That Old Familiar Feeling
It's that time of year again. Most of us are busy doing our last minute holiday shopping, looking for that gift that's just right. I'm hoping that this year I won't be disappointed. Not by what I get under the tree, but what I get on the ice. See, I've started to get "that old familiar feeling" again. The Lightning are starting to slip, have virtually no identity and seem to need the same thing yet again this year. But I have the feeling that if I set my expectations too high I'm just going to get disappointed.
I would love to see Feaster Claus leave a #1 goalie under the tree, a gritty defenseman and a 2nd line sniper in my stocking, but I just don't think it's going to happen. This isn't a year of wants, it's a year of needs, and the needs are many. 
I seem to remember this time last year, the need was there for a true #1 in net. Granted, the Denis experiment hadn't fully fizzled, but it was close. Perrin and Feds were no where close to filling the shoes of the departed Modin and Stillman. And the defense, well, it was what it was.
Now we are sitting in much the same place, currently 3 points out of 8th in the east, and struggling. Feaster Claus has said again this year, buck up guys or I'll shake things up. Again we need goaltending, defense and 2nd line scoring. We'll get to see Darche and Karlsson play with Richards tonight, at the start of the year who would've thunk? Torts know his back is up against it saying "This is the dynamic of our club right now, I'm using all our top players offensively and defensively. We need some other players to step up in certain areas to take some of that. We need people to step up in all areas of the game.'' Sound familiar?
With the holiday trade freeze coming tomorrow, don't expect anything soon. I just hope while everyone out there in Lightning land is enjoying their holiday, Feaster Claus will be hard at work, doing his best to bring the smiles back to the faces of Bolts fans this season.
Happy Holidays everyone! Go Bolts!
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