October 4, 2008 Martin St. Louis scored the lone goal in the Lightning's 2-1 loss to the Rangers Saturday.
Our View:He was assisted by Vincent Lecavalier, who had a team-high six shots on goal.
June 3, 2008 The Tampa Bay Lightning have fired coach John Tortorella, according to AZCentral.com.
Our View:It was just four years ago that Tortorella led this team to a Stanley Cup Championship, but failures to reproduce top success has led the team to make this move. The Lightning were 239-222-36-38 under Tortorella's watch, making the playoffs four times over six and a half seasons. The rumors of potential replacement Barry Melrose continue to swirl, but nothing has been announced yet. We will update a news becomes available.
April 24, 2008 Martin St. Louis was named a finalist for the Lady Byng award given each year to the player who "exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability,” according to NHL.com.
Our View:St. Louis is a finalist for the third time after leading NHL forward in ice-time for the second straight year. He also scored 83 points and had only 26 PIM, a pretty low total considering the fact that his team was awful and he was a (-23). He should get the award for not snapping and going postal on someone just for that.
