When the Tampa Bay Lightning kicked off their season on October 8th with the Tampa Bay Lightning Home Opener against the hard-hitting Philadelphia Flyers, we all knew there were going to be some challenges. Despite having the talent and skill to make it to the grand stage, not having much of an off-season has usually proved to be difficult for a team looking for a repeat performance.
The Tampa Bay Lightning entered this season with mostly the exact same roster that took them all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals and earned them the title of 2015 Eastern Conference Champions.