TAMPA – Throughout the course of the past decade, one element that unified the Tampa Bay Lightning emanated from the tight locker room setting.
The core group of players have forged the culture that has been a big factor in the team's on-ice success with a tight group of players. It's something that is not easy to build, difficult to maintain over long stretches and even more difficult to walk into from the outside.
But eventually, the term family begins to get bantered about, and it's no longer just a team but something more existential. There is a connection built, a trust and bond that make...
