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

The Detroit Red Wings have been through this before. They jump to big leads against teams that seem grossly overmatched, then find ways to let them back in the playoffs. ...more

May 30, 2008

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins found their offense right where they left it - home in the Igloo. ...more

May 29, 2008

No wins, no goals, no venom. The Pittsburgh Penguins need to change all that - and soon - against the Detroit Red Wings if they have any hope of making this Stanley Cup finals matchup come close to its marquee billing. ...more

May 28, 2008

Hockeytown is halfway to hoisting the Stanley Cup again. With first-period goals from Brad Stuart and Tomas Holmstrom and another lockdown defensive effort, the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night. ...more

May 27, 2008

The victorious Red Wings just want to tighten things up. The suddenly deflated Penguins are looking to shake it up. ...more

May 26, 2008

It's no surprise the Detroit Red Wings have a Swede to thank for a prime-time performance, but Mikael Samuelsson? ...more

May 25, 2008

Youthful names now rule the game. The National Hockey League has been overrun with young talent in the post-lockout era. The poster boy for the new wave will be on the national stage starting tonight as the Stanley Cup finals open in Detroit with the Red Wings hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. ...more

May 24, 2008