The Florida Panthers made it all look inevitable and unpreventable by the end Wednesday, the way the best teams do, as if by the end there was nothing Tampa Bay could do to shake its fate. Would

There is a changing of the guard in Florida and the Eastern Conference, as the Panthers eliminated the Lightning from the playoffs again.

The pesky Panthers squad outdid their state rivals in the latest Battle of Florida, outplaying the Lightning in nearly every regard. The series clinching contest was close, with t