Following their 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Five, many are writing the obituary for the 2021-22 Tampa Bay Lightning. Sure, there is that stat that 79% of the teams that have won Game Five of a series have done on to win that series, but that means 21% of the time the other team does. If there is any team in the league that you shouldn’t write off until the dirt is hitting the coffin lid, it’s the Tampa Bay Lightning.
It hasn’t been the easiest year for them, but so far they’ve managed to find a way to get things done.