Nikita Kucherov is the NHL’s version of J.R. Smith.
Smith, you’ll recall, went shirtless after winning an NBA title in 2016 and again in 2020.
Kucherov is now a back-to-back Stanley Cup winner with the Tampa Bay Lightning (who, as our Mary Clarke wrote, are a dynasty, like it or not), and after celebrating the win over the Montreal Canadiens, he joined a Zoom press conference sans a shirt.
He ended up saying quite a few noteworthy things, which we’ll detail below for you, ranging from ripping on Habs fans to Vezina Trophy voters. Here’s a roundup of those moments that are being shared a ton on Thursday morning:
