One of the more beloved players in recent Minnesota Wild history, has now found himself on the outside of the playoffs, looking in. Former Wild defenseman Matt Dumba and his Tampa Bay Lightning have been eliminated from the playoffs after falling to the intrastate rivals, the Florida Panthers, on Monday night in Game 5. All they managed to scrap together was one win -- a desperation Game 4 win to avoid being swept -- against the Panthers who really seem destined to go deep once again into the postseason. This was Dumba's first year outside of Minnesota in his professional career after the team let him walk to free agency last summer.
TAMPA — Twice, they were champions. Once, they were underachievers. Mostly, they were fighters. Today, the Lightning are something totally different. They are ordinary. It’s been many years since that description fit. Probably back in 2017, which was the last time Tampa Bay failed to make the playoffs. But after losing 5-3 to Florida on Thursday night — their sixth consecutive postseason loss ...
No | Player | P |
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81 | D | |
41 | RW | |
71 | C | |
10 | LW | |
24 | D | |
23 | C | |
7 | D | |
11 | C | |
38 | LW | |
77 | D | |
84 | LW | |
31 | G | |
86 | RW | |
64 | LW | |
20 | LW | |
48 | D | |
21 | C | |
43 | D | |
98 | D | |
73 | LW | |
91 | C | |
88 | G | |
51 | LW | |
44 | D |