Time is running out for Lightning's veteran core to 'show up' in the playoffs

TAMPA, Fla. — One of the reasons so many people picked the Tampa Bay Lightning to not only beat the Montreal Canadiens in the first round but also likely come out of the East was because of a veteran core with a championship pedigree.This is a team with a Hart Trophy winner in Nikita Kucherov, who may win another one this year.Advertisement