After the Lightning eliminated the Bruins from the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday, Tampa Bay media arrived at an inevitable conclusion.
Brad Marchand’s habit of licking opposing players drew a plenty of attention during the course of the Lightning’s 4-1 series win, so naturally the postgame headlines referenced it.
The Tampa Bay Times’ sports section went with, “Can’t be licked,” while columnist Tom Jones fashioned the headline, “What Tampa Bay proved by Licking Boston.”
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