TAMPA, Fla. (AP) a The Tampa Bay Lightning dismissed instructor Guy Boucher on Sunday. Colleagues Martin Raymond and Dan Lacroix will reveal instruction tasks for Sunday night's game at Winnipeg. "Guy has put his heart and soul to the Lightning company for these past three years and we appreciate all of the work he's done," general director Steve Yzerman said in a statement. "But ultimately I'm unhappy with the path we are planning and I believe today building a change is in the most effective interest of our franchise." Tampa Bay is alongside last in the Eastern Conference with a 13-17-1 report. Boucher was appointed while the Lightning's seventh instructor on June 10, 2010. Boucher's termination came 1 day following the Lightning fell behind by four goals in the very first amount of a loss at Ottawa. The Lightning appear headed toward lacking the playoffs for the second straight year after attaining the Eastern Conference finals all through Boucher's first year. This season was entered by tampa Bay with postseason dreams after putting goalie Anders Lindback and defensemen Sami Salo and Matt Carle. Lindback and team leader Vincent Lecavalier have now been among the players sidelined by injuries.
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