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Tampa Bay Lightning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1243 words) |
 | They hired 1970s Boston Bruins star Phil Esposito (Lightning founder) to be the general manager, his brother Tony as chief scout and Terry Crisp, who played for the Philadelphia Flyers when they won two Stanley Cups in the mid-1970s, and coached the Calgary Flames to a Stanley Cup in 1989, to stand behind the bench. |
| The Lightning appeared destined for another playoff spot until Puppa and Bradley were injured and center John Cullen came down with cancer. |
| By 2003 the Lightning, led by the goaltending of Nikolai Khabibulin and the scoring efforts of Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier and Vaclav Prospal found themselves atop the Southeast Division and in the playoffs for the first time in seven years. |
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