TAMPA — The saw didn’t buzz in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, and in Triplets Land, that’s news, especially when you’ve got two days until Game 2. I mean, what are we supposed to do with all this time, have Barry Melrose challenge Patrick Kane to a mullet-off?
Tyler Johnson, Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat, who’ve only scored half the Lightning’s playoff goals, did nothing against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night, two shots among them — invisible, really. They didn’t look dangerous for even one moment, which is truly saying something.
Because these three have been alarm-bell terrors, dominating games, even entire series.