Posts Tagged ‘Jon Cooper’
Lightning head to Colorado early to acclimate to high altitude
The Tampa Bay Lightning left for Denver yesterday, two days early in order to adjust to the higher altitude prior to Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Colorado Avalanche, a series in which the Lightning currently trail, two games to one. “We didn’t play very well out there in Games 1 and…
Read MoreTampa man loves Lightning so much he marries them
Burt Smitheren of Tampa is a diehard Tampa Bay Lightning fan and loves the defending Stanley Cup Champion team more than anything else in the world. “We’ve been on such a great run these last few years, how could you NOT love this team?”, he said. “LET’S GO LIGHTNING!” Monday night at Sudspuckers Sports Pubbery…
Read MoreRacists claim victory in Tampa Bay Lightning line-up “failure”
For the first time in the 104-year history of the NHL, a forward line consisting of all black players started a game when the Tampa Bay Lightning sent out Daniel Walcott, Gemel Smith and Mathieu Joseph to begin Monday night’s tilt against the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, a game the Lightning lost 4-0. “Welp, I guess that settles…
Read MoreBucs coming and going to the Super Bowl
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Green Bay Packers 31-26 tonight to win the National Football Conference Championship and advance to Super Bowl LV which will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on February 7. It’ll be the second time going to the Super Bowl in franchise history, following their 48-21 win at…
Read MoreLightning’s Vasilevskiy refuses to wear mask anymore
As the Tampa Bay Lightning prepare for Game 1 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals against the Dallas Stars tomorrow night, goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has declared that he will no longer wear his protective goalie mask. “It’s a violation of my freedom, I think, and then also I just don’t think they work,” he says.…
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