10 Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Tampa Bay Lightning. http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/tam http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12nciemqq/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/gagne-back-practice-enjoying-kings-203657947--nhl.html EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Simon Gagne thought the Los Angeles Kings would be a Stanley Cup contender. That's why he signed with them as a free agent last summer. Fri, 25 May 2012 14:52:36 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,9862d7b5-0fe1-342a-ac8e-830db31e7c0b-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13g5pg4dv/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/dominik-hasek-wants-nhl-return-tortorella-game-6-195836583.html Fri, 25 May 2012 12:58:36 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,5d1aaeed-9239-366c-8019-50e2ee6045ed-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=131fem5am/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/forget-guarantees-rangers-richards-lundqvist-161500466--nhl.html Who cares about empty promises. The only thing that should matter in Manhattan is whether Brad Richards and Henrik Lundqvist can make a difference when it counts Fri, 25 May 2012 09:15:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,8b3ae82d-1a01-356c-a405-83c56757149a-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=1363qkfb9/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/flyers-may-footnote-another-champion-fans-outlook-133700832--nhl.html The Philadelphia Flyers are no good at winning the Stanley Cup themselves. However, Flyers fans like myself are all too used to seeing someone else rise to power at our own expense. The Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils have started dynasties at Philadelphia's expense over the decades, and now another conference/Stanley Cup champion may emerge after using the Flyers as a stepping stone. Fri, 25 May 2012 06:37:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,06caf14e-4f00-3fa3-91d3-1e729109a0bc-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12kohl96m/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/torts-expects-best-rangers-must-091313419--nhl.html NEW YORK (AP) Whether the New York Rangers truly believed they could overcome a 3-2 playoff series deficit earlier this year doesn't matter now. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:13:13 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e6fac77f-0354-3359-b65b-6075dd29b975-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13snei904/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/lightning-gm-yzerman-suggests-not-trading-luongo-strengthens-185857237.html Thu, 24 May 2012 11:58:57 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,cd27a1dc-8534-34ea-9f42-715f1ace7e33-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12n8plgqm/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/florida-everblades-win-echls-kelly-030327246--nhl.html ESTERO, Fla. (AP) Brandon MacLean scored 3:33 into overtime and the Florida Everblades won their first ECHL title, beating the Las Vegas Wranglers 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of the Kelly Cup finals. Wed, 23 May 2012 20:03:27 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a1912318-a2d2-3ac6-a25b-02477df17ee6-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13f0in9ba/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/dubinsky-returns-game-5-no-hearing-brown-spacek-182950748.html Wed, 23 May 2012 11:29:50 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a8f55b53-8142-3e1e-b224-ae0b2be8fa29-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13ojrf6kn/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/behold-incredible-playoff-beards-radko-gudas-ahl-norfolk-212828017.html Tue, 22 May 2012 14:28:28 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,869160db-caef-3d58-9d4a-a30316a88ff6-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13egf3drv/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/coyotes-kings-game-5-preview-claude-giroux-fun-200620506.html Tue, 22 May 2012 13:06:20 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,0a98568e-7591-325b-ad63-4dce5d3dbd82-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13r087mun/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/learned-embarrassing-la-sports-media-moments-while-covering-135822855.html Mon, 21 May 2012 06:58:22 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f879fe6a-83b0-3bf8-9dad-82774f5c572e-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13ulj9kjl/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl--in-defense-of-shot-blocking--the-price-of-winning-takes-courage--guts-and-sacrifice.html Shot-blocking isn't a plague on the game, and teams like the New York Rangers should be praised for doing whatever it takes in the name of Stanley Cup success. Wed, 16 May 2012 11:29:52 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,81a8b277-44bb-327b-8b53-b6f880d7e4ec-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13gqaptdp/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/devils-vow-not-shoot-pucks-rangers-faces-despite-150520397.html Wed, 16 May 2012 08:05:20 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,63a6d8d6-7a75-3c6b-a883-5babe04320fc-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13hf657jn/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl--it-s-all-about-winning-for-controversial-rangers-coach-john-tortorella.html Tortorella often comes off as cantankerous and arrogant, but there's more to the New York Rangers coach than meets the eye. Mon, 14 May 2012 10:47:56 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,faa22db3-5141-392f-a9eb-0cb7c7f7bbea-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12onb340n/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/rangers-shot-blocking-mentality-bad-161800584--nhl.html The New York Rangers are the only team left that only plays defense, so if they win the Stanley Cup, the league will be worse off. Mon, 14 May 2012 09:18:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,aa3f4c1c-ee13-3edb-87fd-d3a537cab111-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=132163kk1/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/learned-washington-capitals-season-122810056.html Mon, 14 May 2012 05:28:10 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,b64b3f05-215d-3e7b-bb33-a5e2f2745783-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13qp154n8/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl--brad-richards-was-expected-to-deliver-on-a-grand-stage-just-not-quite-like-this.html After signing with New York, Richards had high hopes, but even he must be surprised at how quickly success has come. Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:56 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,8c0f7db4-6c03-389e-8186-095d13cce7f5-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12dqvk5me/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/capitals-rangers-preview-224446762--nhl.html GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) Brad Richards is getting ready for the Rangers' latest Game 7 the same way the star forward did years ago when he was a kid with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Fri, 11 May 2012 15:44:46 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,d0b987cf-42b9-3741-9a01-6a67a5fee733-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12kfqp76j/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/caps-rangers-practice-once-more-223844611--nhl.html GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) Brad Richards is getting ready for the Rangers' latest Game 7 the same way the star forward did years ago when he was a kid with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Fri, 11 May 2012 15:38:44 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c9a6299a-7ac8-33ec-84f8-6f4747a27240-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=1306pu72j/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/canada-come-back-upset-hockey-hosts-finland-212745774--nhl.html Olympic champions Canada battled back from two goals down to clinch their group lead with a 5-3 win over reigning champions, and co-hosts of the world ice hockey championship, Finland here Friday. Fri, 11 May 2012 14:36:48 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f0fac3c3-17ee-376c-9f9f-a12a83c14a04-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12lapd0ka/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/u-beats-belarus-finland-flattens-110753970--nhl.html STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The United States survived an early scare to beat Belarus 5-3 while Finland turned on the style to destroy France 7-1 in Group H action at the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday. The U.S. were 2-0 up and coasting after seven minutes but a dogged Belarus side pegged them back to 2-2, keeping pace for almost two full periods before falling away and eventually losing. Nate Thompson of the Tampa Bay Lightning got the go-ahead goal, putting the U.S. 3-2 up when he rounded the net and fired in off a defender's skate. Bobby Ryan and Paul Stastny put the U.S. ... Fri, 11 May 2012 14:20:04 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,ec1b3b1e-814c-32e2-a477-501f24489233-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12c0q5hg7/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/us-beats-kazakhstan-3-2-202518445--nhl.html HELSINKI (AP) Justin Faulk of the Carolina Hurricanes scored four minutes into overtime for his second goal of the game Friday, sending the United States to a 3-2 victory over Kazakhstan at hockey's world championships. Fri, 11 May 2012 13:25:18 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,ef281b0c-8119-3a65-9205-e673e10560e7-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13qqr0d1a/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/brodeur-spotlight-drunk-pat-kane-photoshops-cherry-defends-200329172.html Fri, 11 May 2012 13:03:29 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,1242c153-7cc8-36c0-8345-55c8d13c5ae4-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13fcfrhud/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/jonathan-quick-vs-mike-smith-battle-stanley-cup-162106083.html Fri, 11 May 2012 09:21:06 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,23090061-8f1e-3e80-b173-1d758dbe3a23-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=135akb961/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/ice-hockey-u-beat-belarus-finland-flatten-france-210128820--nhl.html STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The United States survived an early scare to beat Belarus 5-3 while Finland turned on the style to destroy France 7-1 in Group H action at the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday. The U.S. were 2-0 up and coasting after seven minutes but a dogged Belarus side pegged them back to 2-2, keeping pace for almost two full periods before falling away and eventually losing. Nate Thompson of the Tampa Bay Lightning got the go-ahead goal, putting the U.S. 3-2 up when he rounded the net and fired in off a defender's skate. Bobby Ryan and Paul Stastny put the U.S. ... Thu, 10 May 2012 14:01:28 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e684bae4-7530-3253-bad4-b20c5806d0be-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=1359g0aja/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/perfect-finland-thrash-hapless-france-ice-hockey-205136359--nhl.html Defending champions and co-hosts of the world ice hockey championship Finland thrashed France 7-1 here on Thursday to move top of their group and maintain their perfect record. Thu, 10 May 2012 13:51:36 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,ed60484d-da66-324c-9525-aebfe949c913-l:1 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:52:36 PDT