2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning season
| 2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning | |
|---|---|
| Division | 5th Southeast |
| Conference | 15th Eastern |
| 2007–08 record | 31–42–9 |
| Home record | 20–18–3 |
| Road record | 11–24–6 |
| Goals for | 223 |
| Goals against | 267 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Jay Feaster |
| Coach | John Tortorella |
| Captain | Tim Taylor |
| Alternate captains | Vincent Lecavalier Brad Richards (Oct.–Feb.) Martin St. Louis |
| Arena | St. Pete Times Forum |
| Average attendance | 18,693 (95.9%) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Vincent Lecavalier (40) |
| Assists | Martin St. Louis (58) |
| Points | Vincent Lecavalier (92) |
| Penalty minutes | Shane O'Brien (154) |
| Plus/minus | Michel Ouellet (+11) |
| Wins | Johan Holmqvist (20) |
| Goals against average | Johan Holmqvist (3.01) |
The 2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning season began October 4, 2007. It is the Lightning's 16th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Lightning introduced a new logo design prior to the start of the season. The new, "modernized" logo was similar to the team's original logo, with the edges on the lightning bolt, and the text looking "sharper." The wordmark "Lightning" was dropped from the logo. It was the first change to the team's primary logo in its 15-year history and coincided with the launch of the Rbk Edge jersey design, introduced League wide.
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. The deal was terminated in mid-November after the group, called Absolute Hockey Enterprises, began to fight amongst itself, leading to lawsuits being filed. The team, in announcing the cancellation of the sale, expressed in a November 27 release that it hoped the deal could be resurrected.
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. For the first time since the 2001–02 season, the Tampa Bay Lightning missed the Stanley Cup playoffs.