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[ahtikullervo]

Marc DENIS 2.800.000
Sean BURKE 1.600.000
Gerald COLEMAN 520.000
Jonathan BOUTIN 475.000

Dan BOYLE 3.625.000
Filip KUBA 3.000.000
Nolan PRATT 625.000
Doug O'BRIEN 526.000
Jay ROSEHILL 512.500
Doug JANIK 450.000
Paul RANGER 450.000

Brad RICHARDS 7.800.000
Vincent LECAVALIER 7.166.667
Martin St.LOUIS 6.000.000
Vaclav PROSPAL 1.900.000
Ruslan FEDOTENKO 1.650.000
Tim R TAYLOR 725.000
Robert DiMAIO 500.000
Marek KVAPIL 450.000
Norman MILLEY 450.000
Nick TARNASKY 450.000
Darren REID 450.000

RFA:

Dmitri AFANASENKOV
Evgeni ARTYUKHIN
Ryan CRAIG
Cory SARICH

[Dark Knight]

Taylor named new Lightning captain

Tampa's assistant captains will be Vincent Lecavalier and Brad Richards, the team announced Wednesday.

"From the time we brought Tim into the organization he has consistently brought a quiet, steady leadership influence, unnoticed by the outside, but respected in the locker-room," Lightning head coach John Tortorella said in a statement.

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[DropThePuck]

Tampa Bay Lightning's Vincent Lecavalier, right, chases Brandon Elliott in speed skating drills during the first day of training camp, Thursday morning, Sept. 14, 2006, in Brandon, Fla.
(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)


Tampa Bay Lightning players Martin St. Louis, left, and Brad Richards skate during speed drills during the first day of training camp Thursday morning Sept. 14, 2006, in Brandon, Fla.
(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

[DropThePuck]

Former team captain Dave Andreychuk is rejoining the Tampa Bay Lightning as a Community Representative and will officially retire as a player.
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"I never thought of myself being too far away from the game," Andreychuk said. "I'm excited to be back in the building, and to be able to watch hockey and contribute to this organization"

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[Duckette]

If anyone wants, you can read my MVN blog-thing here on the Tampa Bay Lightning

[Dark Knight]

Tampa Bay fires associate coach Ramsay

"We thank Craig for his seven years of service to this franchise and for his hard work and dedication in helping us become Stanley Cup champions," executive vice-president and GM Jay Feaster said in a statement.

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[Duckette]

They have also signed Jason Ward and Johan Holmqvist to 2 and 1 year deals respectively. Financial terms were not disclosed and I'm too lazy to look for an article

And you can count them out of the market for Giguere (per Mrs. Feaster )

[duckshockey2000]

Re-signed: O'Brien
2 Years, $2 mil.

I think one of the best steals you will ever see is ripping off Tampa's #1 pick for O'Brien, but I still would have liked to see him grow in a Ducks jersey. He's fun to watch.

[Nordy]

Good for him. Its good to see him get a nice fat raise!

[wildcat48]

Good for him. Its good to see him get a nice fat raise!

He can buy more egg rolls!!!!!

[Dark Knight]

This news has now been posted in 3 threads

[LightItUp4126]

I live within five minutes of Shane-O?

That's insanity!

[Nordy]

This news has now been posted in 3 threads

wow only three times. Usually big news like this is at least posted five times on this board

[LightItUp4126]

Nordy, if you hate it here and everyone here, you can always go to the AHL board and listen to labs babble on about how cool it is that she's slept with everyone on the WolfPack.

[Nordy]

Nordy, if you hate it here and everyone here, you can always go to the AHL board and listen to labs babble on about how cool it is that she's slept with everyone on the WolfPack.

Never said I hate it here. I just love being a smartass. Seems you just love to be a jackass lately

[LightItUp4126]

Nordy, if you hate it here and everyone here, you can always go to the AHL board and listen to labs babble on about how cool it is that she's slept with everyone on the WolfPack.

Never said I hate it here. I just love being a smartass. Seems you just love to be a jackass lately

It's my new "thing".

[Nordy]

Nordy, if you hate it here and everyone here, you can always go to the AHL board and listen to labs babble on about how cool it is that she's slept with everyone on the WolfPack.

Never said I hate it here. I just love being a smartass. Seems you just love to be a jackass lately

It's my new "thing".

If only you put that effort in to school. By the way Labs hasn't been on AHL boards very much. THANK GOD!


Back to Tampa haha.

How many years do we think it will take for Tampa to be a real Stanley Cup Contender? Maybe Duckette can help us with this.

[wildcat48]

Nordy, if you hate it here and everyone here, you can always go to the AHL board and listen to labs babble on about how cool it is that she's slept with everyone on the WolfPack.

Never said I hate it here. I just love being a smartass. Seems you just love to be a jackass lately

[Dark Knight]

A group led by former Florida Panthers coach Doug MacLean has agreed to buy the Tampa Bay Lightning. The NHL team says a group called Absolute Hockey Enterprises has signed a purchase agreement.

Sources tell TSN Jay Feaster will remain as GM while John Tortorella will stay on as head coach. The sale of the Lightning is subject to the approval of the NHL Board of Governors.

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[hockeymom]

A group led by former Florida Panthers coach Doug MacLean has agreed to buy the Tampa Bay Lightning. The NHL team says a group called Absolute Hockey Enterprises has signed a purchase agreement.

Sources tell TSN Jay Feaster will remain as GM while John Tortorella will stay on as head coach. The sale of the Lightning is subject to the approval of the NHL Board of Governors.

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Oren Koules, huh? So that's what he's been saving his $$$ for. All of you who have seen the "SAW" movies and the one about the lady who cut out tongues have this guy to thank for any of your nightmares.
He also knows a lot about hockey, has or had a minor league hockey team, and has been a youth hockey coach in So Cal for about 5 years.

[wildcat48]

Tampa to unveil new logo and jersey on August 25th.

[Duckette]

Tampa to unveil new logo and jersey on August 25th.

Awesome! And I'll be at their practice rink for a tournament that day and the next, so I'll get to see it! Schweet!

[DropThePuck]

As they watched the Anaheim Ducks celebrate their 2007 Stanley Cup victory, from MacLean's Ohio home, they could not resist thinking aloud what it might be like to one day own a hockey team and enjoy the same moment.

Two months later, Sherrin, 51, MacLean, 53, and Hollywood producer Oren Koules, 46, had bought a major league franchise that was not even for sale in June - the Tampa Bay Lightning, another Stanley Cup team.
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"Right when Anaheim was raising the trophy, Doug and I looked at each other and said, 'Wouldn't it be incredible if we ever owned a great NHL team,'" Sherrin recalled.

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[DropThePuck]

The stunningly secretive sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning was consummated so quickly, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman didn't have time to put the kibosh on it.

Not that there was any reason for him to do so, because in the seven weeks it took the new ownership group led by former Columbus GM Doug MacLean, Florida real estate developer Jeff Sherrin and Hollywood producer Oren Koules to put the deal together, there was never any discussion of moving the franchise. Not to another American city, and certainly not to that area north of the 49th parallel that Bettman and his marketers dread so much.

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[Duck304]

Tampa to unveil new logo and jersey on August 25th.

Awesome! And I'll be at their practice rink for a tournament that day and the next, so I'll get to see it! Schweet!

Duckettes back!!! YAY!!!

Hopefully it won't be disgustingly hideous like Florida's.

As they watched the Anaheim Ducks celebrate their 2007 Stanley Cup victory, from MacLean's Ohio home, they could not resist thinking aloud what it might be like to one day own a hockey team and enjoy the same moment.

They won it a few years ago!