The Tampa Bay Lightning were looking close to being the biggest disappointment of the NHL season, and that’s saying something with how much hype the New Jersey Devils came into the season with. They were down in the dumps, and sitting well outside a playoff spot before the New Year. Now, thanks to two 9+ game winning streaks, they are one point behind the Boston Bruins at the time of this writing.
One of the mistakes the Lightning admitted to making last season was making no moves at the NHL Trade Deadline. You can’t really blame them. They were on a record-setting pace.