The Lightning continued their early season home dominance, dispatching of the hapless
Atlanta Thrashers 6-2. Vinny Prospal's two goals led a scoring barrage that saw five
different players score and help stop a two game slide that coincided with the teams first
road trip of the season. After allowing 10 goals in road contensts at Florida and Boston, the
Bolts returned to Channelside Drive and to the form they showed in the three games they
played to open the season. The win kept the Bolts unbeaten at home improving their record
to 4-0.
-Vinny Prospal leads the team with 7 goals and nine points. His hot start bodes well for the Bolt's, and has seemed to rvert to the level at which he played throughout the 2004 playoffs.
-In what seems like a departure from last season, it seems that John Tortarella has made Johan Holmqvist his clear cut number one goaltender. After a very shaky game, in which he was yanked, at Florida last week, Homer was back in the net the very next game at Boston. After another lackluster performance against the Bruins, Holmqvist was the again starter on saturday night. This very well could signal to the fans and the team that Tortarella has decided Holmqvist will be the starter for the season and there will not be a rotating door in goal this season
-JUSTIN LEWIS
IS TORTARELLA HISTORY? Saturday Night CBC Hockey Night in Canada rumored that John Tortarella will be fired by new Owner Oren Koules and replaced with ESPN Analyst and former Los Angeles Kings Coach Barry Melrose once his ownership...
Lightning Recieve Even More Good News After a season that can only be described as bizarre, the Lightning’s recent spate of good fortune continued Tuesday, when Vinny Lecavalier’s surgery was deemed a success. Below is the team’s official statement...
Lightning Find Groove Since the Bolts ended their season high six game skid, and a winless start on the road, the team has suddenly won four consecutive games. The Lightning have shown signs that they will be able to answer the questions that have seemingly haunted them since the start of last season...
Road Woes Follow Bolts Home The Lightning returned home to the Forum on Saturday night determined to put their road struggles behind them. After jumping out to a 4-1 lead, it looked as if they had indeed snapped out of their recent funk and returned to the form that the home crowd had witnessed in amassing a 6-0-1 record to date...
LIGHTNING LEAVE WOES ON THE ROAD The Lightning continued their early season home dominance, dispatching of the hapless Atlanta Thrashers 6-2. Vinny Prospal's two goals led a scoring barrage that saw five different players score and help stop a two game slide...
Goaltending Question Won't Go Away The Bolt’s are nearly two months away from the first puck being dropped down on Channelside Drive and only about six weeks from the start of training camp (September 13th )and the most interesting story line to follow, and the one that’ll probably haunt them from the start...
