One of the things I’ve always thought is that GMs probably need more time than just a few days to decompress before facing the media after a tough playoff exit.



But that’s not reality. The media demands are there. The show must go on.



And so, when Julien BriseBois met the media just a few days after his 62-win team got swept by the No. 8-seeded Columbus Blue Jackets in April, one couldn’t help but wonder if enough time had passed to fully grasp what this stunning development meant moving forward.



At the time, the Lightning GM said he wouldn’t blow up his roster despite the shocking loss.



Some eight weeks later, with much more time to collect his thoughts, he feels the same way.



“Well, I believe the right thing to do is not to blow it up,’’ BriseBois told The Athletic on Tuesday from Vancouver where he continues to prepare for the draft. “Our players, they’re good players, they want to do...