Folks, this isn't supposed to happen—not in today's NHL. Teams aren't supposed to make consecutive Stanley Cup finals, not with the restrictions the salary cap imposes, the constant roster shuffling, and the normal aging of players.
If anything, the fact that only three teams have made consecutive Cup final appearances in the salary cap era (Pittsburgh x2, Detroit, and Tampa Bay) reinforces this notion. Yet, here Tampa Bay is, standing atop a gauntlet of opponents in the Eastern Conference, appearing in their third consecutive Stanley Cup final, and fourth in eight years.
Do not take this for granted.