Lightning`s Stamkos Ruled Out For Start Of Stanley Cup Final
(WorldNews Sport)

Captain Steven Stamkos is out, Brayden Point is hurting and Anthony Cirelli is hobbling, too. The Tampa Bay Lightning enter the Stanley Cup Final against the Dallas Stars with several key players dealing with injuries the team somehow was able to withstand during an impressive run to the Eastern Conference championship. Stamkos, a two-time Richard Trophy winner whos been chasing a NHL title for 12 seasons, has yet to play this postseason because of a lower-body injury. He finally got on the ice for Game 6 of the East final, but only to celebrate the Lightning advancing to hockeys biggest stage for the first time since 2015. You need a lot of good players to get to this point. And resiliency,...