The Tampa Bay Lightning have developed a nasty habit of taking penalties and then allowing goals on the ensuing power play. This is what analysts like to call a “sub-optimal” approach.
The problem has been obvious to anyone watching the games and has become a talking point on Twitter and in the recaps here at Raw Charge. But the thing with this type of trend is that it can be deceiving. Penalties are the sorts of things that tend to stick in the mind. And if the puck ends up in the back of the net in the next two minutes, that only exacerbates the stickiness.