 A season of superlatives was capped with one final accolade, as "The Sporting News" named GM Jay Feaster as the league's executive of the year for 2003–04.The Lightning had to wait a year to defend their title due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, but in 2005–06, they barely made the playoffs with a record of 43–33–6 for 93 points in a conference where six teams notched 100 or more points.They lost to the Ottawa Senators in five games in the first round of the 2006 playoffs.