Lightning's Boyle: 'If you accept losing, then you're a loser'

Just over two weeks since calling his club's free fall down the standings "disgraceful," Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brian Boyle hasn't changed his tune.

Tampa Bay lost again Thursday, a 5-2 result to the Ottawa Senators, giving the Lightning a 3-5-2 record over its last 10 games.

The Lightning are one point clear of last-place Detroit, shocking positioning for team pegged as Stanley Cup contenders entering the season.

For Boyle, again, it's simply not good enough.

"If you accept losing, then you're a loser," Boyle said following Thursday's decision. "That's the bottom line."

"There's not going to be a flip or switch. It's going to be hard work," Boyle added when asked what it will take to get out of the frustrating slump.

With 30 games remaining, the Lightning have an eight-point deficit to overcome to qualify for the playoffs.

Time to stop being losers.