Lightning Round: A loss is just a loss

Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports For some reason every postseason loss brings about a sense of dread for fan bases. No matter if it’s the first game or the fourth game with a three-games-to-zero lead in the series, losing just hits harder. A loss just seems to shatter the perspective even reasonable fans have and sends some spiraling down a rabbit hole of negative what-if-ism.

The Canadiens comeback from a 3-1 series deficit to the Maple Leafs in the first round seems to have spooked some Lightning fans a bit. Here’s the thing, and it’s really quite simple, the Lightning are the Leafs. Nor are they the Winnipeg Jets or the Vegas Golden Knights. Tampa Bay is the most complete team in the NHL…