Craig Ramsay fired
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May 24, 2007

Craig Ramsay fired

The Lightning has fired associate coach Craig Ramsay, according to a news release from the team.
“Over the course of this past season (2006-07) it became apparent to me, and to (head coach) John (Tortorella), that we still had some fundamental philosophical differences between our head coach and our associate coach on a number of issues,'' general manager Jay Feaster said in the release. "After having a series of meetings with various members of the organization, we have regretfully, yet necessarily, chosen to make a change in the coaching staff effective immediately.
"We thank Craig for his seven years of service to this franchise and for his hard work and dedication in helping us become Stanley Cup Champions. Rammer will always be a part of the Lightning family as a member of that Stanley Cup Championship team's success.''
Ramsay's primary responsibility was for defense and special teams, both of which struggled at times this year. No timetable has been set for filling the position.

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Good. Ramsey's power play has been extremely bad for large parts of the past 2 seasons. The only thing that saved the teams' ranking this year were the dynamic duo racking up points left and right during the January/February run. When they weren't scorching hot, the PP looked horrendous.

Do we even need to talk about how bad the defence and PK have been?

We love you Ramer, but million$ are at stake here.

Anybody know at which golf course we can find Larry Robinson?

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