BRANDON - The NHL record books are littered with players who had a disappointing regular season that went on to playoff success.
In 1994-95, Claude Lemieux - a 10-time, 20-goal scorer - had just six goals and 19 points in 45 games of a strike-shortened season. In the run to a Stanley Cup championship with New Jersey that postseason, Lemieux had 13 goals in 20 playoff games and went to win the Conn Smythe Award as playoff MVP.
That's quite the example. And something that perhaps Brayden Point can use as motivation as the Tampa Bay Lightning get set to open another playoff campaign.
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