For the better part of a decade, the Tampa Bay Lightning defence began and ended with one name: Victor Hedman. No one had to ask the question: Is the Tampa Bay Lightning defence in transition? With the towering Swede anchoring the engine and the face of a blueline that helped deliver two Stanley Cup championships, the simple answer was “no.” But the 2025–26 season has forced one of the NHL’s most successful franchises of recent times to confront…
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