Vincent Lecavalier News

When Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman originally acquired aging netminder Dwayne Roloson on New Year's day of last season from the New York Islanders as a rental player, many wondered if Yzerman was making a big enough improvement in the crease to improve his Lightning's squad.

If 1992 doesn't seem like that long ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning are going to spend the next year making you feel very old.

February 12, 2012; Pittsburgh,PA, USA: Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier awaits the puck drop on a face-off against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the second period at the CONSOL Energy Center.

The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped off dramatically from their 103-point season in 2010-2011, missing the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five seasons.

Sure, there's continued conjecture about who the Lightning will bring in in net, what they'll do with all those draft picks, and how on Earth they're going to unload Vincent Lecavalier's contract.

Phoenix Coyotes' goaltender Mike Smith wasn't even born yet when Crosby, Stills and Nash recorded the seminal Almost Cut My Hair .

Injuries took their toll on the Tampa Bay Lightning . With some pivotal players missing time, Tampa Bay fell short of making the playoffs.