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The Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to terms with center Cedric Paquette on a three-year, entry-level contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Paquette also signed an AHL ATO for the remainder of the season.... Read More »

Martin St. Louis made history. The 37-year old Lightning center became the oldest player to win the league scoring title, finishing with a goal and an assist in Tampa Bay's 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers in the season finale for two non-playoff... Read More »

Safe to say that if Marty St. Louis wanted to play for Canada in next month's world championship, the right wing, whose 42 assists lead the league and whose 55 points are second, would have a spot. But St. Louis said he will pass on the... Read More »

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed goaltender Ben Bishop to a two-year contract extension today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Bishop, 6-foot-7, 214 pounds, has played in six games with the Lightning after being... Read More »

Twenty-six minutes into Saturday night's game at Verizon Center the Washington Capitals appeared unstoppable. In possession of a four-goal lead against a wayward Tampa Bay Lightning squad, the Caps were cruising toward their seventh consecutive... Read More »

The official end of Mattias Ohlund's career appears near. After two knee operations in the past 18 months and hundreds of hours spent doing rehab and workouts, the 36-year-old said he is no closer to being able to get back on skates to resume... Read More »

In the first public appearance since his dismissal 10 days ago, former Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher lavished praise on the organization and denied any friction with general manager Steve Yzerman on the direction of the struggling... Read More »

Tampa Bay forward Nate Thompson has been suspended for two games, without pay, for delivering an illegal check to the head of New Jersey Devils forward Matt D'Agostini during NHL Game No. 502 in Tampa on Friday, March 29, the National Hockey... Read More »

Cory Conacher is a 5-foot-8 center in a league that still looks askance at small players. He played four years at Canisius College, which had never sent a player to the N.H.L. Undrafted, he tried out with three minor league teams before signing a... Read More »

The Tampa Bay Lightning have named Jon Cooper the franchise's ninth head coach. The news comes two days after general manager Steve Yzerman announced Guy Boucher was fired as coach. "We are very pleased to introduce Jon as our head coach today,"... Read More »

The Tampa Bay Lightning are expected to announce Jon Cooper as the franchise's ninth head coach as early as Tuesday. The news would come two days after general manager Steve Yzerman announced Guy Boucher was fired as coach. The 45-year-old... Read More »

The Lightning Sunday morning announced it has fired coach Guy Boucher. The final straw, obviously, was Saturday's 5-3 loss at Ottawa in which the team, facing a crucial weekend, showed little urgency in allowing four first-period goals.... Read More »

The Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to a four-year contract extension with forward Nate Thompson, the club announced Saturday. Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com and TSN reported the deal is worth $6.4 million, so it carries a salary cap hit of $1.6... Read More »

The Lightning lineup took another hit Tuesday with the indefinite loss of left wing Ryan Malone. Defenseman Victor Hedman, meanwhile, is listed as day-to-day with an undisclosed upper-body injury. Both were injured in Monday's victory against... Read More »

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier looks no worse for wear these days. But when he will get back on the ice or into the lineup is still undetermined, although Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman said it was "reasonable" for... Read More »