Tampa Bay GM Steve Yzerman was quick to say that rookie Brett Connolly will have to work hard to keep his spot on the roster. Connolly will play in his 10th game in the NHL on Thursday night in Nashville, but he shouldn't start taking it easy. "I can still send him back if I want, and there are ramifications for his next game and game 11, so I can still send him back if he is not performing, if he is not doing the things we expect," Yzerman said. "And I had a chance to speak briefly with Brett (Tuesday night) and it gets harder now, it doesn't get easier and over the course of a long season it's important to stay focused on playing and everything for him as a young guy is to get rest, train properly and continue to get better. He can't go backwards, I want to win, I want to have a good team and in order to do that we have to get better as the season goes on and get strong."