Lots of things need to go wrong for a team to go from back-to-back deep playoff runs to being one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference. The Lightning have had issues with injuries, goaltending, shot suppression, and shot generation at various times this season, but that’s just the start.
In the Raw Charge team reports, I’ve shown that the team has consistently struggled to generate shots. Teams can struggle in that area for many reasons, with the most obvious cause of poor shot generation being a lack of forward talent or poor forward play.