Scott Mayfield of the Islanders reacts to a goal by Yanni Gourde of the Lightning during the first period in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals during the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Monday in Tampa, Florida. Credit: Getty Images/Mike Carlson
Barry Trotz should have left Semyon Varlamov in the game and pulled everyone else.
The NHL might have frowned upon such an arrangement, but really, how much worse could it have been? The Islanders’ skaters were ghosts on Monday night – technically present but largely invisible.
The Lightning’s 8-0 victory at Amalie Arena in Game 6 of a Stanley Cup semifinal was more than thorough.