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The best team in the NHL right now, the Tampa Bay Lightning, wins yet again tonight, 4-2 at Carolina. After their mega-tilt with Detroit Monday night, a letdown against the lowly 'Canes might have been in order, but the Lightning got the job done. I still have to pinch myself when I see their record; it's been almost as improbable as seeing the Arizona Cardinals at 13-2 in December or the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with 100 wins in September. Tonight, backup goalie John Grahame finally got to play (he was sitting a long time thanks to head coach John Tortorella's keep-playing-until-you-don't-win goalie rotation), and was outstanding despite the rust. The Lightning didn't do anything fancy at the trade deadline like so many other teams, having made their key acquisition of Daryl Sydor in late January. But they didn't have to; "why mess with success" was the mantra, and how can you argue with that?