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		<title>Glimpse of Things to Come?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Andrej Meszaros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evgeny Artyukhin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Roberts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karri Ramo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Recchi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin St. Louis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Ranger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Tocchet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Malone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Stamkos]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vinny Lecavalier]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Game 1 – St Louis: Meeting Sully Friday before the game was interesting.  The team has had to go through several transitions this season:  Melrose – Tocchet – Shoulder Surgeries (defenseman revolving door) – Trade Deadline.  We heard the game plan, and then we heard about what to look for on the ice from both teams.  Past problems mentioned included the defense passing the puck too many times in the defensive zone, instead of one pass and get it the puck up the ice.  Also, the Lightning only has 9-players with NHL experience.  The rest have limited or no experience.  Ouch!   The coaches challenged the Lightning players with taking the diagonal passes away from the St Louis Blues and crowding their goalie from inside the dots so he couldn’t see.  The crowding wouldn’t stop the initial save, but more times than not it would allow a rebound shot to get by the opposing goalie.  Unfortunately, the best person at crowding the goalie, Bugsy (Ryan Malone), was out with the flu.  The Lightning also needed to improve on the power play.  They were ranked near the bottom, moved all the way up to 16th in the league, and fell back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Penguins down Lightning 3-1.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Andrej Meszaros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evgeny Artyukhin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karri Ramo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marek Malik]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Recchi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin St. Louis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Smaby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Tocchet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Malone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Stamkos]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vinny Lecavalier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vinny Prospal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barry Melrose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan O'Rourke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marc-Andre Fleury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Szczechura]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steve Stamkos]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=627</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The game against Pittsburgh included terrible passing by both teams – the bounces and breaks all seemed to go the Penguin’s way. Fleury had 33-shots fired at him and he made some very good saves giving up only 1-goal. Ramo also had 33-shots fired at him but there was no defense to help him defend the rebounds. The coaches can only tell players how to play; the players have to stick to the game plan. So many times, there were cross-ice passes with the opposition in between causing many lost possessions and scoring chances. Although in the 3rd period, the Lightning finally got their act together and passed to the weak side and the cross-ice passes were successful because there were no Penguins in the area. Even though we out-shot the Penguins, it was too little to late. Not that it changed the game but it appeared Dan O’Rourke had a hair you-know-where when Prospal complained about being dumped (it should have been a penalty – it was quite a mess). After the next play, Prospal continued to complain and O’Rourke slapped him with and unsportsmanlike penalty allowing the Penguins to score on the power play. Recchi’s absence was felt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Lightning aren&#8217;t making it easy.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Lightning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barry Melrose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Boyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grant Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Seinfeld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Gruden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oren Koules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orlando Magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Tocchet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Bowl]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been attempting to watch as many Lightning games as possible this season as I work 60 hours a week and I find myself wondering, why? If there were Rays, Bucs, Magic and Lightning games on all at the same time, they basically go in that order as I choose to watch them. My first love is baseball and so on, but I love my hometown teams and have stuck with them through thick and thin. I&#8217;m really having a hard time with the Lightning though. It&#8217;s not just because they&#8217;re bad, it&#8217;s because there is no direction. I gave the Rays too much attention under Naimoli because they were going nowhere and I knew it, but stuck with them. I give the Bucs too much attention now because Gruden gave me a Super Bowl and I try to pretend he&#8217;s not as big a piece of crap as he his because of it, but I stick with them. The Magic give me every reason to believe now, but those Grant Hill years were tough. The Lightning aren&#8217;t giving me anything right now and I keep looking for the silver lining. The problem is that I&#8217;m having trouble holding on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why am I so optimistic about the Lightning?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Martin St. Louis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oren Koules]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bolts have been a bad team for a couple seasons now and they have become a laughing stock inside the NHL with the circus that they created since acquired by Oren Koules. They are playing better lately but still aren&#8217;t anywhere close to the realm of contention and yet I still believe they will be soon. Why? I have come up with some reasons, though they may be lame, and I&#8217;ll lay them out for you. I like Rick Tocchet. He has the kind of personality that makes you believe he&#8217;s got things going in the right direction. He&#8217;s a disciplinarian but he seems to have a good relationship with his players and that shows the type of people skills you want in a coach and the team plays hard for him. We&#8217;ll see if his plan works, but I like him up top for now. We still have Marty and Vinny. Anytime a team has two scoring machines like these guys, they could get hot and jump into contention any minute. Vinny has been hampered with a bad shoulder and looks to have lost something, but he&#8217;s not old and I think we all believe he&#8217;ll take off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barry Melrose just won&#8217;t go away.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Lightning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barry Melrose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Snyder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Cuban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oren Koules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radim Vrbata]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scott Brannelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Stamkos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, this is going to be a long one as I try to catch up with the mess that is the Tampa Bay Lightning but I&#8217;ll do my best to keep it short. I&#8217;ll do it in bullets to try and make it easier to follow my rambling. Before the bullet points I&#8217;ll point out that the Bolts lost again and the toll is now at 8 straight win-less games. This team does suck right now. Let&#8217;s get to it. Radim Vrbata requested to go back to his native Czech Republic for &#8220;personal reasons&#8221; and the Bolts are relieved of his duties and contract for this year. I don&#8217;t know what his personal reasons are and, as you know, I don&#8217;t get into that but I am left wondering if he would still want to do this if the team were doing well. In the linked article Vrbata&#8217;s agent explains good reasons for Radim to request this but it still leaves me dumbfounded. If the team were good I don&#8217;t believe this would&#8217;ve happened. It&#8217;s explained that this relieves the Lightning of the $3 million owed to Vrbata for this season but he gets re-assigned to the Lightning in the summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lightning still trying to get right with Tocchet.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Lightning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barry Melrose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cam Ward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Panthers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jussi Jokinen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin St. Louis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radim Vrbata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Tocchet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rod Brind'Amour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Stamkos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vaclav Prospal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vinny Lecavalier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tampabaysportsblog.com/?p=387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[   The Lightning came out fired up and ready to prove something under new coach Rick Tocchet. They looked better but couldn&#8217;t pull out a win on the road, losing 3-2. It&#8217;s a tough go in Carolina as it is, and under a new coachthey did about as good as expected. The defense only allowed 30 shots on goal, of which Mike Smith stopped 28, in regulation and overtime. They dropped it in the shootout that Carolina took when Rod Brind&#8217;Amour slipped one past Smith and Jussi Jokinen couldn&#8217;t answer. I think Tocchet is the type of coach that can get the best out of this team and he should have the rest of this season to prove it. Vinny and Marty had a goal a piece which is a great sign, especially against a tough goalie like Cam Ward. There was also talk yesterday that Steven Stamkos could be moved to the front line along side Vinny and Marty which would move Vinny Prospal to the second line with Radim Vrbata. I would like that move a lot. Stamkos said the pressure would then be on him but I disagree. I think it would take pressure off of him and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melrose fired as Lightning coach.</title>
		<link>http://tampabaysportsblog.com/tampa-bay-lightning/melrose-fired-as-lightning-coach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Brannelly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Lightning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barry Melrose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Tocchet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[   Wow, this one snuck up on me. I&#8217;ve been patiently watching things unfold for Melrose as he took over the Lightning and finally decided today to get on here dig into the Mullet a little for the teams play and his day off. It looks like the Bolts higher ups were quite a bit more upset about it than I was as they fired him after only 16 games. Damian Cristodero first reported this over at Lightning Strikes nd I have got to admit that I&#8217;m a little shocked by it. I know the team hasn&#8217;t been doing well, but they have eerily similar problems now as they did last year. I know it&#8217;s never all the coaches fault when the team falters, but this seems strange to me. There must be something more to this than any of us know and it&#8217;ll be an interesting story to follow over the next few days. Rick Tocchet has taken over and we should find out pretty quick how the players react to this. Lord knows they can&#8217;t play much worse under Tocchet than they did under Melrose. More to come on this over the weekend. Related Posts:The Lightning are a mess!Barry [...]]]></description>
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