Alex Ovechkin sure created a stir last week when he celebrated his 50th goal of the season by dropping his stick to the ice and acting as if it was too hot to handle. ...more

March 22, 2009

The winding career of Gary Roberts inevitably will come to an end, and that could come as soon as Monday. But any talk of the 42-year-old veteran of 1,224 games having already decided to hang up his skates for good is jumping the gun, according to Lightning general manager Brian Lawton. ...more

March 7, 2009

Tom Renney was fired as coach of the New York Rangers on Monday in an attempt to save a season that has spiraled out of control. ...more

February 23, 2009

One of Tampa Bay's prized free agent acquisitions is bolting for home. Lightning right wing Radim Vrbata, who was signed to a three-year contract worth $9 million on July 1, has asked the team to release him from his contract so he can return to his native Czech Republic, according to a team source. ...more

December 8, 2008

Lightning center and No. 1 overall draft pick Steven Stamkos is making the transition this season from junior star to NHL regular. Throughout the season, the 18-year-old from Markham, Ontario, will share his experiences with Tribune writer Erik Erlendsson and provide a weekly diary to provide Tribune readers an insight to a new way of life along his rookie journey. ...more

November 23, 2008

potentially filled with icebergs - as the season begins on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. ...more

October 4, 2008

As NHL teams finalize plans for training camps this month, John Tortorella - for the first time he can remember in his career - is preparing for something completely different. ...more

September 5, 2008

Lightning ownership promised last week they would be "shockingly aggressive" when it came to the free agent market. ...more

June 30, 2008

Coach John Tortorella informed the assembled media Thursday morning that injured D Dan Boyle would not be playing in his first game since Nov. 3. By the mid-part of the afternoon, that all changed following a checkup with the doctor who performed a second operation on Boyle's left wrist. ...more

January 25, 2008

The Lightning might not have had a perfect four-game homestand, but they came awfully close. ...more

December 9, 2007