BRANDON — Imagine the first day of school in a new town and walking into your new classroom for the first time.
Strange faces in new places make for an intimidating introduction.
Now imagine everybody else seated in the class spent the previous year together, learning and growing.
Welcome to Tampa Bay, Erik Condra.
“It’s a little different. It’s almost like you are a young guy coming back up again just signing,” Condra said.
The Lightning opened training camp with virtually the same roster that reached the Stanley Cup Final last season, as 21 of the 22 players who dressed in the Final and 22 of the 24 players who appeared in a playoff game return to the lineup.