PITTSBURGH — Those who do not remember the past are condemned to Game 7.
Ah, yes, the famous words uttered by George Santayana. He played backup goalie for the old California Golden Seals, right?
Well, anyway, the Lightning is condemned to a Game 7 tonight because it didn’t learn from last year’s mistake. Just like last season when it lost Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final at home, the Lightning again blew a chance Tuesday night to reach the Cup final when it lost to the Penguins on home ice.
It now must buckle up for a do-or-die, winner-take-all, loser-goes-golfing Game 7 tonight in Pittsburgh.