The Blue Jackets ousted the NHL's best regular season team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in four games. As Tampa Bay won a whopping 62 games this season, lapping the field, Washington might have seen the Lightning’s unfortunate fate coming. — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April 17, 2019It’s hard to argue the Lightning should have purposefully lost more games this season. During the regular season, Tampa Bay had the NHL’s top power play, top penalty kill and scored the most goals per game. Overturning a roster that had so much regular season success and contains some of the best bargains in the league would probably be an overreaction.

Source: Washington Post April 17, 2019 13:52 UTC