The Tampa Bay Lightning had their first postseason practice yesterday, ahead of Game 1 of their first round series against the Florida Panthers. At the practice were a couple of familiar faces in Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos. A funny coincidence, yes, but let’s not pretend no one’s done it before. It’s in the rules, find your own loopholes.
Stamkos and Kucherov haven't skated on a power play together in a game since Feb. 25, 2020, over 14 months ago. #Bolts
— Bryan Burns (@BBurnsNHL) May 13, 2021
It won’t all be smooth sailing as the two superstars have a lot of catching up to do after missing a lot of time with their injuries.