Technically the Lightning are the #3 seed in the East right now, and that hangs in the balance as they have the opportunity to claim a true point margin lead over the Atlanta Thrashers in the standings tonight when they face off in game 2 of a home and home series with the Panthers at the Forum.

Will this be a rivalry game, with vengeance in mind for the Lightning who played disappointingly against the Panthers the other night? Or will this be a schooling by the Lightning? Putting the Panthers firmly in their place as a bottom dweller of the NHL?

En fuego and now in the lead, chat away if you’re not at the game…

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I upgraded to Wordpress 2.1 last week or the week before and have discovered that the pages that were set up for the site (posters, the St. Pete Times forum listing, etc) were broken on the top menu. If anyone else discovers navigation problems on the site, please let me know.