It's going to be tough for the Lightning. Not only would they be the first team to 3-peat in 40 years, they've also played more games in something like a 18-month stretch than any of the other NHL teams have. It would be one thing if 2019-20 was a normal hockey season, but with the COVID shutdown everything got pushed back to the end of '20, and then things got condensed in 20-21.
Yeah, I know it's a rough life being the champs. Just saying this could go south for them really quickly if they're more tired than the other teams.