TAMPA - A look around the Lightning locker room told a simple story stemming from a series-deciding result on Sunday - stunned silence.
Players sitting in their locker stalls, head down in their hands. Skates still laced up. Hoodies draped over heads partially hiding the emotions on their faces.
"Don't really have words,'' defenseman Ryan McDonagh said.
It was hard to find the words to describe how the Lightning came out on the wrong end of a Game 7 that was literally one of the record books.
"You can't say much about the game tonight,'' Brandon Hagel said. "You're going to win 99-percent of ...
