Bolts use Tuesday's practice to reset after the series-opening loss

It's time to turn the page.
The Tampa Bay Lightning practiced at Ford Performance Centre on Tuesday afternoon ahead of Wednesday's Game Two clash with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

It was a lively, upbeat practice for the Bolts, who are putting Game One behind them and looking forward to the opportunity to tie the series tomorrow night.
"The mood today is much different than it was last night," said Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper. "You build on things you have in the past.
"Last night was ugly. Let's make no bones about it, but this isn't the first time that we've lost a Game One and won the series. So, it's not ideal, but it's not like it's uncharted water either."
The Bolts fell to the New York Islanders in Game One of the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinal last season before going on to win the series in seven games.
During the 2019-20 season, the Lightning dropped Game One of their second-round series against the Boston Bruins and went on to rattle off four straight wins to win the series 4-1.
That same year, in the Stanley Cup Final, Tampa Bay lost Game One to the Dallas Stars before winning the franchise's second-ever Stanley Cup in six games.
Someone has to lose that first game, but that's part of the beauty of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It's not just one game. You have to beat your opponent four times.
"It's a long series," said Lightning forward Pat Maroon. "There's going to be ups and downs throughout the series. You have to know how to control it [and] know how to take care of it. Nip it in the bud as fast as you can and come to work today and be prepared and ready for Game Two.
"That's what's good about the playoffs. It's a fast transition into the next game and something to forget about, but we know what we need to do to be a good hockey team and we know what it takes to win, so we just have to find ways to create that and be ready for Game Two."
It's been said so many times, but the Stanley Cup Playoffs are filled with highs and lows. It's the teams that take it day-by-day that have success. You can't dwell on the past, but you also can't look too far ahead. On Tuesday, Bolts forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare was asked about what adjustments his team needs to make tomorrow.

"We already made it," Bellemare said. "Forget about that game. Nothing we can do about it. It's one game.
"We played a good team. Just come back tomorrow and it's game number two of the playoffs."
If you didn't watch the game and just looked at the scoresheet, it may be easy to wonder if Andrei Vasilevskiy had an off night, but he really didn't. It was a game filled with odd-man rushes, breakaways, and Grade-A chances for the Maple Leafs.
"The number looks bad, but let's be honest," said Cooper. "Marner's was an open net on a bad sort by us and Kampf was a breakaway.
"Let's look at the other things he did. He stopped Nylander on a breakaway. Go down the list.
"Vasy's the man. No other guy I want back there but him. If we didn't have him in the net, it was probably going to be a lot worse last night."
Vasilevskiy spoke before the beginning of the postseason about the importance of him and his teammates having their minds in the right place for the playoffs.
"It starts inside your head," said the Tampa Bay goaltender.
He passed that sentiment on to the Lightning locker room following the loss.
"To be honest, I was more impressed about his way to be in the locker room after the game," said Bellemare. "He wasn't bothered. Obviously, you don't want to lose the game, but at the end of the day you understand that it's playoffs.
"It's not about these games especially. We have to understand that there's another one coming quick and we have to focus on that one.
"He (Vasilevskiy) just said to make sure we understand what happened and focus on the next one coming up."
Losses are going to happen in the playoffs. In today's day and age, no team is going to sweep the entire postseason and win the Stanley Cup. In the grand scheme of it all, a 5-0 loss holds the same amount of weight as a 1-0 loss. Either way, you're down 1-0 in the series. What's most important is the response.
"It's easy to be negative after a game like last night, but you know, that camaraderie in the room and even Vas stepping up, 'Hey it's one game,'" said Lightning forward Nick Paul. "Flush it. It could have been any score, but it's a loss. Move to the next one and we've got to win the next game.
"[There's] a lot of leadership in that room. Don't let the negativity seep in. Everyone's positive. We've got to build on that."
It's been discussed frequently, but Paul's style of play seems like one that is suited so well for the postseason. He's heavy, hard on pucks, and has some skill to boot. After listening to his media availability on Tuesday, you can see those postseason-type qualities go beyond his on-ice abilities.
Paul's words were that of a strong leader, something the Bolts have a lot of. It's easy to see why Paul was an alternate captain during some of his time in the Ottawa Senators organization.
"Definitely tough going through a game like that," said Paul. "But everyone's got to be fired up and ready for a good performance tomorrow because if not, that will happen again and we're not going to let that happen.
"It's game-by-game. We can't harp on last night and think about last night. It's another game tomorrow and we've got to win that. We've got to put that one behind us.
"Obviously, take learning things on structures and things we need to do better, but at the end of day, it's a battle. [We've] got to come to win. Compete level, every single battle to a man, and then go from there."

The Lightning will watch the video to gain some additional insight on some things Toronto wants to do, but Tampa Bay seems to be more focused on what they're doing rather than what their opponent is doing.
"You've trained your team all year to play a certain way," Cooper said. "You better do it to the best of your ability.
"Yes, do other teams have tendencies and do you get to know them much better when you're playing a team night in and night out? You do. But in the end, our philosophy has been to focus on us.
"And yes, you're playing another team. Yes, Toronto took advantage of mistakes, but they were our mistakes.
"I know we didn't score and any of that stuff, but boy, did we make it an easy night for him? So, maybe if we changed our game and did a few more of what our identity is, maybe it's a different result."
Tampa Bay will have the opportunity to change their game and get back to their identity at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night in Toronto. A team that has responded well in the past, the Bolts are confident they can do it again moving forward.
"Obviously, there's some things that we touch up and that will help us better our game, but not too much," said Paul. "[It's] just more of an in the room [thing.] Play for each other, play hard, come to compete.
"We brought it today. High-energy practice, getting the legs going, getting energy up.
"The boys know what we have to do. We're just going to be ready for tomorrow."