BOSTON — With a pair of games 24 hours apart leading up to Monday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline, the Lightning will be focusing their attention on the back-to-back contests.
But in whatever down time there is, you can bet phones in the Lightning locker room will be busy checking out the latest around the league, as well as with Tampa Bay.
“These few days are always interesting to see what happens,’’ defenseman Victor Hedman said. “If you add pieces, or if not, we believe in the group that we have. But that’s obviously up to (general manager) Steve (Yzerman) to make those decisions.