Tampa Bay Lightning

 FL But lots of other stuff going on The Tampa Bay Lightning will host a “Town Hall Meeting” on Monday, May 11 at the St. Pete Times Forum from 6-9 pm The event is free and open to the general public with special features for season ticket holders. ...

 FL The son of a Tampa Bay Lightning marketing director knew his father was in danger of being laid off. So he set to work on a video that boasted his dad’s qualities just in case. Last Thursday, Mark Gullett lost his job and the video was posted on ...

By Damian Cristodero General manager Jay Feaster has said one of the reasons Koules wants the Lightning is the core players of Vinny Lecavalier, Marty St. Louis, Brad Richards and Dan Boyle. If that is the case, and I believe that it is, it would be foolish ...

By Damian Cristodero Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk, Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo and Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for November. THIRD STAR -- VINCENT LECAVALIER, C, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

By Damian Cristodero We're not hiring a broker to see who might have interest in the Tampa Bay Lightning,'' Wilson said. But he added that any offers that "fall from the sky'' will be considered. But as Lightning center Chris Gratton said Tuesday, "Most players are just like, 'Tell me when it's over.' ''

By Damian Cristodero The $200-million deal Absolute Hockey Enterprises was hoping to put together to buy the Lightning from Palace Sports & Entertainment is dead. The other known members of the investment group are Mark Burg, Koules’ business partner, and Tampa attorney Steve Burton.

By Damian Cristodero EASTERN CONFERENCE Simon Gagne, Philadelphia Flyers Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals Brad Richards, Tampa Bay Lightning Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning Eric Staal, Carolina Hurricanes Justin Williams, Carolina Hurricanes

By Damian Cristodero I've had a couple of e-mails with questions, so I figure I can address any speculation the Lightning will make a trade to shore up the net. Never say never, but as it stands now, such a trade is very, very remote for several reasons. The Lightning already is about $2-million over its self-impos...

By Eduardo Encina Other than that, not many changes. Head coach John Tortorella said Dan Boyle could play 30 minutes tonight and he said he has no plans to scratch struggling defenseman Brad Lukowich (An unprovoked comment, which leads on to believe the thought crossed his mind).

By Damian Cristodero So here is the team: Forwards -- Mathieu Darche, Chris Gratton, Jan Hlavac, Andreas Karlsson, Vinny Lecavalier, Craig MacDonald, Michel Ouellet, Vinny Prospal, Brad Richards, Andre Roy, Marty St. Louis, Nick Tarnasky, Jason Ward. Defense -- Doug Janik, Filip Kuba, Brad Lukowich, Mike...

By Damian Cristodero My two cents: If the transfer of ownership is approved, it will make things very interesting depending on how Tampa Bay's season is going at the time. MacLean said coach John Tortorella and GM Jay Feaster's jobs are safe. We will see how patient the propsective new owners will be if things are...

By Damian Cristodero Additionally, the Lightning is creating theme nights for each preseason game: Rocket Richard Trophy night on Wednesday, Sept. 19 as the Lightning face off against the Dallas Stars; “Party Like a Rock Star night on Saturday, Sept. 22 as the Lightning meet the Southeast Division rival Wash...

By Damian Cristodero Let us for a moment forget that the Lightning did not get any results it wants to talk about at the prospects camp in Traverse City Mich. At 0-3-1, the team finished last in the eight-team tournament and allowed five regulation goals in its final game to a Stars team that had scored two in its pr...

By Damian Cristodero But after he was awarded an $850,000 contract in arbitration, the Lightning took Craig off the fourth line in favor of Craig Macdonald. Does the Lightning really believe MacDonald, who had three goals in 25 games last season for the Blackhawks, is ahead of Craig?

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By Damian Cristodero So let's continue the discussion from last weekend's story in the paper on the Lightning's burning questions heading into camp. My top 10 story lines are the goaltending, Vinny Lecavalier, Vinny Prospal, Ryan Craig, Andreas Karlsson, the rebuilt defense, Brad Richards' line, Chris Gr...

By Damian Cristodero Wickett also said the purchase of the scoreboard was initiated by Lightning owner Palace Sports & Entertainment well before the proposed sale of the team. HiTech Electronic Displays of Clearwater was hired to design and develop the scoreboard system.

By Damian Cristodero It was June 1999 and Palace Sports was buying the team from Art Williams. The two sides were jointly running the Lightning, meaning any moves not only needed the approval of Palace Sports, which already had hired Rick Dudley to handle hockey operations and run the upcoming draft, but the ap...

By Damian Cristodero New alternate captain Marty St. Louis is there along with goalies Marc Denis and Johan Holmqvist, defensemen Filip Kuba and Dan Boyle and forwards Vinny Prospal, Brad Richards, Chris Gratton and Jan Hlavac. Also skating are former Lightning forward Chris Dingman and Nolan Pratt, still w...

By Damian Cristodero I like Taylor, a terrific guy, but some mail I've gotten this week (and one really harsh letter in particular) was intent on body-slamming the Lightning captain not only for his play last season but for his work as captain. In a nutshell, the writer wondered who named him captain in the first...

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By Times Editor Absolute zero thought of that,'' said former Florida Panthers coach and Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Doug MacLean, who will join Coral Springs developer Jeff Sherrin and Hollywood producer Oren Koules as co-owners. "Quite honest(ly), it never entered our minds.''

By Damian Cristodero A group headed by former Panthers coach and former Blue Jackets general manager Doug MacLean, right. Also involved is Coral Springs, Fla., developer Jeff Sherrin and Hollywood movie producer Oren Koules, who is behind the immensely popular and immensely gory Saw series, below right.

By Damian Cristodero The Lightning, it is believed, offered Craig three years at $750,000 each year which would buy out one year of unrestricted free agency. Craig it is believed, proposed two years at $1-million each. That gap will widen further during an arbitration hearing at which Craig is expected to ask f...

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By Damian Cristodero The question, then, becomes, who steps up after the top five of Dan Boyle, Paul Ranger, Shane O'Brien, Filip Kuba and Brad Lukowich? While the competition should be lively, it seems Jancevski, 26, signed as a free agent and a horse last season for AHL Hamilton, might be the front-runner go...

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By Damian Cristodero Before joining the Lightning, Loiselle spent seven years as associate director of hockey operations for the NHL and was heavily involved in salary arbitration, discipline, player transactions and collective bargaining while also serving as the NHL hockey operations liaison with t...

By Damian Cristodero If you've been following along, you read in Sunday's paper the Lightning inquired about free agent defenseman Jassen Cullimore. It was an inquiry only but it was intriguing given Cullimore was one of the key players in Tampa Bay's 2004 Stanley Cup victory.

By Damian Cristodero Jancevski, 26, is a veteran of 470 American Hockey League games and has recorded 28 goals and 141 points.  He served as captain of the Iowa Stars during their inaugural season in 2005-06, and made his NHL debut with the Dallas Stars on February 4, 2006 against St. Louis .  Prior to his recall to D...

By Damian Cristodero Fritz, 26, a left wing, signed with the Lightning as a free agent in 2004 and appeared in 177 games for AHL Springfield the past three seasons, recording nine goals, 16 points and 535 penalty minutes. The Lightning accommodated minor-league tough guy Mitch Fritz, who didn't think he was ge...

By Damian Cristodero Looking to add depth on defense, the Lightning signed defensemen Jay Leach and David Schneider to one-year, two-way contracts. Leach was selected by Phoenix in the fifth-round, 115th overall, at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.  He was signed as a free agent by Boston on August, 23, 2005.

By Damian Cristodero The defenseman was acquired from Anaheim on February 24, 2007.   After joining the Lightning, O’Brien played in 18 games and recorded two assists.   His time on ice increased following the trade from 14:03 with the Ducks to 18:07 with Tampa Bay .   O’Brien played in six Stanley Cup Playoff g...

By Damian Cristodero Hlavac returned to Europe after the 2003-04 season following five years in the NHL.  He has played in 356 career NHL games with the New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks and Carolina Hurricanes.  He has scored 78 career NHL goals and recorded 189 points, and his best NHL season came in 2000-01...

By Damian Cristodero No doubt you all recall the fuzzy fax. That was what then-general manager Phil Esposito, knowing he could not match the Flyers' $9-million offer sheet for Chris Gratton, claimed was the problem when the offer sheet came into the Lightning's offices. While that is a painful moment in Lightn...

By Damian Cristodero The Lightning has acquired center Chris Gratton from the Florida Panthers in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2007 or 2008 NHL Entry Draft (Florida’s option), Executive Vice President and General Manager Jay Feaster announced.

By Damian Cristodero The Lightning has re-signed center Nick Tarnasky and right wing Kyle Wanvig, Executive Vice President and General Manager Jay Feaster announced. Tarnasky signed a three-year, $1.575-million deal that will pay $500,000, $525,000 and $550,000. Wanvig signed a one-year, two-way contra...

By Damian Cristodero Still, coach John Tortorella has always said the best way to prepare young athletes is to give them a taste of  the real world and send them back down to the minors. Then, when they come back up, they feel more comfortable in their surroundings and know what to expect and the level at which they...

By Damian Cristodero The Lightning on Saturday re-signed goaltender Johan Holmqvist to a one-year contract, Executive Vice President and General Manager Jay Feaster announced in a press release. He played in four NHL games between 2000-01 and 2002-03 with the New York Rangers, posting a 4.32 GAA and a .868 SV%....