The Tampa Bay Lightning will retain at least one valued asset this summer.

Assistant coach Rick Bowness has reportedly re-upped with the Lightning, according to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun. This news comes in indirect response to Randy Carlyle apparently being on the verge of taking the Anaheim Ducks head coaching job, a role Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman indicated Bowness was in "deep" consideration for.

Bowness has been a staple behind NHL benches for the better part of three decades, but sparingly in a lead capacity. He owns 123 wins in 463 games on his head coaching record - predominantly in spot opportunities over parts of nine seasons.

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