After defeating the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Friday night, the Bolts forced a Game 6. Their season came to an end on Sunday, with a painful defeat in front of the supporters.
The Lightning didn’t give up the Stanley Cup without a struggle.
Shot after shot, Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away attempts to preserve the two-time reigning champs’ hopes of winning a triple crown. Ultimately, despite yet another outstanding display from the great goalie, the Colorado Avalanche managed to steal the championship.Despite the defeat on Sunday night, there are many reasons to think Tampa Bay’s window of opportunity is still open. To start, there are players like Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, Vasilevskiy, Stamkos, and Victor Hedman who, despite leading the team in goals scored in each of the previous two postseasons, missed the most of this playoff run. Cooper was frequently in awe of the tenacity and resolve of a team that fought the need to take a nap after winning back-to-back titles as they made their way to their fourth Stanley Cup Final appearance in eight years.
Cooper remarked of his players, “The playoffs are a war of attrition, but they just kept coming back.” It is absurd to stand here and consider that Columbus defeated us in the 2019 playoffs. You gotta give those guys in that room some Credit. Hey felt pleased. This is the reason you remember these teams: they performed flawlessly, never voiced complaints, and the players completed the task when their skills complemented one another. They were also players.”
It’s been unbelievable, according to Stamkos. “Who declares we’re through? In the previous eight years, the core has made it to four finals and won two titles.”
“We’re not done,” Cooper concurred.
Ryan MacDonagh, the defenseman, stated, “It definitely stings.”
Before the Lightning’s 2-1 loss in Game 6 on Sunday night ended their hopes of being the first club to win three Stanley Cup titles in a row since the New York Islanders won four in a row from 1980–1983, the team was 3-0 when facing potential elimination.
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