Apologies, folks, for the great delay in putting up a new post. We hope that you had a happy Father’s Day and Juneteenth.
The hockey we watched over the long weekend was explosive but lopsided, which is the danger we encounter when both teams have strong offenses. While it was a spectacle to watch the Tampa Bay Lightning lose a Stanley Cup Final game by seven goals, a result like that is never in doubt. At that point, you just watch to see if a brawl breaks out.
Game 3, in which the Bolts blew out the Colorado Avalanche, featured some late-game airing of grievances.