the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers as they ... in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Rhona Wise) [ RHONA WISE | AP ] Maybe Maurice really believed that. Or maybe he was anticipating a potential ...

(AP) — For Florida and Tampa Bay players, the hitting is happening on the ice. For the coaches, it’s happening at the microphone. Panthers coach Paul Maurice and Lightning coach Jon Cooper ...

So securing home ice in their first round against the cross-state rival Panthers seemed fortuitous. But after dropping the ...