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 Canada Jacques Lemaire confirmed Monday he will not be joining the Tampa Bay Lightning as a consultant. The former Minnesota Wild head coach said he held discussions with Lightning general manager Brian Lawton, but has decided to decline the offer. ...

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  Canada Jacques Lemaire confirmed Monday he will not be joining the Tampa Bay Lightning as a consultant. The former Minnesota Wild head coach said he held discussions with Lightning GM manager Brian Lawton, but has decided to decline the offer.

 PITTSBURGH Tampa Bay Lightning GM Brian Lawton made it clear that financial issues won't force him to trade Vincent Lecavalier over the summer. "If you're going to ask me if we need to trade any player because of economic reasons, I can tell you that it's ...

To Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Brian Lawton, however, it's exciting work. With Tampa Bay leaning toward keeping its No. 2 pick in next month's NHL ... and more »

Hours of watching tape, pouring through pages of scouting reports and sitting through lengthy face-to-face interviews might seem a tedious chore. To Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Brian Lawton, however, it's exciting work.

While the vultures may be swooping in on the Tampa Bay Lightning and their No. 2 overall draft pick in next month's draft, the Bolts are content — for now — on not moving the pick. Lightning general manager Brian Lawton, who scooped up Steven Stamkos ...

So when he heard on the radio that he might be dealt to the Tampa Bay Lightning, he and others naturally had fun with it. Lightning forward Steven Stamkos called his friend to say that general manager Brian Lawton had been asking what type of person ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning signed center Mitch Fadden to a standard, three-year rookie contract on Wednesday, general manager Brian Lawton announced.

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 Canada The Tampa Bay Lightning are expected to announce later Monday that head coach Rick Tocchet will receive a new multi-year deal. Owner Oren Koules and general manager Brian Lawton were scheduled to make the announcement at a news conference before ...

 FL Coach Rick Tocchet, general manager Brian Lawton and co-owner Oren Koules will be part of a "Town Hall Meeting" at the St. Pete Times Forum beginning at 6 pm There will be a used equipment sale, there will be autographs, there will be tours. ...

Just 16 games into a three-year contract, Lightning head coach Barry Melrose was fired on Friday following a 5-7-4 start in which Tampa Bay's roster failed to respond to Melrose's old-school approach. Lightning general manager Brian Lawton said there were concerns about what directio...

By chuqui Puck Daddy - NHL - Yahoo! Sports: Tampa Bay Lightning Head Coach Barry Melrose has been relieved of his duties and Associate Coach Rick Tocchet has been elevated to interim head coach, Executive Vice President & General Manager Brian Lawton announced today.

By Greg Wyshynski Tampa Bay Lightning Head Coach Barry Melrose has been relieved of his duties and Associate Coach Rick Tocchet has been elevated to interim head coach, Executive Vice President & General Manager Brian Lawton announced today. Melrose, 52, was named the sixth head coach in Lightning h...

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Andrej Meszaros to a six-year contract today, executive vice president of hockey operations Brian Lawton announced.  Meszaros was acquired from the Ottawa Senators yesterday in exchange for defensmen Filip Kuba and Alexandre Picard as...