The offseason is officially underway. On Wednesday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning became repeat Stanley Cup Champions in front of a full building at home. From that came an amazing interview and more conversations about a fantastic goaltender. With that, practicing patience on contract negotiations, the headache of the “Canada’s Team” narrative and, of course, ice cream, here are my Five Thoughts for Friday:
On Personality
Following their back-to-back Stanley Cup win, Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov attended his post-game media availability shirtless with a cold beer in hand for what I deem to be one of the greatest interviews we’ve seen from a hockey player in a long time.