Half-naked and drunk: Stanley Cup winner dishes out

Shirtless, with a casually positioned cap and drinking beer: This is how the exceptional talent from the Tampa Bay Lightning presented himself in the online press conference immediately after the decisive 5th Stanley Cup final against the Montreal Canadiens. He launched a verbal all-round attack. Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and the Canadiens fans in particular got their fat off. Kucherov did not answer the questions from the journalists who were shown via Zoom and started a monologue in which he initially criticized the choice of the most valuable NHL goalie in sharp tones. “I say Vas ( Tampa goalie Andrei Vasilevsiy, editor's note ) every day: You are the MVP. And then they give the trophy to the guy from Vegas, what's his name again?" said Kucherov, referring to the Vezina Trophy, with which NHL managers awarded Marc-Andre Fleury as the league's best goaltender. The election has caused a lot of discussion in North America in recent days. During Kucherov's verbal attack, vulgar expressions had to be repeatedly overlaid with sound, including when he lashed out at the fans in Montreal. The Russian exceptional talent noticed the jubilant scenes at the Bell Center after the Canadiens' victory in Game 4. “They celebrated as if they had won the cup. Are you kidding me? Their final was actually the semi-final series.” It remains to be seen how the statements will be received in ice hockey-crazy Montreal. The fact is that Kucherov himself has been extremely controversial in recent weeks and his use in the playoffs, in which he became the best player with an incredible 32 points in 22 games. Many fans - and not just those of final opponents Montreal - are upset and see the Kucherov case as a Salary Cup offense on the part of the Lightning. The star striker underwent hip surgery a few weeks before the start of the NHL season, was out for the entire regular season, but was in top shape again for the first playoff game. The side effects for Tampa Bay: Since Kucherov was reported as a long-term injury, his impressive salary did not fall below the salary cap, and at the end of the regular season he could be paid back to normal. Without Kucherov's injury, the Bolts' squad would not have been financially viable in this form. However: The NHL examined the entire medical file and found it to be regular. Apparently, the many debates of the recent past have left their mark on Kucherov.

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Half-naked and drunk: Stanley Cup winner dishes out

Nikita Kucherov is not only a bombshell on the ice, immediately after his Lightning's Stanley Cup triumph, he also shot accurately in the press conference - visibly tipsy and in a strange outfit.

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