We're past the halfway point of each second-round series in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, and one conference semifinalist has already begun its offseason, as the Presidents' Trophy-winning Florida Panthers were swept by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
What have the first four games of each series taught us? And how will those lessons impact the rest of the round and beyond?
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the team to beat
If the Lightning weren't favored to three-peat as Stanley Cup champs going into the playoffs, they might be now.