With the Olympic Games now in the rearview, the Tampa Bay Lightning will get little rest before they're back to work. Although practice has already resumed without the Olympians, games are just around the corner.
The Lightning's season will officially resume on Wednesday when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs on a nationally broadcast game. They'll then have a quick turn-around, as the following night they'll play the Carolina Hurricanes on the road.
To close out the month of February, the Lightning will return home on Saturday night to host the surging Buffalo Sabres.
The Lightning were dominant prior to the Olympic break, and now they're going to have to get their rhythm back quickly with three games in four nights to close out the month.
Importantly, two of those games are against Atlantic Division rivals who are looking to fight their way into the playoffs. The Sabres are looking to end a very long playoff drought, and the Maple Leafs are going to be fighting an uphill battle to recover from a slow start to the season.
Will the Lightning suffer a bit of a hiccup as they get back up to speed, or will their run of quality performances continue despite three weeks off? It's impossible to know, but we won't have to wait long to find out.