Even though Rick Tocchet spent most of last season behind the bench running the Lightning, the former four-time all-star essentially is a rookie coach trying to lead a once-proud franchise back to being a contender. ...more

December 23, 2009

Tampa Bay's scoring slump continues to send the Lightning into a slide, while the porous penalty kill keeps providing the downward slope. ...more

December 5, 2009

In a town that holds so much historical relevance, the Lightning's history in Boston holds only horror stories. ...more

December 3, 2009

The Tampa Bay Lightning took time to honor both of the area's state hockey champions during Friday night's game against the New York Rangers, with the Newsome Blue team that won the Division II Pure title and the Gaither/Sickles team that won the Combined division being brought out into the bench areas during the first and second intermissions. ...more

December 2, 2009

The Tampa Bay Lightning took time to honor both of the area's state hockey champions during Friday night's game against the New York Rangers, with the Newsome Blue team that won the Division II Pure title and the Gaither/Sickles team that won the Combined division being brought out into the bench areas during the first and second intermissions. ...more

December 2, 2009

Former Lightning coach John Tortorella wouldn't have it any other way than to shift the focus far away from him Friday in his first trip back as a visitor with the New York Rangers to the building in which he lifted the Stanley Cup over his head. ...more

November 28, 2009

Thinking back, it seems preposterous that the Tampa Bay Lightning once won the Stanley Cup. ...more

November 27, 2009

Debates rage throughout the course of every NHL season whenever hard hits occur. Panelists across Canada and the U.S. will dissect situations when a player gets hurt on the ice, they will look at every angle and decide whether the victim put themselves in a vulnerable position. They will argue whether a hit was clean or dirty, and most often they side with the player delivering the hit. ...more

November 9, 2009

John Tortorella made his presence felt right away during his first day as coach of the New York Rangers. He went to work on the practice rink Tuesday morning, along with new assistant coach Jim Schoenfeld, as they worked to change the philosophy and tenor of a team that is struggling to hold onto a place in the playoffs. ...more

February 24, 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