Andrei Vasilevskiy leads the #TBLightning on to the ice for pregame warmup as #GoBolts host Florida in preseason game No. 3

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Second preseason game for #GoBolts featured a reversal of lineups, but the game got away from #TBLightning late before falling in overtime. But there was still plenty to learn from the result, both good and bad plus a couple surprise showings bit.ly/4hnLFu2

The #TBLightning have assigned seven players to their junior teams:

Ethan Czata
Aiden Foster
Oleg Kulebiakin
Stepan Shurygin
Cooper Soller
Grant Spada
Max Vilen

While #GoBolts opened preseason with a roster full of veterans, Sunday's 2-1 victory against Nashville was more about introductions and auditions. There was a clear standout among the auditions and an immediate impact from the introductions #TBLightning bit.ly/478bl97

#GoBolts pregame line rushes
Mikheyev-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Guentzel
Geekie-O'Reilly-Rautiainen
Czata-Kulebiakin-Sabourin

#TBLightning pregame D rushes
Moser-Carlson
McDonagh-Cernak
Hedman-Crozier

Vasilevskiy
Sogaard

We are so back, first pregame warmup as Andrei Vasilevskiy leads the #GoBolts on to the ice for pregame warmup as #TBLightning host Nashville in the preseason opener

The #TBLightning have released the following players:

D - Jaxen Adam
D - Elliot Arnett
D - Nathan Mayes

A pair of surprise injuries to open camp for #GoBolts leads to a late roster add as a pair of spots unexpectedly open up down the middle - who's out, for how long and who has the best shot at filling those voids in an abbreviated #TBLightning training camp bit.ly/4yHtnuK

Just a heads up, since preseason games begin on Sunday with #GoBolts hosting Nashville, all four #TBLightning games scheduled to air on Scripps Sports, Channel 66 locally and through the TBL app

As #GoBolts get set to open another training camp with similar expectations as many in the past, there are still questions as to how #TBLightning will start the season which could a long way in determining how it ends bit.ly/4j6OrWU

As #GoBolts prospects set to report for prospect showcase, there's plenty on the #TBLightning future menu to whet any hockey appetite bit.ly/4hi9wMN

Is it hockey season yet? Almost, and #GoBolts prospect camp is the first sure sign we're almost there as #TBLightning announce roster for prospect showcase games Sept. 13-15 in Raleigh against Nashville and Carolina (no Florida this year). Players scheduled to report on Friday: