Yesterday, it broke that Pat Verbeek was leaving the Tampa Bay Lightning and going with Steve Yzerman to Detroit. The news was expected, but it came bundled with some pretty exciting additions: Al Murray, Stacy Roest, and Jamie Pushor are staying with the Bolts, and, as such, all recieved promotions.
Murray, Roest, and Pushor are three of the lead players in the Lightning front office. Each one leads a different branch of player scouting and development. While losing Verbeek hurts, it’s not as big of a blow as losing any, or all, of these three.