| |
| Lightning visit 'Canes in first game without Melrose |
NHL Hockey |
11/16/2008 |
| |
| (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will play their first game since the shocking firing of head coach Barry Melrose when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes for today's Southeast Division matchup at RBC Center. The Lightning made the coaching change Friday, relieving Melrose of his duties after just 16 games and replacing him on an interim basis with associate coach Rick Tocchet. Melrose was hired on June 24 after the Lightning changed ownership, but the team has struggled to a 5-7-4 mark. Melrose was in h |
|
| |
| NHL Southeast: Tampa no longer Melrose's place |
NHL Hockey |
11/15/2008 |
| |
| (Best E Casino) - It's hardly a shocking occurrence when an NHL head coach gets fired, but few people could have seen the Tampa Bay Lightning's dismissal of Barry Melrose coming. Melrose waited over 13 years to make his return to an NHL bench and only had 16 games to prove his worth to the Tampa brass. Now, I wasn't a fan of the hiring in the first place considering how much the game has changed since Melrose last was a head coach with Los Angeles in the mid-1990s, but it's hard to blame him for the Lightning's |
|
| |
| Quick change: Melrose out in Tampa |
NHL Hockey |
11/15/2008 |
| |
| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning made a coaching change Friday, firing Barry Melrose after just 16 games and replacing him on an interim basis with associate coach Rick Tocchet. Melrose was hired on June 24 after the Lightning changed ownership, but the team has struggled to a 5-7-4 mark. "This was a tough decision to make," said Lightning general manager Brian Lawton. "Barry is a good man and we have a great deal of respect for him. We wish him nothing but success. However, the results were u |
|
| |
| Quick change; Melrose out in Tampa |
NHL Hockey |
11/14/2008 |
| |
| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning made a coaching change Friday, firing Barry Melrose after just 16 games and replacing him on an interim basis with associate coach Rick Tocchet. Melrose was hired on June 24 after the Lightning changed ownership, but the team has struggled to a 5-7-4 mark. "This was a tough decision to make," said Lightning general manager Brian Lawton. "Barry is a good man and we have a great deal of respect for him. We wish him nothing but success. However, the results were u |
|
| |
| National Hockey League Game Capsules |
NHL Hockey |
11/14/2008 |
| |
| ena. Biron gave up four goals on 31 shots. Final Score: Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 3 Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - Johan Franzen led a balanced scoring attack with a goal and an assist, as the Detroit Red Wings rallied from an early deficit to hold off the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-3. Mikael Samuelsson, Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk also had a goal and a helper each for the Red Wings, who have won three of four. Marian Hossa had two helpers in the win, and Chris Osgood made 15 saves to improve to 17-0-0 all-time again |
|
| |
| Franzen leads the way as Red Wings surge past Bolts |
NHL Hockey |
11/14/2008 |
| |
| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - Johan Franzen led a balanced scoring attack with a goal and an assist, as the Detroit Red Wings rallied from an early deficit to hold off the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-3. Mikael Samuelsson, Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk also had a goal and a helper each for the Red Wings, who have won three of four. "It was a terrible first period," Zetterberg said of the Red Wings, who trailed 2-0 after the opening frame. "I think we (didn't) play good at all, but we came back in the second and st |
|
| |
| Red Wings head south to battle Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
11/13/2008 |
| |
| (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Red Wings will try to rebound from a tough loss when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning for this evening's test at St. Pete Times Forum. The Red Wings went into Tuesday's much-hyped game against visiting Pittsburgh on a two-game winning streak and was well on its way to another victory when the Penguins went on a furious third-period comeback. It was the first meeting between the clubs since Detroit clinched last year's Stanley Cup with a Game 6 win in Pittsburgh. Jordan Staal used |
|
| |
| Panthers return home to face Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
11/12/2008 |
| |
| (Best E Casino) - David Booth's scoring feat over the weekend helped the Panthers salvage the finale of their road trip. Florida returns home aiming to win two straight for the first time in nearly three weeks, as it hosts the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at BankAtlantic Center. Florida lost the first four games of a recent five-game road swing, stretching its overall losing streak to six games (0-5-1), before Booth netted all three goals in a 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. He had lit the lamp just onc |
|
| |
| Islanders host Flyers in New York matinee |
NHL Hockey |
11/11/2008 |
| |
| d have taken two in a row and three of four on Long Island. Philadelphia ended October on a four-game winning streak, but have opened the new month on a three-game slide. The Flyers were handed their most recent setback Saturday against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Former Flyer Vinny Prospal netted the game-winner in the second period and Mike Smith made 35 stops as Tampa Bay snuck by Philly, 2-1, at the Wachovia Center. In his return after missing only six games from abdominal surgery, Daniel Briere scored t |
|
| |
| Ovechkin paces Caps over Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
11/11/2008 |
| |
| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - Alex Ovechkin registered a goal and an assist, as the Washington Capitals doubled up the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-2, at the Verizon Center. Tom Poti, Eric Fehr and Mike Green also scored for the Capitals, who have won three games in a row. Making his fourth straight start for Washington, Brent Johnson, named the NHL's third star for the week ending November 9, stopped 34-of-36 shots. "We knew they were going to come out hard," Poti said. "We wanted to match their enthusiasm and mat |
|
| |
