Whether Lightning interim coach Rick Tocchet sent a message to Tampa Bay's top three offensive players during Sunday's victory in Atlanta or not, it was difficult to miss the intention. ...more

January 6, 2009

Less than 24 hours before taking to the ice Sunday, D Andrej Meszaros sat for 45 minutes while doctors sewed together 64 stitches to his upper lip, the inside of his lip, along his gum line and the roof of his mouth. ...more

January 5, 2009

The Lightning took Sunday off. No practice. Does that mean they're fat and happy after winning three in a row? ...more

December 29, 2008

In a battle for the basement, the Lightning came out on the bottom. And Marty St. Louis, for one, is at his boiling point when it comes to being in the cellar. ...more

December 21, 2008

Tampa Bay placed winger Jussi Jokinen on waivers Friday, hours before the holiday roster freeze went into effect. Jokinen has until noon today to be claimed by another team. ...more

December 20, 2008

The battle of expansion cousins Tampa Bay and Ottawa on Saturday looked more like the kind of family reunion where both sides of the family forget to bring their photo albums. ...more

December 14, 2008

Once Tampa Bay's 12-hour delayed charter flight from Buffalo, N.Y., landed in Montreal late Thursday morning, interim head coach Rick Tocchet turned to associate coach Mike Sullivan and said he felt the team was being tested. ...more

December 12, 2008

Even when handed a gift, the Lightning find a way to fumble with the bow. ...more

December 11, 2008

TAMPA BAY – The Lightning have reassigned center Chris Gratton to Norfolk of the AHL and right wing Radim Vrbata to BK Mlada Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga after both players cleared waivers on Tuesday. ...more

December 9, 2008

The Lightning and Flyers took fans to a hockey bizarro world on Tuesday in a game that had plenty of the odd and unusual and looked one part da Vinci and at times a whole lot Dali. ...more

December 3, 2008