* “It’s a great feeling when you get a Gordie Howe hat trick.” That was Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak after having a goal, an assist and a fight in a Bolt’s win against the, appropriately enough, Detroit Red Wings.
* “Nobody has more talent and skill than the Tampa Bay Lightning.”–That was ESPN hockey analyst—and former Bolts’ head coach—Barry Melrose.
* The upcoming NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will be missing something more than packed arenas. Neither Duke nor Kentucky will be part of it.