That's all you need to say, really, about what went on during the Lightning's 3-0 loss to the Sharks Saturday night at the St. Pete Times Forum.

The stats are one thing: outshot 45-22, winning just 18 of 46 faceoffs, failing to challenge backup goalie Brian Boucher, who got his second shutout in his second start. But the most disturbing thing for the team was its lack of passion. The Sharks simply outworked Tampa Bay in every facet, along the boards, in open ice, in battles for the puck. That is why Tampa Bay's parade to the penalty box continued. When you are a step behind, you take penalties.

There were some who tried to play with emotion: Ryan Malone, Mark Recchi and even Steven Stamkos, but few others joined in. Not even the addition of 6-foot-6, 235-pound Marek Malik helped.

Here is what the team should really be scared about. Tuesday begins a stretch in which it plays eight of 10 on the road. And we're not talking cream puffs either. The series begins in Toronto and Buffalo, two places where the team has stunk the past few years. Ottawa comes to town as do the Red Wings. There are games in New York, Washington, Philadelphia and New Jersey.

In other words, it's gut-check time for a team with a league-low 11 goals. Eleven. Think of that.

"What's the definition of insanity?" coach Barry Melrose asked. "You do the same thing over and over again and think you're going to get a different result. We've got to come at it from a different direction. We've got to get our star players to score. We've got to get everybody to compete harder. We've got a lot of work to do."