2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning season began October 4, 2007. It is the Tampa Bay Lightning's 15th season in the National Hockey League. 
The Lightning introduced a new logo design prior to the start of the season. The new, "modernized" logo is similar to the team's original logo, with the edges on the lightning bolt, and the text looking "sharper". The wordmark "Lightning" has been dropped from the logo. It is the first change to the team's primary logo in its 15-year history and coincides with the launch of the Rbk Edge jersey design, introduced league wide.LIGHTNING UNVEIL MODERNIZED LOGO & JERSEYS, Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Club, August 25, 2007
The Lighting also announced that the team, along with the St. Pete Times Forum had been tentatively sold to a group represented by former Columbus coach and general manager Doug MacLean.http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=215627&hubname=nhl, TSN.ca, August 7, 2007 The deal was terminated in mid-November after the group, called Absolute Hockey Enterprises began to fight amongst itself, leading to lawsuits being filed.Erlendsson, Erik, Purchase Of Bolts Fizzles; Group Sues Key Investor, TBO.com, November 26, 2007 The team, in announcing the cancellation of the sale, expressed in a November 27 release that it hoped the deal could be resurrected.PALACE SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT STATEMENT REGARDING PENDING SALE OF THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING , Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Club, November 27, 2007
Forwards Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis were selected to represent the Lightning, and the Eastern Conference, at the 2008 All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia.2008 Eastern Conference All-Stars, NHL.com For the time since the 2001-02 NHL season, the Tampa Bay Lightning missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
====October====
Record: 5–5–1; home: 5–0–1; road: 0–5–0.
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record	Pts
1 	October 4 	New Jersey 	1 – 3	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	19,454 	1–0–0 	2
2 	October 6 	Atlanta 	2 – 5	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	19,220 	2–0–0 	4
3 	October 10	Florida 	1 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	18,540 	3–0–0 	6
4 	October 13	Tampa Bay 	4 – 6	Florida 	 	Denis 	15,801 	3–1–0 	6
5 	October 18	Tampa Bay 	1 – 4	Boston 	 	Holmqvist	16,363 	3–2–0 	6
6 	October 20	Atlanta 	2 – 6	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	19,420 	4–2–0 	8
7 	October 24	Tampa Bay 	3 – 5	Washington	 	Denis 	10,226 	4–3–0 	8
8 	October 25	Philadelphia	2 – 5	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	18,616 	5–3–0 	10
9 	October 27	Buffalo 	4 – 3	Tampa Bay 	OT	Holmqvist	19,804 	5–3–1 	11
10	October 29	Tampa Bay 	1 – 3	NY Rangers	 	Holmqvist	18,200 	5–4–1 	11
11	October 31	Tampa Bay 	1 – 6	New Jersey	 	Holmqvist	13,218 	5–5–1 	11
====November====
Record: 5–8–1; home: 3–3–0; road: 2–5–1.
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
12	November 1 	Tampa Bay 	0 – 4	NY Islanders	 	Denis 	11,008 	5–6–1 	11
13	November 3 	Atlanta 	6 – 4	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	19,155 	5–7–1 	11
14	November 5 	Tampa Bay 	3 – 4	Florida 	 	Holmqvist	10,149 	5–8–1 	11
15	November 7 	Florida 	1 – 3	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	16,526 	6–8–1 	13
16	November 8 	Tampa Bay 	5 – 1	Carolina 	 	Holmqvist	14,017 	7–8–1 	15
17	November 10	Tampa Bay 	5 – 2	Washington 	 	Holmqvist	14,617 	8–8–1 	17
18	November 14	Carolina 	1 – 6	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	17,444 	9–8–1 	19
19	November 16	Washington	2 – 5	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	19,526 	10–8–1 	21
20	November 19	Tampa Bay 	3 – 4	Atlanta 	OT	Holmqvist	13,419 	10–8–2 	22
21	November 21	NY Rangers	2 – 1	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	20,110 	10–9–2 	22
22	November 23	Tampa Bay 	3 – 4	Carolina 	 	Holmqvist	18,033 	10–10–2	22
23	November 24	New Jersey	3 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	19,077 	10–11–2	22
24	November 28	Tampa Bay 	1 – 5	Chicago 	 	Holmqvist	11,122 	10–12–2	22
25	November 29	Tampa Bay 	2 – 4	Detroit 	 	Denis 	17,001 	10–13–2	22
====December====
Record: 5–8–1; home: 4–5–1; road: 1–3–0.
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
26	December 1 	Boston 	1 – 4	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	18,444 	11–13–2	24
27	December 4 	Ottawa 	3 – 4	Tampa Bay 	SO	Holmqvist	17,540 	12–13–2	26
28	December 6 	Carolina 	1 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	16,674 	13–13–2	28
29	December 8 	NY Islanders	3 – 2	Tampa Bay 	OT	Holmqvist	18,319 	13–13–3	29
30	December 10	Tampa Bay 	1 – 6	Toronto 	 	Holmqvist	19,454 	13–14–3	29
31	December 11	Tampa Bay 	3 – 2	Montreal 	SO	Denis 	21,273 	14–14–3	31
32	December 13	Calgary 	9 – 6	Tampa Bay 	 	Denis 	19,026 	14–15–3	31
33	December 15	Washington 	3 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	18,367 	14–16–3	31
34	December 18	Tampa Bay 	2 – 6	Atlanta 	 	Holmqvist	14,060 	14–17–3	31
35	December 20	Toronto 	1 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Ramo 	19,131 	15–17–3	33
36	December 22	Carolina 	4 – 1	Tampa Bay 	 	Ramo 	18,765 	15–18–3	33
37	December 26	Tampa Bay 	2 – 3	Washington	 	Ramo 	15,035 	15–19–3	33
38	December 27	Montreal 	5 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	20,294 	15–20–3	33
39	December 29	Philadelphia	4 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Ramo 	20,124 	15–21–3	33
====January====
Record: 6–5–2; home: 2–4–0; road: 4–1–2.
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
40	January 1 	Tampa Bay 	3 – 4	Toronto 	SO	Ramo 	19,347 	15–21–4	34
41	January 3 	Tampa Bay 	3 – 6	Montreal 	 	Ramo 	21,273 	15–22–4	34
42	January 5 	Tampa Bay 	3 – 4	Ottawa 	OT	Holmqvist	20,108 	15–22–5	35
43	January 8 	Tampa Bay 	5 – 3	NY Rangers	 	Ramo 	18,200 	16–22–5	37
44	January 10	Pittsburgh	4 – 1	Tampa Bay 	 	Ramo 	20,426 	16–23–5	37
45	January 12	Tampa Bay 	5 – 3	Florida 	 	Holmqvist	16,578 	17–23–5	39
46	January 15	Colorado 	3 – 0	Tampa Bay 	 	Ramo 	17,222 	17–24–5	39
47	January 18	Tampa Bay 	3 – 0	Pittsburgh	 	Holmqvist	17,132 	18–24–5	41
48	January 19	Tampa Bay 	2 – 0	Ottawa 	 	Holmqvist	20,091 	19–24–5	43
49	January 22	Edmonton 	3 – 4	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	16,799 	20–24–5	45
50	January 24	Ottawa 	8 – 4	Tampa Bay 	 	Ramo 	16,346 	20–25–5	45
51	January 29	Buffalo 	4 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	18,920 	20–26–5	45
52	January 31	Vancouver 	3 – 4	Tampa Bay 	 	Ramo 	17,019 	21–26–5	47
====February====
Record: 5–5–2; home: 2–4–0; road: 3–1–2.
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
53	February 2 	Florida 	3 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Ramo 	19,977 	21–27–5	47
54	February 5 	Tampa Bay	5 – 4	St. Louis 	 	Holmqvist	17,150 	22–27–5	49
55	February 7 	Tampa Bay	5 – 4	Nashville 	 	Holmqvist	13,959 	23–27–5	51
56	February 9 	Tampa Bay	1 – 2	Atlanta 	OT	Holmqvist	18,879 	23–27–6	52
57	February 12	Canadiens	2 – 3	Tampa Bay 	 	Ramo 	17,420 	24–27–6	54
58	February 14	Tampa Bay	5 – 3	Philadelphia	 	Holmqvist	19,336 	25–27–6	56
59	February 16	Capitals 	3 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	20,254 	25–28–6	56
60	February 20	Tampa Bay	3 – 4	Buffalo 	OT	Holmqvist	18,690 	25–28–7	57
61	February 21	Tampa Bay	0 – 1	NY Islanders	 	Ramo 	12,382 	25–29–7	57
62	February 23	Boston 	5 – 3	Tampa Bay 	 	Holmqvist	20,519 	25–30–7	57
63	February 27	Minnesota	3 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Smith 	17,211 	25–31–7	57
64	February 29	Toronto 	2 – 3	Tampa Bay 	OT	Smith 	20,641 	26–31–7	59
====March====
Record: 5–8–2; home: 4–2–1; road: 1–6–1.
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
65	March 1 	Tampa Bay 	1 – 5	Carolina 	 	Smith 	16,831 	26–32–7	59
66	March 4 	Pittsburgh 	2 – 0	Tampa Bay 	 	Smith 	19,206 	26–33–7	59
67	March 6 	Tampa Bay 	2 – 3	Philadelphia	 	Smith 	19,217 	26–34–7	59
68	March 7 	Tampa Bay 	1 – 2	New Jersey 	OT	Ramo 	15,670 	26–34–8	60
69	March 9 	Tampa Bay 	3 – 5	Columbus 	 	Smith 	14,796 	26–35–8	60
70	March 11	NY Islanders	4 – 8	Tampa Bay 	 	Ramo 	19,111 	27–35–8	62
71	March 13	Tampa Bay 	3 – 1	Boston 	 	Smith 	13,373 	28–35–8	64
72	March 15	NY Rangers 	0 – 3	Tampa Bay 	 	Smith 	20,926 	29–35–8	66
73	March 19	Tampa Bay 	4 – 7	Buffalo 	 	Ramo 	18,690 	29–36–8	66
74	March 20	Tampa Bay 	2 – 4	Pittsburgh 	 	Smith 	17,044 	29–37–8	66
75	March 22	Tampa Bay 	2 – 4	Florida 	 	Smith 	18,502 	29–38–8	66
76	March 25	Florida 	1 – 3	Tampa Bay 	 	Ramo 	16,110 	30–38–8	68
77	March 27	Washington 	4 – 3	Tampa Bay 	OT	Ramo 	17,777 	30–38–9	69
78	March 29	Carolina 	1 – 2	Tampa Bay 	 	Ramo 	19,311 	31–38–9	71
79	March 31	Atlanta 	2 – 0	Tampa Bay 	 	Smith 	17,411 	31–39–9	71
===April===
Record: 0–3–0; home: 0–0–0; road: 0–3–0.
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
80	April 2	Tampa Bay	2 – 6	Carolina 	 	Smith 	17,644 	31–40–9	71
81	April 3	Tampa Bay	1 – 4	Washington	 	Ramo 	18,277 	31–41–9	71
82	April 5	Tampa Bay	1 – 4	Atlanta 	 	Smith 	18,732 	31–42–9	71
==Playoffs==
The Lightning failed to qualify for the playoffs.
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Top 10 players 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	+/- 	PIM
Vincent Lecavalier 	81 	40 	52 	92 	-17 	89
Martin St. Louis 	82 	25 	58 	83 	-23 	26
Vaclav Prospal (18 Phi)	62 	29 	28 	57 	-7 	39
Brad Richards (12 Dal) 	62 	18 	33 	51 	-25 	15
Michel Ouellet 	64 	17 	19 	36 	11 	12
Filip Kuba 	75 	6 	25 	31 	-8 	40
Paul Ranger 	72 	10 	21 	31 	-13 	56
Dan Boyle 	37 	4 	21 	25 	-29 	57
Jan Hlavac (18 Nsh) 	62 	9 	13 	22 	-10 	32
Mathieu Darche 	73 	7 	15 	22 	-14 	20
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	OT 	GA 	SO 	Sv% 	GAA
Johan Holmqvist (2 Dal)	45 	2469 	20 	16 	6 	124 	0 	.890 	3.01
Karri Ramo 	22 	1268 	7 	10 	11 	64 	0 	.899 	3.03
Mike Smith (21 Dal) 	13 	773 	3 	10 	1 	28 	0 	.893 	2.79
Marc Denis 	10 	414 	1 	5 	0 	28 	0 	.864 	4.05
==Awards and records==
===Records===
===Milestones===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike LundinMatt Smaby	1st NHL game 	October 4, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jan Hlavac 	100th NHL PIM 	October 6, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Filip Kuba 	200th NHL PIM 	October 13, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Lundin 	1st NHL assist1st NHL point	October 18, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brad Richards 	500th NHL game 	October 29, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nick Tarnasky 	100th NHL game 	October 31, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
===Trades===
June 13, 2007 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Gratton 	To Florida Panthers 2nd round pick in either 2007 or 2008
July 4, 2007 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Bryce Lampman 	To New York Rangers Mitch Fritz
November 19, 2007	To Tampa Bay Lightning Mario Scalzo 	To Dallas Stars Bryce Lampman
January 15, 2008 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Junior Lessard 	To Dallas Stars Dan Jancevski
February 26, 2008	To Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Smith Jussi Jokinen Jeff Halpern	To Dallas Stars Brad Richards Johan Holmqvist
February 26, 2008	To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th round pick in 2008 	To Nashville Predators Jan Hlavac
February 26, 2008	To Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Segal Conditional Draft Pick 	To Anaheim Ducks Jay Leach
===Free agents===
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Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Michel Ouellet 	Pittsburgh Penguins	2 years, $2.5 million
Craig MacDonald	Chicago Blackhawks 	1 year, $475,000
Mathieu Darche 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $475,000
Brad Lukowich 	New Jersey Devils 	3 years, $4.7 million
Jay Leach 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $525,000
Dan Jancevski 	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year, $500,000
==Draft picks==
Tampa's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com The Lightning do not have a first round pick, having dealt the 16th overall selection to the Anaheim Ducks.
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
2 	47 	Dana Tyrell 	C/RW 	 	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
3 	75 	Luca Cunti 	C/LW 	 	Dubendorf (Switzerland)
3 	77 	Alexander Killorn	C 	 	Deerfield, Mass. (U.S. High School)
4 	107	Mitch Fadden 	C 	 	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
5 	150	Matt Marshall 	C/RW 	 	Nobles, Mass. (U.S. High School)
6 	167	Johan Harju 	LW 	 	Lulea (Sweden)
7 	183	Torrie Jung 	G 	 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
7 	197	Michael Ward 	D 	 	Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
7 	210	Justin Courtnall 	LW 	 	Burnaby Express (BCHL)
==Farm teams==
===American Hockey League===
Norfolk Admirals
Norfolk,VA
===East Coast Hockey League===
Mississippi Sea Wolves
Biloxi, Mississippi
==Roster==
						
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==See also==
*2007–08 NHL season
==References==
*Player stats: Tampa Bay Lightning player stats on espn.com
*Game log: Tampa Bay Lightning game log on espn.com
*Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
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