Jon Cooper succeeds Guy Boucher as Lightning Head Coach

Boucher offers farewell remarks

Former Lightning head coach Guy Boucher, speaking publicly for the first time since being replaced on March 24th, expressed gratitude to the Lightning organization and fans.

Cooper eyes the playoffs

Despite the Lightning sitting in 13th place in the Eastern Conference, Tampa Bay Coach Jon Cooper believes his new team can make a late season playoff push.

Cooper hire takes heat off Yzerman

If nothing else,the appointment of Jon Cooper as new head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning buys general manager Steve Yzerman some time out of the dreaded spotlight of fan scrutiny.

Official press release: Cooper is new head coach

Reports: Cooper to be named head coach

Reports from the CBC's Eliotte Friedman and TSN's Darren Dreger both state Syracuse Crunch head coach Jon Cooper is to be named head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.

Reactions to Guy Boucher's removal

The RC staff explain this development in their own words.

Opinion: Everyone's to blame

As the saying goes, you can't fire 23 guys so you fire the coach. Of course, you can't fire an entire organization, either.

And so we move forward; thoughts on firing Boucher

The end of the process, and the still unwritten next chapter of the Lightning is what is laid in front of fans with the dismissal of Guy Bpucher as head coach.

Lightning fire Boucher

A second consecutive disappointing season ends Boucher's tenure in Tampa Bay.