This afternoon at 4 PM is the last preseason home game, against the Florida Panthers, hosted at Amalie Arena. Next week the Tampa Bay Lightning will play twice in Sunrise and once in Nashville. Earlier today, Joe Smith posted a photo of the roster expected to skate, and pointed out something that we have long been anticipating: today is Dan Girardi's debut as a Bolt.
Raw Charge has been skeptical about Girardi’s impact on the lineup, but we would love to be surprised. Previously, we’ve written that his numbers for the past three years have not been at levels expected for an NHL player:
Over the last three years, Girardi has played second-pairing minutes on average.