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Todd Richards joins Lightning as assistant coach

Well, that certainly didn't take long.

One day after the Lightning announced Steve Thomas' contract would not be renewed, the team announced Todd Richards has been added to the coaching staff, joining head coach Jon Cooper and assistant coach Rick Bowness.

Joe Smith reports that the power play was "part of talks," which feels a little disconcerting since the power play was dismal for a team with so many offensive weapons. Take it as you will.

Todd Richards said conversations with #tblightning began after season ended. Power play was part of talks, but exact role to be determined

— Joe Smith (@TBTimes_JSmith) June 7, 2016

Richards was on the list of several teams who were looking for help behind the bench, including Buffalo and Detroit.