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Marty gives a vote of confidence; the Syracuse Crunch have veterans to thank (and quality sc oring chances too); Game 7's are done with... On to the Semifinals!

After a rough-and-tumble game One which ended with a 4-3 Crunch win in overtime, Syracuse and Portland dance againin game 2 of the best-of-five series.

It was announced Sunday that AHL MVP Tyler Johnson has captured the AHL's goal-scoring title.

Tyler Johnson has had a banner year in the AHL this year, and has cracked the Lightning's NHL line up 14 times. It was announced today that he has been named the league's MVP.

The hard hitting Czech dropped the gloves on Friday night against New Jersey's Tom Kostopoulos.

An end is also a beginning, and that's not always a bad thing.

A stripped roster and a coaching change has left the team and their fans a bit shaken in Syracuse.

Despite the Lightning sitting in 13th place in the Eastern Conference, Tampa Bay Coach Jon Cooper believes his new team can make a late season playoff push.

The Ads continue to be consistently inconsistent as they dropped crucial points to the worst team in the A, bounced back, and then crumbled again in Charlotte this week.

If nothing else,the appointment of Jon Cooper as new head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning buys general manager Steve Yzerman some time out of the dreaded spotlight of fan scrutiny.