After a long regular season with plenty of ups and downs, the Panthers and Lightning are going at it in the playoffs again, and there’s plenty to dig into as we preview the series. We look at it from all angles, plus:

3:15: Jack Devine signs

7:00: The way the Panthers rotated players in and out of lineup at the end of the season

13:00: Looking back on the regular season

19:45: Is this the closest series of the four between these teams? Breaking down how the two teams match up group by group.

33:00: Matthew Tkachuk says he's ready for Game 1, but how will that look in practice?

38:00: Does home ice matter much in this series?

45:00: Predictions (kind of)!

51:00: Other playoff takes

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