Some said that Monday’s loss taught the Lightning to respect the Flyers….

Some insisted that it changed the entire momentum of both teams int eh playoffs - the Lightning were to go on the downward spiral while the Flyers were preparing for Lord Stanley’s Glory.

Strike that — the outcome is anything but set so far as the Lightning come out on top in Philadelphia with a 4-1 victory. The game featured rough and tumble antics from both sides but the Lightning shut out the Flyers for two periods…

The Lightning take a 2-1 series lead but I do believe that means nothing how these games have gone back and forth sus far.

Brad Lukowich has suffered one of those mysterious “upper body injuries” and will not play tonight… Stanislav Neckar — Bolt-cum-Predator-cum-Bolt again — may very well see his first action in a Lightning uniform in a while. Darren Rumble was also dressed as of Lightning Ice Times telecast start at 6:30 PM.

In case you didn’t know, the National Hockey League Fan Association is a voice of the Fans - or attempts to be that voice. There are 21 Thousand members as of this writing…

Each year they give out there own Player Awards as nominated by the fans. The last 2 years, Martin St. Louis has been nominated for the best Bang For The Buck player in the NHL… This year? He might be able to be up for the same - as well as the Most Valuable Player award.

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