TAMPA - John Tortorella, the now former Lightning coach, spoke to the media for about 45 minutes this morning, the first time he has spoken publicly since returning in May from the World Championships where speculation began to circulate that he would not return for the final year of his contract. ...more

June 4, 2008

The Mule was kicking and skating on Friday, but Johan Franzen isn't quite ready to rejoin the Red Wings lineup yet. ...more

May 24, 2008

Upon hearing Richard Zednik's recovery from a life-threatening neck laceration could last six to eight weeks, Olli Jokinen checked his calendar. ...more

February 13, 2008

There might come a day in the not-so-distant future when the Lightning's ongoing evaluation of Karri Ramo's potential to become a No. 1 goalie in the NHL will begin to mean more than the team's position in the Southeast Division standings. ...more

January 22, 2008

Had John Tortorella sat in the stands of Tuesday's game instead of coaching from behind the Tampa Bay bench, the ice might have been littered with concession-stand fare or even a rotten vegetable or two. ...more

January 16, 2008

It would have been a fine night for something unusual. ...more

January 11, 2008

They don't do Viking funerals on Channelside Drive, even as a season and franchise are being consumed by fire. They quietly bury mistakes. ...more

December 29, 2007

The NHL would apparently like the lawsuit between prospective buyers of the Lightning to be resolved before it gets too deep into the legal system. ...more

December 9, 2007

It's alive. The ice, that is. Not in the biological, breathing-in-and-out sense that defines much of the life on this planet. ...more

November 26, 2007

Jan Hlavac was brought to the Lightning to provide offense. In the early part of the season, it's been slow coming for the 31-year old Czech Republic native. ...more

November 20, 2007