If NHL wanted to make money, they would find a way for the St. Louis Blues and Tampa Bay Lightning to make it to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup. St. Louis vs. St. Louis.
Think about it. The Blues have yet to win a Stanley Cup, not to mention they have been struggling this year because of a malicious hit to Perron by none other than Twinkle Toes Joe Thornton, who received only a 2-game suspension while Perron is STILL dealing with post-concussion symptoms.
Regardless of how terribly way NHL dealt with the situation, the Blues have had a rough year because of several injuries (Oshie, McDonald, Halak, Steen, Jackman to name a few) and calling the Peoria Rivermen to send us the best players they've got. Now granted the kids they have sent to St. Louis aren't bad, they are simply young and inexperienced at the NHL level.
Turning our focus to the Tampa Bay Lightning, they, too, have had an underwhelming year considering Stamkos and St. Louis were two of the top five in points for the first half of the season. It doesn't help when their front office acquires Goaltender Dwayne Roloson after fracturing his collarbone in a fight with Penguins Goaltender Brent Johnson, not to mention Roloson has been around for years and consistently puts up mediocre numbers at best.
Realistically the Lightning and Blues will not face each other in the Stanley Cup finals because Tampa Bay and St. Louis are not where the money for the NHL is. Sure they're great teams, but we all know that the NHL would easily make more money with teams like the Red Wings, Penguins, Rangers, Canadiens, etc. in the playoffs.
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