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TAMPA — Had them all the way.
Now, who’s next?
Marty or Ovie?
Does it matter if Steven Stamkos is on the job?
Stamkos.
Remember him?
No more talk of historic collapses. There will be no Game 7 in Montreal. Forget about all that.
Tuesday night, the Lightning dispatched the Canadiens with an emphatic 4-1 win in Game 6 to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the third time in franchise history. They’re halfway to Stanley’s Cup. They refused to fold. And Stamkos refused as much as anyone else.