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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
I can never cheer for the Lightning franchise for obvious reasons, although they were actually my 2nd favorite team up growing up until 2004. But strangely enough, I'm a fan of pretty much every player individually.
As you said, best D man and over all best D corps in the league. Best playoff performers and overall best forward corps in the league. Best goalie in the league who is only 26 (!!!!). Hell, Stamkos is supposed to be their franchise player and he's been pushed down the depth chart not once, not twice but by multiple elite teammates.
Did they muck around in a sleazy way to circumvent the cap to their advantage? Sure. But if the Flames did that and weaseled their way to the cup, I too would defend it tooth and nail.
Meanwhile the best our joke of a franchise can do this time of year to is decide which 12 overall pick we're going to choose and pray we don't woof the pick. Not sure what Yzerman was thinking leaving the Bolts but man, are they in great shape.
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I'm over 2004. It's not the Lightning's fault the league didn't properly review the Gelinas goal in game 6. The reality is that the Flames have been in the finals three times and have faced only these two teams so if one of them is going to win I would hope it's the better team and not the team that won less games than the Flames in the regular season.