TAMPA - The more things change, the more they stay the same.
The Sunshine State Showdown set up as a series filled with defensive hockey at its finest with two of the top teams in the league at preventing goals. Instead
Instead, the Battle of Florida has turned nasty and bitter, shifting the focus from two of the top teams in the league locked in a tightly played opening-round series to one filled with dirty plays, head hunting and retribution on display.
Even with the Lightning trailing in the best-of-seven series 3-1 after failing to hold a lead in the third period of Game 4, the focus conti...
Once called a “garage league”, NHL still slow to change
TAMPA - The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Sunshine State Showdown set up as a series filled with defensive hockey at its finest with two of the top teams in the league at preventing goals. Instead Instead, the Battle of Florida has turned nasty and bitter, shifting the focus from two of the top teams in the league locked in a tightly played opening-round series to one filled with dirty plays, head hunting and retribution on display. Even with the Lightning trailing in the best-of-seven series 3-1 after failing to hold a lead in the third period of Game 4, the focus conti...