BRANDON – October proved fruitful for the Lightning, setting all sorts of opening-month franchise marks.
That success has put a mark squarely on the team’s back that every other team is aiming for.
”When you put yourself at the top of the league you are going get your opponent’s best game every night,’’ Tampa Bay assistant coach Todd Richards said. ”You are going to put a target on your back and you are the measuring stick that everybody comes in as says “Where do we stand in this league, where do we fit? If these guys are the best, how do we stand up to them?’ So you are going to get a team’...
