"No excuses, really," said Terry Crisp, coach of the team that piled up 117 points and one Stanley Cup last year.

"As a coach planning to play opposing teams, you expect certain things from players," said Terry Crisp, the coach of the Flames.

"He knows the system," said Terry Crisp, the Calgary coach.

"Hey, at one point we were over 20-some points behind," Coach Terry Crisp said of his team, which is now 38-31-12.

In the final year, it was Suzy Kolber and Terry Crisp.

And it gave Tampa an 0-6-1 record in its last seven games, a slide that has endangered the job of Coach Terry Crisp.

"Anytime you're doing well in a short tournament, you can point to the goaltender," Terry Crisp, the Canadian assistant coach, said.

But Coach Terry Crisp knows his team hasn't won anything yet.

Surely Terry Crisp would not keep his job should the Flames lose this game.

Coach Terry Crisp implored his Lightning beforehand to play desperate and determined.