"G Dwayne Roloson has played in just one of the Lightning's past eight games and just 10 of the past 31.

It is clearly no fun for Roloson, who was signed to be the team's No. 1, to be relegated to No. 2 behind Mathieu Garon. But Roloson is not rocking the boat.

"You're always disappointed when you're not playing, but you can't focus on that," he said. "You can't focus on the individual part of it. You have to focus on doing whatever you can to help us get better."

Roloson, 42, the league's oldest player who during the summer signed a one-year, $3 million deal, is 7-10-2 in 24 games. His 3.65 goals-against average entered Saturday last in the league among goalies with at least 10 games. His .882 save percentage was third worst.

That said, he played well in his last game, a 4-3 win Jan. 21 over the Coyotes in which he made 33 saves. Still, coach Guy Boucher has said Garon, on a 5-0-1 streak, is more consistent right now.

"He's been a professional and he's been a leader," Boucher said. "It must be hard right now and disappointing. But he's going to get playing time soon. He's going to be ready."

As ready as he can be as Roloson said it is difficult to keep game sharpness without playing.

Asked if he was satisfied with the level of communications with the coaches, Roloson said, "For me, it's really out of my control what they're thinking and how they're going about it, so to be happy or dissatisfied with it has no bearing on it."