Wow!
The @BlueJacketsNHL are off to the Second Round after winning four straight against the Presidents' Trophy winners. #NHLStats #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/LzJY6SzNYt
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 17, 2019
In perhaps the most shocking playoff result in recent memory, the 62-win Tampa Bay Lightning were swept in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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Of course, headlines were made before this season began when Lightning GM Steve Yzerman announced he’d be stepping down from that role in the final year of his contract and serve as an advisor. Speculation immediately ran rampant that it was a hint that he’d be returning home to the Detroit Red Wings.
