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Tocchet To Return to Lightning Bench for the Next Few Years
by Patrick Hoffman on 05/11/09 at 03:50 PM ET
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From the staff at TSN.ca:
The Tampa Bay Lightning are holding a press conference this afternoon where they will announce a new multi-year deal for head coach Rick Tocchet.
Tocchet and Lightning general manager Brian Lawton have been working on a new contract since the beginning of May, with the holdup being nothing more than finishing the details.
The Scarborough, Ontario native was given the ‘interim’ tag in November when the club fired Barry Melrose following a 5-7-4 record. Under Tocchet, the Bolts were 19-33-14 and finished the season 24-40-18 for 66 points; enough to finish second-last in the league.
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This topic is amusing enough to warrant back to back posts.
So, do Tampa fans realize that Melrose got fired after 16 games for getting 43.75% of possible points, and Tocchet’s getting a long-term deal for getting… wait for it…
...39.39% of possible points?
Ladies and Gentlemen, your Tampa Bay Lightning!!!
/Simmons’d.
Posted by HockeyinHD on 05/11/09 at 04:56 PM ET
Ah, what a joke! I could name at least 5 other coaches who would help us get more wins than Tocchet. But what else do you expect from these owners?
Posted by Josh from Tampa on 05/11/09 at 05:36 PM ET
Maybe Tocchet provides an, um ‘secondary revenue stream’ for the Lightning ownership group?
“Hey, Rick… um, how about you try and get some of Vinny’s salary back for us, mkay?”
Posted by HockeyinHD on 05/11/09 at 06:23 PM ET
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Hey, when you’re in Tampa and you find a coach who can guide the team to 19 wins in 66 games, you don’t let that kind of talent go.
Posted by HockeyinHD on 05/11/09 at 04:50 PM ET