Since the final horn sounded on April 16th, 2019 and a dejected Tampa Bay Lightning squad watched the Columbus Blue Jackets celebrate their shocking four-game sweep in the first round, everything this organization has done has been to get to this very point. Maybe not this spot, after all who could have predicted a Stanley Cup Final series would take place in Edmonton?
Location aside, the Tampa Bay Lightning are playing in the Final because of the work their general manager put in off the ice and the effort that all of the players put in on it.