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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:23:21 PST |
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Puck Headlines: After 'worst game ever,' Avalanche get torched (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...
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Struggling Stars just have to be patient (SportingNews.com) Related: Craig Custance interviews Stars' co-GM Brett Hull On Saturday night during the first intermission of...
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Hockey Today (AP)
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Lightning lose with 52 shots; Oilers win with 19 (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning rattled off a franchise-record worth of shots against the Florida Panthers and still couldn't skate off with a win. The Edmonton Oilers kept their total at a minimum, but managed to find the net again and again in a most-efficient victory at the expense of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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Lightning Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
After former head coach Barry Melrose was fired last week, his handling of overall No. 1 draft pick Steven Stamkos came under scrutiny. The rookie, who had two goals and four points in 16 games under Melrose, was averaging around 11 minutes a night and saw little power play time.
With interim coach Rick Tocchet now at the helm, Stamkos figures to be featured more prominently on the ice. And if his play on Tuesday is any indication, Stamkos looks ready to break out as he looks to carry the momentum into Friday's game against Nashville.
Stamkos entered Tuesday in an eight-game scoring drought. He had not registered a point since notching the first two goals of his career on Oct.
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Tuesday's three stars: Ray of hope for Carolina offense (Yahoo! Sports) No. 1 star: Ray Whitney, Carolina Hurricanes Carolina's offense had been anemic entering its game with the...
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McCabe scores twice as Panthers beat Lightning 4-3 (AP)
The Florida Panthers are finding ways to win. The same can't be said for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Bryan McCabe scored twice in regulation and Nathan Horton had the lone goal in a shootout for the Panthers, who beat Tampa Bay 4-3 on Tuesday night. Tomas Vokoun made 49 saves, and David Booth added a goal for Florida, which has won three of four following a six-game losing streak.
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Puck Headlines: Rick Tocchet's subtle digs at Barry Melrose? (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the...
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Laviolette on the hot seat in Carolina (Yahoo! Sports) Only Carolina Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford knows whether Peter Laviolette saved his job with...
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Oren Koules defends Melrose and the Tampa Bay 'circus' (Yahoo! Sports) Since the firing of Tampa Bay Lightning Coach Barry Melrose, the battle lines have been drawn between those who...
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NHL Power Poll: No changes at the top (SportingNews.com)NULL
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Sunday's three stars: Lupul puts the lid on Thrashers (Yahoo! Sports) No. 1 star: Joffrey Lupul, Philadelphia Flyers The line of Simon Gagne-Mike Richards-Mike Knuble helped account...
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Video: Barry Melrose's defiant, delusional exit interview (Yahoo! Sports) Thanks to all of you who sent this clip over this weekend. For those who haven't had a peek yet, here's former...
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Canes spoil Tocchet's debut as Tampa Bay coach (AP)
One practice wasn't enough for Rick Tocchet to correct all that was wrong with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tocchet lost his debut as Tampa Bay coach when Tuomo Ruutu and Rod Brind'Amour scored in the shootout and Cam Ward stopped two shots to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory Sunday. "It's a step in the right direction," Tocchet said.
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Tampa Bay's Tocchet to install high-tempo game (AP)Interim coach Rick Tocchet had players breathing hard during his first practice Saturday, looking to install high-tempo play for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tocchet's coaching style will include lessons learned from the coaches he played and worked for, such as Scotty Bowman, Mike Keenan, Wayne Gretzky and Jim Schoenfeld.
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Mistakes were made, but firing Melrose just saved Tampa's season (Yahoo! Sports) If 16 games were long enough to hand out a death sentence to Barry Melrose, are they also a sufficient sample...
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Melrose firing shouldn't be wildly surprising (SportingNews.com)One can question whether 16 games was enough time for Barry Melrose to establish himself, but given other aspects of his hiring and Friday's firing, it is not a shock.
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Lightning fire Melrose, replace him with Tocchet (AP)
A hard-nosed and aggressive player on the ice during an 18-year career, Rick Tocchet also was once suspended from the NHL because of his involvement in a sports betting ring. Now, he's the interim coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, replacing former television analyst Barry Melrose -- fired Friday just 16 games into his second tour of duty as a head coach in the league.
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Puck Headlines: NHL will investigate obvious all-star voter fraud (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the...
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Lightning fire Melrose, name Tocchet coach (PA SportsTicker)In a stunning move, the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday fired coach Barry Melrose.
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Lightning fire Barry Melrose, move Tocchet to head coach (Yahoo! Sports) Well, so much for the "Koules and Barrie would never admit to a mistake" idea -- even though they...
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Thursday's three stars: Backstrom backstops a Wild victory (Yahoo! Sports) No. 1 star: Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild To say Niklas Backstrom has the Phoenix Coyotes ' number is putting...
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Red Wings score 3 in 3rd, beat Tampa Bay 4-3 (AP)
Chris Osgood needed some help from his Detroit teammates to remain undefeated against Tampa Bay. Henrik Zetterberg, Mikael Samuelsson and Johan Franzen scored third-period goals, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night. Pavel Datsyuk also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions, and Osgood had 15 saves to improve to 17-0 against Tampa Bay.
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Puck Headlines: Flyers face gut check in Pittsburgh (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the...
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Puck Headlines: Panthers ban clutching, grabbing of Ice Dancers (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Morning(-ish) Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...
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Anderson makes 24 saves, Panthers win 4-0 (AP)Gregory Campbell had two goals and an assist in the Florida Panthers' 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Puck Headlines: Kings ticked off at Ribeiro's shootout mockery (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the...
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Bad economy? Poor ticket sales? The answer is glorious booze (Yahoo! Sports) There are clearly two different ways professional sports franchises are dealing with the recession and its...
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NHL Power Poll: Sharks swimming at the top (SportingNews.com) It was hard to watch Tuesday night's exciting game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings and...
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Puck Headlines: Barry Melrose's day off (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...
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