In the next few days, the Lightning will close out their relationships with three teams as divisional opponents. It all begins tonight with the Washington Capitals, who are currently vying for their 7th Southeast Division championship.
The Bolts and Penguins meet up in another NBC Sports Net telecast; Stamkos and St. Louis chase hardware, but it's not going to be easy...
Tampa Bay plays a pair in the greater Northeast this weekend, starting with the 7th seeded New York Islanders and moving on to Washington and the division leading(!) Capitals.
The Lightning went into Raleigh with a retooled lineup and a new netminder, while some things stayed the same for the Lightning (allowing too many shots on goal), other things changed drastically (a shutout by a Tampa Bay netminder).
Things may be looking up in Tampa, but there is one mighty hill to climb if the team wants the playoffs. Can they continue to climb while facing the Ottawa Senators, who have ad their number all season?
With the Bolts hurting on the blue line, GM Steve yzerman brings in some depth in veteran Mike Commodore.
The Bolts start a 2 game road swing with a gateway game against the Blues and their new head coach Ken Hitchcock.
When does a coach say "when" concerning an injured player wanting to go? When does he stop a young buck from worsening an injury? Rick Tocchet is leaving it up to the players to go or not after injuries are sustained.
