Lightning face mixed ice reviews ahead of Stadium Series
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The Lightning held a practice under a climate-controlled tent at Raymond James Stadium for the Stadium Series, with ice quality drawing mixed reviews—Nikita Kucherov calling it “terrible” while others noted patchy, improvable conditions—and Victor Hedman could potentially return as Tampa Bay focuses on earning two points in a pivotal division stretch.
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