TAMPA, Fla. — No championships were won Thursday night at Amalie Arena. No team paraded around the ice hoisting the Stanley Cup.
But the Lightning’s first game against the Colorado Avalanche since last season’s decisive Game 6 of the Cup final still was significant in many ways.
Both teams downplayed the meeting — they will see each other again Tuesday in Denver — but there’s no doubt that seeing that many of the faces that celebrated with the Cup on their home ice back in June brought back some emotions for the Lightning.
