Kyle Bukauskas

And so that was one thing going in where you thought, all right, um, you know, a good amount of, of Canadians fans again, traveled down, uh, or were already down there and came to the game.

I have to say like, it's, and it is jarring, uh,

For the longest time, Tampa could not lose at home in the playoffs, and they were almost unbeatable in overtime in the playoffs.

Now, didn't need overtime on Sunday.

But the way that script has flipped over the last few years, and it's no secret or no surprise, it's coincided with now four straight first-round exits in

in a row for the Lightning that, you know, for years, and I've always said and continue to say, I love doing games down here.

I love the building.

I love the game ops.

I love the presentation.

The fans are all into it.

But for a number of years, you'd come and do a playoff game there.

Like that was a crowd that looked at his team and thought,

We're never in trouble.

We're always going to figure it out.

And up until Dominic James scores to tie the game there for the time being in the second period, that was a crowd that was going, oh man, are we headed for another...

First round exit.

Is this another season where we were great and among the best for 82 and it doesn't go beyond the first round?

It felt that way in that building.

You know a difference behind a crowd that's going...

no matter what, we're going to be fine, and one that's nervous.