- Nicole Abbett
- Guy Boucher and team at practice
Early this morning General Manager Steve Yzerman announced the release of Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Guy Boucher.
Last night's 5-3 loss against the Ottawa Senators proved to be the final straw, ending Boucher's three-year tenure as head coach. The loss brought the Lightning's record to an abysmal 13-17-1, leaving them 14th, or second to last, in the Eastern Conference.
This article appears in Mar 21-27, 2013.