Last week the Tampa Bay Lightning lost three straight at Amalie Arena. The marquee, must-win game to local columnist Martin Fennelly was against the lowly Arizona Coyotes (whom the Bolts had already lost to a few months earlier). In Fennelly’s mind, if Tampa Bay were to lose the game, it would hammer home how this is one of the most disappointing seasons for a professional sports team in Tampa Bay.
Three losses in a row and… Tampa Bay is still in the playoff race. Three losses in a row last week and now three wins in a row, starting with back-to-back games in venues some 700 miles apart.