It might not be a rivalry like Pittsburgh, Washington, and Buffalo, but Columbus and Tampa Bay has a certain flair. Maybe more so than those other teams due to these fresh divisional counterparts facing off in the playoffs over the last two-consecutive years.
In front of an empty arena for their home-opener, the Columbus Blue Jackets welcomed the defending Stanley Cup Tampa Bay Lightning back to the place that saw history nearly two years ago with the historic four-game sweep of the Lightning.
Stacked as ever, even without former MVP Nikita Kucherov (hip surgery) we know how potent the club is.