PLAYERS:
Dwayne Roloson,
Mathieu Garon,
Guy Boucher,
Steven Stamkos,
Steve Yzerman,
Marc-Andre Bergeron,
Adam Hall,
Teddy Purcell,
Martin St. Louis
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils
Just a few months ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning were flying. The surprise of the East, the team got to the Eastern Conference Finals, led by their goaltender Dwayne Roloson, who caught fire with Tampa after his trade from the New York Islanders.It couldn't be much farther from where the Lightning are now.Tampa Bay is fourth in the Southeast Division with a 12-16-2 record, good for 26th in the league. Dwayne Roloson is in the middle of a terrible slump, with a 3.67 goals against average and .882 save percentage. In Roloson's last five starts, his goals against average has been a whopping 5.25. For the moment, he's effectively lost the starting goaltender role to Mathieu Garon, who has played more games with better statistics.Something is very wrong in Tampa and no one seems to know what it is. Coach Guy Boucher refuses to pin the Lightning's troubles on any one area."It’s tough mentally on the players," Boucher said of the team's losses. "I am not go...
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