If a recent trend continues, the Lightning have an excellent opportunity to add a dynamic player with the second overall pick in Friday night's NHL draft. ...more

June 25, 2009

Barry Melrose, fired after just 16 games as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, told a Toronto radio station that he gets satisfaction from the continuing struggles of the team since his ouster. ...more

December 9, 2008

TAMPA BAY – The Lightning acquired right wing Lauri Tukonen from the Dallas Stars in exchange for defenseman Andrew Hutchinson. ...more

November 30, 2008

Once Oren Koules and Len Barrie assumed control of the Lightning, they immediately went about a reconstruction project. And with all the disassembling and rebuilding done in the past two weeks, it was inevitable that the architect of the old regime would be swept out. ...more

July 12, 2008

After several weeks of viewing www.seenstamkos.com billboards and T-shirts around town, residents of Tampa Bay can finally say "yes." ...more

June 27, 2008

Bill Barber resigned Wednesday as the player personnel director for the Lightning, saying the demands of the job had "taken a bit of a toll" and that he wants to spend more time with his family. ...more

June 25, 2008

John Anderson never doubted his chance would come. He just had to be very, very patient. ...more

June 21, 2008

For the 11th time in history, one of Tampa Bay's three major professional franchises holds the No. 1 overall draft pick. The Lightning are set to select Steven Stamkos this weekend to lead off the NHL draft. Here are the other top picks for Tampa Bay teams: ...more

June 19, 2008

A banquet hall inside the Westin Bristol Place Hotel dished out its fair share of torture over the weekend to a roomful of teenagers put through an assembly line of physical tests. ...more

June 3, 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