Tampa Bay Lightnings

St-Pete's Gazette

Another disapointing year for the members on the Tampa Bay Lightnings.  Each years, GM St-Pierre try to get his team up there with the top teams and fight to the finish....but always felt short in the playoffs series.

All year, it' been up and down in victories and losses.  Never were the team were able to win a few in a row.  Always suprises after suprises to barely make the playoffs again.

GM St-Pierre and his management team sat down all day evaluating the team.  The topic of the day was a question raised from coach Capuano stating " Did we do to many trades to jeopardy the team during the season, and that's the reason why the chemistry wasn't there?"

The debate of too many trades went on and on and on, but the result ended up alway with the same statement.  The Tampa Bay Lightning always looking at getting better, and will try to make the playoff no matter what.

After that said, GM St-Pierre met with the team, and told them how disapointed he was with the lack of performance. - Bob McKenzie told TSN this morning. 

GM St-Pierre's meeting lasted 5 minutes, and ended up with a "silence" never seen in the locker room.  GM St-Pierre posted the roster list of the players returning next year and left the room.  A statement who made every players really thinking about their futures, but no one really wanted to see if their names were on that list.

John Lu from TSN was promessed to have the list of the players returning in a day or two to be published on the SIM Portal.

Stay Tunes...............