Acquiring Simon Gagne an intriguing thought for Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning has interest in acquiring Flyers left wing Simon Gagne. It is difficult to tell the level of interest because no one with the organization has commented publicly, but it would be naive to believe otherwise.
Why wouldn't Tampa Bay inquire about a proven goals and points producer being shopped by a team desperate to clear cap space?
Boucher waves goodbye Only hours after it appeared that maybe Guy Boucher would indeed remain in the Canadiens family he so glowingly spoke about last Thursday, it appears the talented young coach is going to be joining Steve Yzerman,
Stamkos,
St. Louis and
Vincent Lecavalier in Tampa Bay.
Ruefrontenac.com 's Martin Leclerc reported late Monday night that Boucher is indeed taking Yzerman's offer to become his first coaching hire. And it's a mighty good one, I might add.
St. Louis: Do you trade him? Upon suggesting this, I'm half convinced that someone is going to start up a Don't Trade Marty blog on blogspot by the end of the week. This is by no means what I'm suggesting (yet), just something to think about as a possibility. Now in the future, trading away
Martin St. Louis may become a reality for Lightning fans and it will cause some uproar among the faithful (yes all 10 of you).
Where does Steve Yzerman go to find the Tampa Bay Lightning's next coach? New Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman said he wants to have a coach in place by the start of free agency, meaning July 1. Most interesting is that Yzerman, while saying he wants someone who has been a head coach, that person does not necessarily need head coaching experience in the NHL.
In other words, the Lightning's next coach may not be a household name.
LIGHTNING TO INTRODUCE YZERMAN AS GENERAL MANAGER The Tampa Bay Lightning have called a news conference for this afternoon to introduce
Steve Yzerman as their new general manager.
Yzerman - one of many candidates rumoured to be in the running for the job - replaces Brian Lawton, who was fired last month.
Yzerman worked for four seasons as Vice President and Alternate Governor for the Detroit Red Wings after retiring as a player in 2006.
YZERMAN ON SHORT LIST OF POTENTIAL GMS IN TAMPA Sources close to the Tampa Bay Lightning say Dave Nonis,
Steve Yzerman and Doug Risebrough are believed to be high on new Lightning owner Jeff Vinik's short list of potential GMs.
Sources say the Red Wings have granted permission for Tampa Bay to speak with
Yzerman , currently a vice president in Detroit.
