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Shirtless, beer-drinking Kucherov trash talks Canadiens fans in legendary press conference

Nikita Kucherov just completed one of the most dominant two-year postseason runs in NHL history, but his post-game press conference Wednesday perhaps tops anything he's accomplished on the ice.

Kucherov, who led all players with 32 points during the playoffs, took the podium shirtless after the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 5 to capture their second consecutive Stanley Cup.

The dynamic winger said "ready for the main event?" before launching into an all-time speech.

"Joe, let's hear it!" Kucherov said, clapping his hands and pounding the podium before The Athletic's Joe Smith asked him how he was feeling after winning it all.