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Tampa Bay Lightning

38-36-8, Eastern Conference (10th)
Conference Team RankingsGF AverageGA AveragePower Play
Lightning2.833.3415.83%
Eastern3rd1st13th
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Wes Goldstein: Five Things to Watch

The Lightning were nothing if not a league laughing stock last season, because of an erratic ownership situation and ill-conceived personnel decisions. This time, the joke might be on everyone else. Full Story

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Expert Picks
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Generation Next
Victor Hedman, D, 18
A boy playing against men in Sweden, Hedman dominated the competition. The steady defenseman boasts a heavy one-timer, which should benefit the Bolts' offense and power play. He will likely end up partnering with countryman Mattias Ohlund on the blueline and could earn workhorse-like minutes as the season progresses. MoDo (SWE) - 43GP-7G-14A-21PTS
In the System
No. Player, Pos., Age 2008-09 Team, Stats
1 Martin Karsums, LW Providence (AHL); 43GP-17G-24A-41PTS
2 Ty Wishart, D, 21 Norfolk (AHL); 61GP-1G-6A-7PTS
3 Carter Ashton, RW, 18 Lethbridge (WHL); 70GP-30G-20A-50PTS
 
Olympic Impact
Players who may be selected to take part in the 2010 Winter Games:
Martin Karsums Lukas Krajicek
Vincent Lecavalier Ryan Malone
Andrej Meszaros Vladimir Mihalik
Antero Niittymaki Mattias Ohlund
Martin St. Louis
 
Vincent Lecavalier (left) and Steven Stamkos (right) give Tampa Bay a strong threat up the middle. (Getty Images)
 
 
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2008-09 in Review
Record: 24-40-18 for 66 points
Finish: 14th in East, 5th in Southeast; Missed playoffs
Goals/Game: 2.52 (25th) Goals Against/Game: 3.28 (27th)
Power Play: 17.8% (19th) Penalty Kill: 78.0% (26th)
 
Roster Projections
Line Combinations
# LW C RW
1 Alex Tanguay Vincent Lecavalier Martin St. Louis
2 Ryan Malone Steven Stamkos Drew Miller
3 Stephane Veilleux Jeff Halpern Martin Karsums
4 Todd Fedoruk Ryan Craig Adam Hall
Defensive Pairings
# D D
1 Andrej Meszaros Matt Walker
2 Mattias Ohlund Victor Hedman
3 Lukas Krajicek Kurtis Foster
Goaltending
# G
1 Mike Smith
2 Antero Niittymaki
Lightning Depth Chart
 
Poll

How many goals will Steven Stamkos score in his sophomore season?

2%Less than 10
 
4%10 to 19
 
46%20 to 29
 
43%30 to 39
 
5%40 or more
 

Total Votes: 117

 
  
View From the Stands
AdamsAtom says:
"Bolts did a great job here landing Antero Niittymaki. It really was their best case scenario in terms of goalies that were left. This guy is really going to push Mike Smith for his #1 job and I think it will make both goalies better knowing that they better bring their A game every night because of the other sitting on the bench."
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