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Burns: Three things we learned from the highs and lows of Saturday night

Related Topics: Steven Stamkos, Thrombus

What just happened?

Probably the question every Lightning fan was asking him or herself a half hour following the final horn of the Bolts game against New Jersey last night.

One minute, fans are celebrating a 3-1 win over the Devils, the Bolts drawing ever-so-close to wrapping up a long-anticipated playoff berth.

Then Lightning head coach Jon Cooper answers a question at the post-game press conference about Steven Stamkos’ in the game and says GM Steve Yzerman will address it following his question-and-answer session, and Bolts fans knew nothing good was going to come out of that speech.