three for three ... Comment - Like
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Jan 30, 2012, 6:08 pm
Norfolk Scope at full capacity for the first time since 2007, taken during the second period.
Due to life doing what it does best - be inconvenient - I haven't been able to visit the Norfolk Admirals as often as I would like to this season. But, I made the three-hour drive down last wee... Comment - Like
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Jan 30, 2012, 1:02 pm
I've never been very interested in the NHL All-Star Weekend. It always seems so commercialized and over-hyped and then the score always ends up being like 42-41 or something equally ridiculous, which says to me that the goalies get hosed in this deal. Not much fun for me, generally.
Also it ... Comment - Like
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Jan 28, 2012, 6:30 pm
Team Chara
Versus
Team Alfredsson
Full All-Star Weekend Coverage on SB Nation
With fans wishing to congregate among friends during All-Star weekend events, I figured it was time ... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2012, 7:50 pm
It's safe to say that the vast majority of us in the extended Tampa Bay Lightning family will not be in Ottawa this weekend, meaning we'll be focusing mostly on the break part of the All-Star break. Breaks in any endeavor are designed for you to stop, rest, get your bearings, re-assess your plans an... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2012, 11:17 am
Many people know I've been blogging a long time. In a couple of days (February 10th) I'll reach my eighth anniversary writing about the Tampa Bay Lightning in my blogging capacity.
Yet, I got my appetite wet while writing about the Lightning before blogging entered the mainstream. There's a... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 11:45 am
I love hockey.
I've followed the NHL (and the Lightning) since I was 8. I've played hockey for just as long. I still play. I aspire to have a job in hockey. As in a job I take to retirement. Writer, trainer, player, equipment manager, mascot, ANY job.
Except one.
Head coach.... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 10:01 am
Here's a scary thought. What if the season is mimicking games? That is, slow start, spotting the rest of the conference the equivalent of two goals, only to come back and get into playoffs at the very last minute?
Think about that for a minute. If you condense the season down to a game, then ... Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 6:04 pm
Gauging interest in a Raw Charge viewing party / meet-up
We've got a poll up on Facebook to gauge fan interest in a Raw Charge hosted viewing party and fan event.
Details aren't ironed out... We'd like to see how people respond first before moving forward.
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Jan 24, 2012, 11:42 pm
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 Tuesday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, their fourth win in a row.
In a season that has been marked by a search for consistency, one thing you've been able to count on fairly regularly is for the Lightning to play up or down t... Comment - Like
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Jan 24, 2012, 4:11 pm
Evan Oberg's mileage total when being recalled/reassigned since joining the Lightning this season: 12,041. Approx from Tampa to Istanbul
Tampa Bay Lightning on Twitter
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Jan 24, 2012, 1:00 pm
WHERE: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
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MEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 970 WFLA (radio)
OPPONENT COVERAGE: The Cannon
It's fitting that the Lightning end the first half of the NHL season with a showdown with the Union Army and the Columbus Bl... Comment - Like
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Jan 24, 2012, 11:52 am
There are currently nine players out currently with injury for the Lightning, with Dana Tyrell being the latest addition to the injury team. But sometimes with hardship comes great quotes from coaches, like this gem from Boucher:
"The hockey gods," Boucher said, "are whipping us left and righ... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 7:29 pm
I read the op-ed letters to the editor at the St. Pete Tampa Bay Times on a daily basis. It's part of my morning routine, and has been for quite a while.
One of the things about letters to the editor, however, is that opinion is often stated as fact. Sometimes, those perceived facts are jus... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 1:26 pm
Those of you who listened to me babble my way through the World Junior Championships know I have a fondness for Finnish hockey. It was recently brought home to me that some people--I'm not naming any names, but you know who you are--don't quite have a proper grasp on the subject. And so, since no on... Comment - Like
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Jan 22, 2012, 12:07 am
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-3.
That's right. The Lightning won their second road game in a row. Not only that, but they also won back-to-back games on the road. In the Western Conference.
Yes, we've officially hit the delirium stage of the season.
Okay, no... Comment - Like
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Jan 21, 2012, 11:41 am
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 2-1.
Teddy Purcell had his best game of the season. He scored the first goal in the first period on his sixth shot of the game. Then he scored the second goal of the third period - after the Stars had tied things up - on his seventh shot of the ga... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2012, 12:53 pm
... it when I see it. The Lightning have had a habit this ... in the East.
Do the Lightning want to prove they turned ... dough for being carried on the Lightning roster, so that's a ... development, but Oberg traveling with the Lightning, and staying with the ... on the starting goalt... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2012, 9:34 am
Sometimes, games are punctuated by too many penalties and too much time by either (or both) teams short-handed. I'm not trying to present this as a Tampa Bay Lightning issue, but as a general observation of the game of ice hockey.
Of course, certain teams are quite good with the man-advantag... Comment - Like
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Jan 19, 2012, 3:27 pm
Vote for Alex Killorn for the Hobey Baker Award
Tampa Bay Lightning prospect and Harvard senior Alex Killorn is up for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, given to college hockey's top player.
Killorn, a 3rd round draft choice in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, has posted 10 goals and 10 ... Comment - Like
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Jan 19, 2012, 12:48 pm
Steven Stamkos empty-net goal on Tuesday night amounted to a very big number: it was his 150th career goal scored in his fourth NHL season. That is a monumental feat and hard to put in context compared to the first four seasons of some of the NHL's legendary goal scorers. While he's no Gretzky or L... Comment - Like
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Jan 18, 2012, 11:13 am
Off Topic: SB Nation and Raw Charge oppose SOPA
Politics on Raw Charge aren't to be discussed. In this lone instance, in a sign of solidarity with the likes of Google, Wikipedia, Reddit, and numerous other web pages and web properties around the World Wide Web, I'm going to make an exceptio... Comment - Like
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Jan 18, 2012, 9:30 am
"They had lost seven in a row? I didn't know that. They didn't look like that against us."
Boston Bruins G Tim Thomas speaking to reporters post-game.
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Nov 3, 2011, 10:30 am
Raw Charge and "Movember"
Are you participating in the men's health awareness event known as Movember? Yeah, me too.
I'm not very good at making fundraising pitches, but if you can donate to the cause - and every little bit helps, then please do.
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Nov 2, 2011, 6:57 pm
Tune in tonight at 8 p.m. for the official premiere of "Blue Thunder", a live call-in show discussing the Lightning. Critics are hailing last week's test run as "a mess"! Tonight's episode: better...or is it?
DUNH-DUNH-DUUUUUUNNNHH!!
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Nov 2, 2011, 4:34 pm
The American Hockey League announced today that Norfolk Admirals right winger Carter Ashton has been named the Reebok/AHL Rookie of the Month for October.
Ashton, the Tampa Bay Lightning's first round selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft (29th overall), leads the league with nine goals and h... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2011, 12:47 pm
Life with 14 forwards on the Lightning's active roster has been difficult to manage. Playing time has been sipped away from the likes of Tom Pyatt, Blair Jones, Ryan Shannon and Mattias Ritola at different points all season.
It's been a game of musical chairs, with the music playing while... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2011, 10:06 am
I decided to take a shot with some of my written works, stuff that has never been published beore (sans on this web site) and actually submit them to a literary review. It’s been about a month since I made those submissions. It oculd be another two before I hear back from said literary review.
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