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The 2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning season began October 4, 2007. It is the Lightning's 16th season in the National Hockey League. The Lightning introduced a new logo design prior to the start of the season. The new, "modernized" logo is similar to the team's original logo, with the edges on the lightning bolt, and the text looking "sharper." The wordmark "Lightning" has been dropped from the logo. It is the first change to the team's primary logo in its 15-year history and coincides with the launch of the Rbk Edge jersey design, introduced League wide.〔(LIGHTNING UNVEIL MODERNIZED LOGO & JERSEYS ), Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Club, August 25, 2007〕 The Lighting also announced that the team, along with the St. Pete Times Forum had been tentatively sold to a group represented by former Columbus coach and general manager Doug MacLean.〔(http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=215627&hubname=nhl ), TSN.ca, August 7, 2007〕 The deal was terminated in mid-November after the group, called Absolute Hockey Enterprises, began to fight amongst itself, leading to lawsuits being filed.〔Erlendsson, Erik, (Purchase Of Bolts Fizzles; Group Sues Key Investor ), TBO.com, November 26, 2007〕 The team, in announcing the cancellation of the sale, expressed in a November 27 release that it hoped the deal could be resurrected.〔(PALACE SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT STATEMENT REGARDING PENDING SALE OF THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING ), Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Club, November 27, 2007〕 Forwards Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis were selected to represent the Lightning, and the Eastern Conference, at the 2008 All-Star Game in Atlanta.〔(2008 Eastern Conference All-Stars ), NHL.com〕 For the first time since the 2001–02 season, the Tampa Bay Lightning missed the Stanley Cup playoffs. ==Regular season== The Lightning had the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 teams (296) and, excluding one shootout goal allowed, gave up 266 goals during the regular season, tied with the Atlanta Thrashers for 30th overall.〔http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2008.html〕〔http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2008_games.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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