After almost two full months of Stanley Cup playoff hockey, the season came to an end on Monday evening when the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars to win the Stanley Cup. Less than 24 hours later, both teams are out of Edmonton and back in their home cities to begin their offseasons like the other 29 teams already were.
Once that final horn sounded in Game 6, it brought to an end the last hockey action fans will see until a date yet to be determined. When the 2020-21 season begins is anyone’s guess, but in the meantime, we are only left to ponder what next season will look like when it finally arrives.