Though Jake Warner, 17, lives in Raleigh, N.C., he's a huge Lightning fan, going to several games when his family vacations in Clearwater.
"The only time I get to see them play is when we come down here or they're up in Carolina kicking (the Hurricanes) butts," Warner said.
With Warner facing an unimaginable moment in eight days, having his left leg amputated under his knee due to a rare bone cancer, the Lightning lifted his spirits Saturday in a make-a-wish-like moment. Warner got to sit on the bench during the morning skate, took a tour of the lockeroom and met several Lightning players, as well as GM Steve Yzerman.