Roger Neilson, still searching for a head-coaching position, has been offered a job as assistant general manager and associate head coach of the Lightning.
The assist extended Briere's point streak to seven games -- the longest current run in the N.H.L. (AP) LIGHTNING'S DUDLEY RESIGNS: Rick Dudley resigned as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning and will be replaced by Jay Feaster, who was the team's assistant general manager the past four seasons.
Jay Feaster resigned as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, four years after the team won the franchise's only Stanley Cup.
Dana Heinze, who was part of Stanley Cup titles as the equipment manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins, dressed for 11 games with his hometown Johnstown, Pa., Chiefs in the early days of the ECHL.
The N.H.L. was represented by the general managers Steve Yzerman of the Tampa Bay Lightning, David Poile of the Nashville Predators and Ken Holland of the Detroit Red Wings Maple Leafss Coach Randy Carlyle; and the Philadelphia Flyers chairman Ed Snider.
None of the Lightning players retaliated.
Even without the bonus of lightning, the experience of "The Lightning Field" transcends its reputation.
Gratton was the captain of the Lightning.
Steve Yzerman is the architect of the Lightning's turnaround.
The rebranding of the Lightning had another point.
