For a team that’s won two consecutive Stanley Cups it would be easy for the Tampa Bay Lightning to rest on their laurels and not do the little things need to do win another one. After the Game Four win that ended their series against the Florida Panthers Coach Jon Cooper was asked about the team shutting down the Panthers high-powered offense. He pointed to the sacrifices they had to make to stick to their game plan and then he added this,
“These guys are playing a game right now almost like they have not won a Stanley Cup, and they’re chasing it for their first time.