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Sympathies are running high for Rick Tocchet in the local media. Characterized as the victim to Brian Lawton's villainy, Tocchet's own shortcomings are being overlooked in the narrative.

It is that time of year to wonder just what went wrong with the Lightning, but sometimes the laments are overlooking grander problems with the team. Case in point - blaming a lack of acquisition at the trade deadline on the Lightning's failings of recent.