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How the Lightning built a remorseless matchup machine

How the Lightning built a remorseless matchup machine

Tampa's success in the playoffs goes beyond simply adding grit

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Kent Wilson
Jan 16, 2021
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Usually, contenders will do one of two things at the trade deadline - spend considerable draft assets to add another star or two to the fold, or trade nominal assets to add “grit”/veteran leadership/depth.

The Tampa Bay Lightning made a couple of moves outside of these conventions around the last trade deadline, trading for seeming depth pieces Barclay G…

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