We've got all of our most important pieces back. The Lightning HAVE TO make their run now. By the end of January most of our divisional rivals are going to have 10 more wins than they do regulation losses (example: 25-15-5) and the Lightning are gonna have to play their ***** off to reach that point and get back in the thick of the race. It's NOT impossible. It's just gonna be hard work.
Every year some team in the east goes on an insane tear like 15-3-1 that catapults them into the playoff race and keeps them there. Ottawa did it last year, Boston's done it just about every year since they got Chara, the Devils did it when Lemaire came back, the Penguins went NUTS that one year. If the Lightning pulled that off we'd be right back in the hunt and more than likely have done a tremendous amount of damage to our division.
Just win baby... just win