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Tampa Bay Lightning information, The Tampa Bay Lightning joined the NHL in 1992. Eleven years after their inception they won their first Stanley Cup, defeating the Calgary Flames in seven games. The Lightning clinched playoff berths for the 2006 and 2007 seasons, but failed to make it past their conference quarter finals.

The 2008 Lightning did not qualify for the post-season after finishing with a 31-42 record. 2009 marked their second consecutive season without a playoff appearance. In attempts to rebuild this off-season, veterans Mark Recchi and Olaf Kolzig were traded to the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs respectively. The Lightning acquired top round picks Matt Lashoff and Martins Karsums from the Bruins in return.

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• Posted Sun, Oct 5, 2008 in New York Rangers Rangers Open NHL Season With Win

  The NHL opened its 2008-2009 season in Prague, Czech Republic on Saturday with the New York Rangers playing the Tampa Bay Lightning. The two teams will also play on Sunday 10/5. The opening game went to the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday. The Rangers got goals from Markus Naslund and Brandon Dubinsky. This season [...]

• Posted Wed, Jul 2, 2008 in Chicago Blackhawks NHL Off-Season News - Free Agent Signings

  Forget about summer, it’s free-agent signing season in the NHL. Over the past few days, rumors have been flying around about what market will land the big names out there like Jaromir Jagr and Mats Sundin.Sundin was reportedly offered a 2-year, $20 million dollar contract from the Vancouver Canucks, a deal that would make him [...]

• Posted Sun, Jan 20, 2008 in NHL Hockey Tampa Bay Lightning 2008 Mid-Season Recap

  Recap – The days from 2004 when the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup Championship are long gone, and currently the team is struggling to find an identity. Only 5 members of the active 29 on the roster skated in the Lightning’s championship victory four short years ago. The team is young, and the [...]