Lost in the losing ways the Lightning are displaying lately is the recent play of top overall pick C Steven Stamkos. ...more

December 1, 2008

If it seems like it took the Lightning a while to rehire Mike Sullivan as associate coach, that's because it did. ...more

November 26, 2008

Former Tampa Bay Lightning Associate Coach Mike Sullivan has returned to the team and will serve as associate coach to interim head coach Rick Tocchet, general manager Brian Lawton announced today. ...more

November 25, 2008

Interim coach Rick Tocchet apparently will get something predecessor Barry Melrose didn't from the Lightning's new management: ...more

November 25, 2008

The only thing missing from the Lightning training room lately is a maitre d' stand to inform patrons of how long the wait will be for an available table. ...more

November 23, 2008

Millions of hockey viewers tune in each week to "Hockey Night in Canada," an institution on Saturday night television throughout Canada. So when gossip or rumors spill out on the Satellite Hot Stove segment during the second intermission, it often becomes gospel around the hockey world. ...more

November 20, 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

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

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