On trade deadline day, the Lightning kept their core intact, thereby failing to make the big splash that rumormongers predicted. But the moves the team made certainly created plenty of attention. ...more

March 5, 2009

The short-term effects resulting from trade deadline day transactions pain the Lightning. General Manager Brian Lawton hopes the long-term effects result in gain. ...more

March 5, 2009

The Tampa Bay Lightning struck a flurry of deals just before the NHL trade deadline, most notably reaching an agreement to send veteran forward Mark Recchi to the Boston Bruins in a multi-player trade. ...more

March 4, 2009

Lightning general manager Brian Lawton planned to head home at some point Tuesday night, but he didn't plan to get much sleep. ...more

March 4, 2009

On Vinny Lecavalier's past couple of trips to Canada, all anyone wanted to talk about was how he might be traded. This time around, they all want to hear about how he won't. ...more

February 25, 2009

John Tortorella back behind an NHL bench is the best hockey news since Wayne Gretzky gave up the violin, writes Martin Fennelly. ...more

February 24, 2009

With Tampa Bay spending the next week in Canada, trade rumors are sure to run rampant as the March 4 trade deadline approaches. ...more

February 23, 2009

Tom Renney was fired as coach of the New York Rangers on Monday in an attempt to save a season that has spiraled out of control. ...more

February 23, 2009

Thinking you're building toward something helps, but how many Lightning players - or employees, in general - believe that's happening, writes Martin Fennelly. ...more

February 23, 2009

The venture was a team effort from start to finish. A partnership forged between University Community Hospital and the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation created a book intended to ease the fears of pediatric patients. ...more

February 17, 2009