Tampa Bay Lightning/New York Islanders - Still To Be Determined

3 years ago  /  Kuklas Korner  /  Read Time: 2 minutes 4 seconds

from John Romano of the Tampa Bay Times,


Sometimes, memories take a while to find a place in your heart.

They might start off bitter and, against all odds, are eventually recalled fondly. Or they could start ominously, and slowly grow even worse.

To tell you the truth, Game 4 could go either way.

You’ve got to admit, it was a glorious affair. Twenty-five minutes of on-the-edge action, 15 minutes of misery, and then 19:58 seconds of absolute hair-raising, super-charged suspense that ended with an empty net and a last-second block for the ages.

Yes, the Lightning lost to the Islanders 3-2 to even the series after four games and there is no joy in that for a Tampa Bay fan. But the story does not end here, and neither will the memories. Games 5, 6, and possibly 7, are still to come.

And, because of that, Ryan McDonagh’s final spinning shot will either be recalled as an indelible moment on the way to further glory, or the beginning of the end for the 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning.


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