TAMPA, Fla. – Gassers. Conditioning drills. Extra skating for allowing goals.
The Lightning returned to practice on Friday following five days off, hoping the extra skating gets the legs loose as they prepare to return to the grinding scheduled of the NHL season that resumes on Saturday in Dallas (8 p.m. EST, Fox Sports Sun, 970-AM).
But finding their legs won’t come easy as the season has already shown that teams emerging from their bye week have struggled in the first game back, posting a 3-9-2 record through Friday, with Los Angeles the latest to falter in its return, allowing two goals in ...
