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Tampa Bay Lightning defense has been more active in recent games

Tampa Bay Lightning defense has been more active in recent games, by design

TAMPA – One of the elements the Tampa Bay Lightning altered in their game over the past two years involved removing high risk plays.
A big part of that is managing the puck and limiting turnovers, a major factor in their success in the last two postseasons.
But another aspect of that is controlled aggression. Not in a physical sense, but rather in the way the Lightning want to play to game. Yes, it's with pace and speed when situations call for it. Tampa Bay wants to play the game fast.
Part of that involves getting the defense involved up the ice, joining the rush or getting in on the cycle i...

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