In what was another mostly quiet week in the NHL, we did finally hear a peep from the Stanley Cup winners.
Confirmation that Patrick Maroon and Luke Schenn had officially signed cheap deals to stay with the Tampa Bay Lightning were the first signs of life from the cap-strapped champs — other than, of course, the earlier attempt to discard Tyler Johnson and his heavy price tag through the waiver system.
While the title holders have some excuse to kick their feet back after a two-month slog in isolation en route to their championship moment, their inaction isn’t in keeping with the rather serious position they find themselves in.