Lightning's March madness has them back among top contenders

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The Tampa Bay Lightning had their own March madness this year. With a March mantra to boot: Just win, baby.

And no surprise -- the Lightning did. A lot.

Tampa Bay went 9-1-1 last month, saving their best run of the season (so far) for the stretch drive toward playoffs. It's not the first time the Lightning have hung back, only to flip the proverbial switch right when points and positioning are paramount.

It's a sound strategy when successful -- even if Tampa Bay isn't exactly aiming to be so dramatic.

"We're obviously not trying to wait that long [to get going]," defenseman Victor Hedman said with a laugh. "But yeah, that's just how things have played out. But we're…