2012 Lightning Preview: Jolt To Defense Will Help Lightning

Top heavy -- that was the 2011-12 Tampa Bay Lightning. The Dolly Parton of the NHL. So has anything really changed?

Not necessarily.

The Bolts finished 10th in the Eastern Conference last season with a top-heavy lineup of scorers and almost nothing else. They relied on a Swiss-cheese defense and two sieves between the pipes.

It wasn't pretty.

So, the team's summer moves excited fans and fantasy folk alike. Defenders. A new goalie. But I'll be honest -- I just don't think it's enough. Not yet anyway.

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