Don't know how many of you saw the game on TV, but if you did, you saw how much Vinny Lecavalier struggled. The star center, though, said his surgically repaired right shoulder is not the problem. "It feel pretty decent," he said.

Lecavalier, who played just two exhibitions before the regular season, had loads of trouble holding the puck, and though it would have been a great play, had the puck role off his stick with 11 seconds left after a Vinny Prospal pass set him up in front of the net.

Lecavalier said the shoulder is still sore, but it is nothing that has to be evaluated, though he said the next few days off is welcome.

Lecavalier was minus-1 with three shots in 19:12 of ice time. He also won 7 of 15 faceoffs; much better than Saturday when he won 4 of 19. But Lecavalier said he still liked his game Saturday better. He said perhaps he was fatigued a bit Sunday.

Whatever the situation, Lecavalier has to be better. It should not be all on him (when the No. 4 line of Chris Gratton, Adam hall and Gary Roberts is the team's best, it's not on one person). But he is the captain and the best player. He has to lead the way.