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| Lightning acquire rights to Rolston |
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06/30/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning continued their expansive offseason dealings Sunday night, acquiring the rights to veteran right wing Brian Rolston from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a conditional 2009 or 2010 draft choice. The Lightning are making an incredible attempt at reshaping their future after drafting Steve Stamkos first overall earlier this month. Sunday's move comes one day after the Lightning acquired the rights to Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Th |
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| Lightning acquire rights to Malone, Roberts |
NHL Hockey |
06/28/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired the rights to forwards Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. The Penguins will receive a conditional pick - either a third or fourth round selection in 2009 - depending on if the Lightning are able to sign Malone. "We said earlier this week we would be aggressive in our pursuit of free agents in order to win and compete," Lightning owner Oren Koules said. "This trade today doesn't guarantee anything, but we believe it g |
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| Lightning hire Lawton |
NHL Hockey |
06/25/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning made another addition to their front office on Wednesday, hiring Brian Lawton as vice president of hockey operations. Lawton spent the last 14 years as a high-powered player representative. The 42-year-old Rhode Island native was the former first-overall pick of the Minnesota North Stars in 1983 and spent nine seasons in the NHL with six clubs. "As a former NHL player who is very accomplished on the agency side, we believe Brian is a perfect fit with the team w |
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| Melrose, Lightning take a big chance |
NHL Hockey |
06/25/2008 |
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| rk) - It's been over 13 years since Barry Melrose and his trademark mullet hairstyle have been spotted behind an NHL bench. So why, after all, this time has he decided to make a return to coaching? Melrose was introduced as the new head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, giving him his first non-television job since he left the Los Angeles Kings following the 1994-95 season. The reason for Melrose's desire to get back into coaching isn't really complicated. We see it happen all the time in the NFL and th |
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| Barber to resign from Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
06/25/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning front office has another spot to fill as Bill Barber will resign his post as director of player personnel, the team announced on Wednesday. Barber, who has held the position for the past six years, will resign effective July 1. During his tenure with the Lightning, Barber, 55, was an integral part of building the team that captured the Stanley Cup in 2004. "Bill Barber was an integral part of our success during the past six seasons and his recommendations on pl |
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| Lightning buy out contract of goaltender Denis |
NHL Hockey |
06/25/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning bought out the contract of goaltender Marc Denis with one year remaining in his deal, the team announced Wednesday. In two seasons with the Lightning, Denis posted an 18-23-1 record in 54 games with a 3.32 goals-against average and an .879 save percentage. He played just 10 games last season with a 1-5-0 record and a 4.05 GAA. "Needless to say, we are all sorry things didn't work out differently for Marc with our organization," general manager Jay Feaster said. |
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| Melrose selected to recharge Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
06/24/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning continued their makeover on Tuesday, naming Barry Melrose the team's new head coach. It's been a busy few days for the Lightning, who selected Steve Stamkos with the first overall pick of the NHL Entry Draft on Friday and introduced the franchise's new ownership group on Monday. The eight-man partnership, headed by Hollywood producer Oren Koules and former NHL player Len Barrie, then made its first official move by naming Melrose as the club's sixth head coach. |
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| Lightning take Stamkos with top pick in NHL draft |
NHL Hockey |
06/20/2008 |
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| Ottawa, ON (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning selected centerman Steven Stamkos with the first overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft Friday night at Scotiabank Place. Stamkos was the top-rated North American skater by NHL Central Scouting and solidified his standing as the best available player in this year's draft with an excellent 2007-08 season. He led the Sarnia Sting with 105 points this year, notching 58 goals and 47 assists in 61 games. The 18-year-old also upped his stock by posting one goal an |
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06/19/2008 |
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| Announced that its Board of Governors approved the sales of the Edmonton Oilers and Tampa Bay Lightning. |
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| Philadelphia Flyers |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
06/19/2008 |
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| Traded the rights to forward Vaclav Prospal to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Nashville's seventh-round pick in 2008 (acquired by Tampa) and a conditional pick in 2009. |
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