Tampa Bay Lightning
NEW YORK — Plenty of focus in the two days leading into the start of the Eastern Conference finals centered around former players facing off against the teams they used to play for.
There are the captains who were swapped for each other last year — Marty St. Louis and Ryan Callahan. There are the two ex-Rangers who helped New York reach the Stanley Cup finals last year — Anton Stralman and Brian Boyle. One time Lightning cornerstone defenseman Dan Boyle, who helped the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup in 2004, is in his first year with the Rangers.