The other day, social media reminded me that a year ago I was sitting in a cafe in Stockholm, Sweden. While in real life it might seem like a decade has passed, it was only a calendar year ago that the Tampa Bay Lightning were playing the Buffalo Sabres in Stockholm, Sweden. The two teams took part in the annual Global Series that the NHL uses to spread their brand throughout Europe. For both teams it was a bit of a turning point in their seasons.
The Lightning won both games, only the second time in the young season where they won back-to-back games and seemed to right their ship a little after a back-and-forth start.