On a night where a general manager faced the team he led to a Stanley Cup, Wednesday's game was just a case of the Lightning being outplayed by a better team. The Red Wings' hot goalie, Jimmy Howard, made the saves that Dwayne Roloson couldn't; Detroit's offense took advantage of the Bolts' defensive lapses, and their defense stick checked and shot blocked away Lightning scoring chances.
The Lightning actually played a strong game, including fighting back from a 0-2 deficit to tie the game at the end of 2 periods on the heels of goals by Marty St. Louis and Steven Stamkos, but the effort wasn't enough to take down the Wings.
A few days after announcing a 5-year, $20 million extension for rising star defensman Victor Hedman, the Lightning made a minor trade Friday: they acquired defensemen Evan Oberg and Mike Kostka from the Florida Panthers in exchange for F James Wright and D Mike Vernace. All players involved were playing in the AHL, so I doubt it will have any immediate impact on either team.
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