The Tampa Bay Lightning enter the Stanley Cup Final against the Dallas Stars with several key players dealing with injuries the team somehow was able to withstand during an impressive run to the Eastern Conference championship.
He finally got on the ice for Game 6 of the East final, but only to celebrate the Lightning advancing to hockey’s biggest stage for the first time since 2015.
“You need a lot of good players to get to this point. And resiliency,” general manager Julien BriseBois said Friday.
“Once you have a good enough team to get into the playoffs, it’s who’s going to find a way,” BriseBois added.