When trying to select a Stanley Cup contender this postseason, it's hard not to pick a team like theTampa Bay Lightning.
As of Friday morning, they sit at the top of a very competitive Atlantic Division and are second in the league behind only the juggernaut Colorado Avalanche in goal differential (+49).
In addition to all of this, they havesome of the best players in the worldon their roster, such as Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point, and Art Ross mainstay Nikita Kucherov, all of whom have Stanley Cup Finals experience.
With all of that in mind, it's hard to think of anyone more equipped to represent the Eastern Conference in the Finals this year, but what about winning the whole thing?
Well, as much as it may pain fans in the greater Tampa-St. Pete area, the Bolts made a move ahead of Friday afternoon's trade deadline that may have just sealed their fate as Stanley Cup runners-up.
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That's right, folks! Corey "The Worm" Perry (no relation) is heading back to Tampa Bay, where he spent two years in 2022 and 2023.
Now, to the uninitiated, this looks like a pretty good pickup for a team chasing a Cup.
While he's a little on the mature side (he turns 41 in May), he has playoff experience and even won a Cup with the Anaheim Ducks back in 2007.
But, if you know the true lore behind Perry, you'll realize the Lightning's folly.
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