With the dust still settling from the fallout following Friday's coaching change, the Lightning returned to work on Saturday. ...more

November 16, 2008

Sixteen games is apparently all it takes nowadays to thoroughly assess a coaches' prowess or lack thereof. That's exactly 20 percent of the 82-game NHL hockey season - similar to booting an NFL coach after about Week 3. ...more

November 16, 2008

Less than one quarter into the NHL season, the ever-evolving Tampa Bay Lightning took another unexpected turn on Friday. ...more

November 15, 2008

Rich Tocchet stepped into the Lightning locker room early Friday night wearing a hoodie sweatshirt and tried to come to grips with the events of the afternoon. ...more

November 15, 2008

It's possible for a franchise to look more foolish than the Lightning do right now, but then again maybe not. They should abandon the Forum for a circus tent. In the league of serious people, these are the guys with big red noses that honk and squirt water. ...more

November 15, 2008

Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier had experienced only one in-season coaching change in his 10-year career in Tampa Bay before Friday, but he knows they are not pleasant experiences for a team. ...more

November 15, 2008

Tampa Bay Lightning Head Coach Barry Melrose has been relieved of his duties and Associate Coach Rick Tocchet has been elevated to interim head coach, Executive Vice President & General Manager Brian Lawton announced today. Melrose, 52, was named the sixth head coach in Lightning history on June 24, and compiled a 5-7-4 record this season. ...more

November 14, 2008

With Tampa Bay still looking for any kind of an offensive consistency, Lightning coach Barry Melrose made major changes in the line combinations for Thursday's game. ...more

November 14, 2008

Too little sustained offense and too many untimely penalties led to too much Stanley Cup champions for the Lightning to overcome Thursday night. ...more

November 14, 2008

Through the opening 15 games of the season, the Lightning are a product of false advertising. ...more

November 13, 2008