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Lightning sign Holmqvist, But Still Have Goalie Issues

The Tampa Bay Lightning managed to squeak into the playoffs, but were held back by their lack of quality goaltending.After dealing for Marc Denis last off-season, the Bolts thought they had solved their goaltending problems. Why they thought a goalie that even COLUMBUS didn't want was going to help them, I have no...

The Heat is on in Tampa -- But on Which Goalie?

For the most part, the media focus of the Devils/Lightning series has been squarely on the men behind the masks, goaltenders Martin Brodeur and Johan Holmqvist, two guys whose numbers and playoff experiences couldn't be much more disparate. The conventional wisdom was (and probably still is) that Brodeur would not need to...

Saturday's Too Polite for Fighting

All four Eastern Conference Quarters were moved forward yesterday and not one fight broke out (I can't count the brief slap-fest between Armstrong and Comrie) Not one! I guess Eric will be trolling for vintage footage. The Sharks and the Preds can't go 20 minutes without a kerfuffle while the Sabres and the Isles refuse...

Does John Tortorella Know Something The Rest Of Us Don't Know?

In a late entry for Understatement of the Year, Tampa Bay Lightning captain Tim Taylor said of last night's 7-2 loss at home to the Florida Panthers, "Obviously we overlooked this game." Um, yeah.The deuce that Tampa was able to tally after the Panthers had put a touchdown on the board (and kicked the extra point) was...

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12/30/11 Raggedy Andy Source: Ottawa Citizen - Ottawa - ON - Canada History shows that Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson will have to be much better for the team to make the National Hockey League playoffs.
04/17/11 Tampa Bay Lightning news and notes: Photo of players... Source: TampaBay.com Photo of players wearing Twins caps (not Rays) brings criticism By Damian Cristodero , Times Staff Writer In Print: Monday, April 18, 2011 Game time There was some talk recently about slightly shrinking the 82-game regular season to lessen the wear and tear on players.

Background on Johan Holmqvist

Johan Erik Daniel Holmqvist (born May 24, 1978 in Tierp, Uppsala County) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Brynäs IF in Elitserien.

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