Tamp Bay Players

Johnson came through as good-luck charm

www2.tbo.com - TBO Rays — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:51:21 +0000

Dan Johnson may not have given the Rays what they hoped for in terms of steady production at the plate, but you can't argue the organization said goodbye to one of the most unique players in team history.

Hall of Fame committee turns to trenches

www2.tbo.com - TBO Bucs — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:34:50 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS Pro Football Hall of Fame voters honored some trench warriors Saturday, bypassing a trio of prolific receivers and the two men who generated the most discussion.

Rays of hope keep playoff chances alive

www2.tbo.com - TBO Tampa Bay Lightning — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:16:58 +0000

TAMPA This news will come as a shock to almost nobody, but the odds are heavily stacked against the Lightning to make the playoffs.

Super Bowl: At a glance

www2.tbo.com - TBO Bucs — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

How They Got Here

Rookie season an adjustment for Connolly

www2.tbo.com - TBO Tampa Bay Lightning — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

One game after being a healthy scratch for the first time, rookie LW Brett Connolly was back in the lineup Saturday.

Video: Tampa Bay Lightning W Marty St. Louis talks about his 900th game, hat trick, 6-3 win over Florida

Times Staff — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:57:43 +0000

Marty St. Louis hat trick in 900th game propels Tampa Bay Lightning to 6-3 victory over Florida Panthers

Times Staff — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:32:12 +0000

By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer
Saturday, February 4, 2012

TAMPA — For Marty St. Louis, silence was golden.

The last time he talked to the media before a potential milestone game, an injury put him on the sideline. So before his 900th NHL game, Saturday night against the Panthers, the Lightning wing declined interviews with a forceful no.

He then scored a hat trick to spark an enormous 6-3 victory at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

That was a much better result than when he missed what would have been his 500th consecutive game, Dec. 8 in New York, after taking an errant puck to the face.

"Yeah, that's right," St. Louis said, acknowledging it is better not to talk before a game and playfully adding to reporters, "now you guys are learning."

What we learned about the Lightning (23-23-5) is it has some fight in it.

The win ...

St. Louis' hat trick leads Bolts past Panthers

www2.tbo.com - TBO Tampa Bay Lightning — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:54:36 +0000

Sitting at his locker following a three-goal performance, Marty St. Louis sat with his three sons on his knee while holding three pucks to pose for a postgame picture.

St. Louis' hat trick leads Bolts past Panthers

www2.tbo.com - TBO Tampa Bay Lightning — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:50:54 +0000

Martin St. Louis scored three times in his 900th NHL game, Steven Stamkos added his league-leading 34th goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Saturday night.

Dwayne Roloson staying focused, positive while sitting for Tampa Bay Lightning

Times Staff — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:31:39 +0000

By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer
Saturday, February 4, 2012

TAMPA — G Dwayne Roloson has played in just one of the Lightning's past eight games and just 10 of the past 31.

It is clearly no fun for Roloson, who was signed to be the team's No. 1, to be relegated to No. 2 behind Mathieu Garon. But Roloson is not rocking the boat.

"You're always disappointed when you're not playing, but you can't focus on that," he said. "You can't focus on the individual part of it. You have to focus on doing whatever you can to help us get better."

Roloson, 42, the league's oldest player who during the summer signed a one-year, $3 million deal, is 7-10-2 in 24 games. His 3.65 goals-against average entered Saturday last in the league among goalies with at least 10 games. His .882 ...