It's the last time the Lightning will face the former Thrashers franchise as a divisional opponent. Though it wasn't storied, and the games never meant much - it was more of a rivalry than most will admit.
In the next few days, the Lightning will close out their relationships with three teams as divisional opponents. It all begins tonight with the Washington Capitals, who are currently vying for their 7th Southeast Division championship.
Tonight's game is not postponed on account of Guy Boucher's dismissal. What is going to happen? Dunno. What do you need to know about the Lightning leading into this game? Not sure, besides continued uncertainty.
We catch up with SB Nation's Jets 2.0 blog, asking about the franchise, Evander Kane, and the defensive corps.
The Lightning are at the midway point of the season and find themselves in a mire outside the playoffs. Can the Bolts climb back into contention?
The Hurricanes return victorious from a grueling road trip at the top of the Southeast, while the Capitals get three wins. The Jets, Cats and Bolts all struggled to earn points. Meanwhile key defensemen are dropping like flies.
While the Bolts look forward to playing another opponent on the flip side of back-to-back games, the team is itself playing the first of back-to-back games starting with the Jets tonight.
A refresher on who, where, and when as the new hockey season unfolds in a hurry. Because last April was a really long time ago.
Despite making the playoffs 6 times in eight seasons, the Atlanta Flames were ultimately forced to head north for Calgary.
