The Tampa Bay Lightning were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Floria Panthers, losing 6-3 loss in Game 5 of the best-of-7 Eastern Conference First Round on Wednesday. The Lightning also lost to the Panthers in five games in the first round of the playoffs last year.

Here are 10 observations on a surprisingly one-sided first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. 1. This is almost certainly the end of the road for the Lightning as Stanley Cup contenders. Sure, coach Jon Cooper’s team still has Hall of Fame talent at three different levels.

The Panthers eliminated the rival Lightning on the back of a four-point night by Eetu Luostarinen and a game-winning goal by Sam Bennett.