DENVER — So, we have theories. We have hypotheses. We have wild-hair thoughts and fait accompli portents to describe what has happened to the Lightning in the first two games of the Stanley Cup final.
What we don’t have are satisfactory answers or definitive solutions.
How does a team go from winning 10 of its last 12 games and shutting down two of the highest-scoring franchises in the NHL to suddenly looking like it is unfamiliar with the advanced analytical concept known as — checking notes — offense? Or defense?
