DIRK SHADD | Times
You could sense a determined, motivated group of Lightning players as they reported Thursday for the start of training camp.
The long summer - a result of missing the playoffs for the first time in four years - gave them a lot to think about.
And they vowed that it won't happen again.
"Guys are hungry," veteran wing Ryan Callahan said. "I think we've got something to prove."
This same group went on back-to-back lengthy playoff runs, making it to the Stanley Cup Final just three years ago, and the Eastern Conference Final two years ago.