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MONTREAL -- Guy Boucher didnt need to circle the date on his calendar for the Tampa Bay Lightnings first game at the Bell Centre against the Montreal Canadiens. J.J. Watt Nike Jersey . The former coach of Montreals AHL farm club in Hamilton was reminded of it all summer by fans and friends after new Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman gave the Montreal native his first NHL job. Hell be behind the Ligtning bench for the Canadiens home opener on Wednesday night. "Im happy its at the start of the year, " Boucher said Sunday on a conference call. "Im going into an environment that I like, where I was born and raised, but I still have to take away that emotion because you need a calm coach." The youngest coach in the NHL at 39 insisted that "it is not Guy Boucher who is coming to Montreal, but its players like Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis and Simon Gagne that the fans want to see. "I feel lucky to have them on the team and the attention should be on them, not on me." Boucher has had time to put some distance between himself and the Canadiens organization, where he spent only one season after leading the Drummondville Voltigeurs to a Quebec Major Junior Hockey league title in 2009. The Bolts also hired his Hamilton assistant coaches Alain Raymond and Daniel Marois and brought in his Bulldogs GM Julien BriseBois as assistant GM. "I didnt coach the Canadiens, I worked for the organization" he said. "Its a strange feeling. "I know some of the players, but mostly I knew the management, (coach) Jacques Martin, (GM) Pierre Gauthier, (former GM) Bob Gainey, who gave me my start. Ill always be grateful to them for that. But I dont want emotion to interfere with the task at hand. The Canadiens played well in their first two games. We have to be ready." He already has his first NHL victory as the Lightning won their opener 5-3 over Atlanta. "Id be lying if I said it wasnt a relief," he said. "You want to get off to a good start when youre in a new environment just to get the pressure off." Chris Myers Jersey . Forget the outside pressure of trying to impress everybody else. The big right-hander is starting to look again like the star on the mound he was in Japan before coming to the major leagues this season. Andre Johnson Blue Jersey . -- Michigan started preseason practice without suspended players Fitz Toussaint and Frank Clark, and with coach Brady Hoke giving no hint on when either would return. http://www.shophoustontexansgears.com/ . -- Marion Rolland of France was fastest in training for the second straight day at the Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup on Thursday. J.J. Watt Texans Jersey . "Its exciting to get a win against the top team in the Eastern Conference," said Clarke. "Definitely a confidence builder for us." Derek Froats and Jamie Lewis scored goals 15 seconds apart in the first period to erase an early 1-0 deficit for the Battalion (5-4-4), who have won three of their last four outings, while Patrik Machac rounded out the scoring with a single goal. J.J. Watt Black Jersey .J. -- New York Jets linebacker Calvin Pace has been fined US$15,000 by the NFL for an illegal hit on Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick last Sunday.Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Maple Leafs placed forward Colby Armstrong on injured reserve Tuesday due to a concussion which will sideline him indefinitely. The 29-year-old last played in Saturdays 5-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks, and was planning to skate in Mondays contest, an eventual 3-2 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings, but reported feeling nauseated prior to the game -- according to a story from NHL.com. Leafs head coaach Ron Wilson expressed shock that the injury occurred, since Armstrong gave no indication that anything had happened, according to the piece. Brian Cushing Elite Jersey. Armstrong had already been out of the lineup from mid-October until early December after sustaining a sprained left ankle. He has recorded just one assist in nine games. To fill the roster spot, the Maple Leafs recalled forward Darryl Boyce from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. ' ' '