After weeks of sitting in coaching limbo, Lightning coach John Tortorella was fired by the team Tuesday after a meeting with General Manager Jay Feaster, making official what had been reported over the weekend. ...more

June 4, 2008

Out with the old and in with the new won't affect Vinny Lecavalier's commitment to the Lightning. ...more

June 4, 2008

Once he is officially fired as coach of the Lightning, John Tortorella figures to be out of work five minutes, maybe less. He'll land one of the big-boy jobs out there in the National Hockey League. Before long he'll be introduced as the new coach at Ottawa, Toronto or maybe San Jose. ...more

May 31, 2008

John Tortorella's tenure as the Lightning's coach will end when Oren Koules is approved as the team's new owner next month, according to a source close to the Lightning. ...more

May 31, 2008

Barry Melrose, an ESPN hockey analyst who last coached in the NHL year 13 years ago, is expected to replace Lightning coach John Tortorella, according to Damien Cox of the Toronto Star. ...more

May 30, 2008

When Bucs coach Jon Gruden or Lightning coach John Tortorella lets slip a few choice words during a passionate moment on the sideline or behind the bench, it's not as if they plan the profanity. ...more

May 27, 2008

The black cloud that hovered over the Lightning throughout a good portion of the regular season struck once again, nearly a month after the team finished off a last-place season. ...more

May 7, 2008

The fate of a franchise will be determined today. Though the NHL trade deadline doesn't strike until Tuesday at 3 p.m., what direction the Lightning take will be hammered out today when prospective owner Oren Koules and some members of his group come to town to meet with Lightning general manager Jay Feaster, coach John Tortorella and player personnel director Bill Barber to discuss all things related to the state of the hockey team. ...more

February 25, 2008

For moments during Saturday's game the Lightning looked like the Lightning of old. ...more

February 24, 2008

A year's worth of frustration might finally be brewing to the top as Tampa Bay remains at the bottom. ...more

February 21, 2008