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The Tall Order: Farewell, Ben BIshop

It’s funny to try to think back to how Ben Bishop started in Tampa Bay. Everyone was locked in and focusing on who was traded away for some tall goaltender from the Ottawa Senators. Cory Conacher’s relevance was what dominated the moment, and Ben Bishop was more of the "who knows?" goaltending acquisitions, the kind that comes and goes quickly in the NHL.

Oh, man… Bishop certainly wasn't one of those guys. Every Tampa Bay Lightning fan should be thankful for that and his contributions to the club since his acquisition in April 2013.

It’s Bishop’s stance in net and what he was producing season-by-season that put the Lightning in contention (well, when added to the efforts by the guys in front of him).