Even though the NHL 2008-2009 season is not quite half way done, don't be surprised to see the Tampa Bay Lightning begin to "clean up" their roster. During the offseason, the Lightning made a huge splash in free agency and spent a lot of money on some long term deals. Once the Christmas break for the NHL passes look for the lightning to begin (if they already haven't started) trade talks with other teams.

On that list, could be backup goaltender Olaf Kolzig. He has not played particularly well and most likely is not happy with a backup role. It is pretty clear that Mike Smith will be the Lightning's number one goaltender so don't be surprised to see Kolzig move in a trade.

Would another roster shake-up help the Lightning? At this point, no. However, for the Lightning it can not be soon enough for them to start looking at the offseason and getting potential draft picks and free agents.