Boyle: Lightning hitting last place 'disgraceful'

There's nowhere for the Tampa Bay Lightning to go but up.

Jon Cooper's club hit rock bottom Saturday night, after being pasted by the Arizona Coyotes 5-3.

"It's disgraceful," Boyle said of the Lightning's place in the standings, according to the Tampa Bay Times' Joe Smith. "We have ourselves to blame. Doing too many of these interviews.

"Against a young team we just didn't respect, they came out and stomped us."

After opening a big six-game road trip with a win against the Los Angeles Kings, the Lightning leave the west coast having lost to Anaheim, San Jose, and Arizona.

Ben Bishop was exceptionally bad Saturday night, allowing five goals on 17 shots.

Victor Hedman, who returned to the lineup after last playing Jan. 13 due to illness, called his team's effort "unacceptable."

It doesn't get any easier: Tampa Bay's in Chicago on Tuesday and on the road in Sunrise, Fla., on Thursday.