Are The Lightning So Good That They Didn’t Need To Get Better?
Photo: Mike Ehrmann (Getty) Every Cup winner since 2010 has made a deadline (or deadlineish) trade. The Lightning stood pat. So either Tampa Bay is going to regret not trying to make the NHL’s best team just a little better, or they’re going to buck some recent history. But, then again, no Cup winner, no team, since 2010 or ever, had reached 98 points by the deadline. There’s a very good chance the Lightning already have everything they need. They’re betting on it. Here’s GM Julien BriseBois, with a quote that radiates well-earned confidence: “We analyzed things rationally, coldly, with one...
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