by Erik Erlendsson | @Erik_Erlendsson | Like us on Facebook

January 5, 2017

TAMPA, Fla. - The time has come.

That big red panic button that I've cautioned many fans to keep nearby, but not press - it's time to press it.

The Lightning are in trouble and there is no sign of a rescue on the horizon.

Changes are needed. And they need to come soon.

Tampa Bay went in to what amounted to a must-win game to close out a five-game home stand and lost 6-1 to the Nashville Predators. They lost 6-1!

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