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It's all doom and gloom in Tampa at the moment, until you put it in perspective. Two negatives equal a positive, sprinkle on some more positive news and you start to chin up...

Another shakeup among coaches has taken place in Tampa as Jim Johnson is returned to the Norfolk Admirals for their final playoff push of the AHL season.

Sympathies are running high for Rick Tocchet in the local media. Characterized as the victim to Brian Lawton's villainy, Tocchet's own shortcomings are being overlooked in the narrative.

Sports are a business, and like all businesses there are ways to go about things and ways not to go about things. Lightning GM Brian Lawton has given us an example of how not to handle a coaching change.

Is Tocchet out? OR is it one of his assistants? We explain the hearsay here.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have scheduled a charity hockey game to take place Saturday, August 29th, during Fan Fest activities in Tampa.