High-five: Lightning 5-OT victory just feels bigger

On July 10, 2015, the Blackhawks traded winger Patrick Sharp and defensive prospect Stephen Johns to the Stars for defenseman Trevor Daley and winger Ryan Garbutt. The Hawks and general manager Stan Bowman had to unload Sharp’s salary to get below the salary cap and Johns was the price they had to pay — a steep one considering the Stars are also in the Central Division. The trade hurt at the time for Hawks fans. They were saying goodbye to a key component of three Stanley Cup runs in Sharp. And two years later, the trade still stings thanks to the consequences it had on the Hawks roster in its aftermath and how the trade may affect the team’s future. The part of the trade that was supposed to

The Ottawa Senators put the Pittsburgh Penguins away in the first period of Game 3, jetting out to a 4-0 lead and never looking back.

Each Monday during the NHL season, Rob Mixer takes a look at the biggest storylines from the hockey week that was. It’s officially hit the fan in Ottawa. Yikes. A month after the Senators executed the biggest trade of the year and brought Matt Duchene to the Canadian capital, their season is off