John Flyers Fan
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http://www.sptimes.com/2005/02/17/Lightning/Lightning_NHL_s_big_l.shtml
On opening night, the Stanley Cup would have rested at center ice, amid the cheers of the packed St. Pete Times Forum. Fans bedecked in Lightning jerseys would sit proudly beneath the championship banner, while their hockey team defended the most famous trophy in sports.
This was to have been a special season for the Lightning and its fans.
Instead, it has become among the darkest days in the history of the sport
On opening night, the Stanley Cup would have rested at center ice, amid the cheers of the packed St. Pete Times Forum. Fans bedecked in Lightning jerseys would sit proudly beneath the championship banner, while their hockey team defended the most famous trophy in sports.
This was to have been a special season for the Lightning and its fans.
Instead, it has become among the darkest days in the history of the sport