From the Lightning we have
Nikita Kucherov. Media
please raise your hand if you have
a question will start with Joe Smith
the athletic. Jaw, let's hear it.
How would you describe your congratulations?
How would you describe your emotions
right now after doing you guys did? I
I don't know what to say.
It's ******* back to work and.
Yeah I I couldn't sleep
for three nights, you know,
and to be able to win this game is huge.
Why she was outstanding MVP.
I was telling him everyday YSU MVP you
you're the best player and then they
gave it to whatever the guy in Vegas,
the vision and then last year they
gave ways not to somebody else number
one ******** how number one ********.
Why is he took both cups?
You know he took MVP and I
was keep telling me he's MVP.
He's the guy that ******* he's the best.
No, he was on his head today and you
know he kept us in the game and another
shout out for it by him remarkable.
Can't even tell more.
I'm so happy we I didn't want
to go back to Montreal,
but they acted the fans in Montreal.
Come on,
they acted like they won the Stanley
Cup last game you kidding me?
Are you kidding me?
John Romano, Tampa Bay Times.
Their final was less last series, OK?
Was it was a long enough answer?
I took high, took a time hey I kept
the whole year in like in inside.
Nikita, could you just talk about the
journey that you guys have been on?
There's so many of these guys that have
been together for 789 ten years what?
What's it like to be able to celebrate
with guys that you've grown up with?
What did you say bye bye bye
new Mike. Microphone go ahead.
John repeat the question.
Just wondering what it was like
to celebrate with guys that
you have been teammates with
for so long. Ah, that's
what you want. OK? Ah, it's
huge. I miss Amber, Johnny Poly hay.
All those guys are, you know they announced
that I was sending players trips here.
That's about let you know
it's not champagne. Oh, OK.
It's number one ******** again.
You know, for?
I mean, those those guys been.
And I've been in love with those guys.
And you know, I had some ups and downs and.
I said one time, you know you,
you give us one one time to win,
we're gonna win twice and that's what
happened and I'm really happy for those
guys with Sam are coming back and,
you know, play the whole year and be
able to play in the playoff and he was
out standing over there and he was
really captain and he was so vocal in
their room and you guys don't even
know he you know he was an amazing like I.
I love Sam and he's he's one of the
best and he's so funny too like you
know like he he says something I'm.
I'm laughing it's not even funny but
I'm laughing. He's he's funny to me.
He's he's got since he's got good
sense of humor and you know he keeps
the guys and they, you know, the guy.
Everybody wants to push themselves
and you know he's the same way and.
But yeah,
I'm really happy for those guys
and I'm really happy to be part
of the whatever we went through.
And you know my back to back.
Come on.
Dan Rosen on each other com.
Nikita, when you tell
Andre that he's the best,
what is his response?
What does he? What does he say?
What does he tell you?
And when you keep telling
him he's the best?
He's a humble. He's very humble guy.
You know he he.
He says much of what I really
come on like stop it whatever.
Like don't say that.
He doesn't want people like next.
Like Miriam say,
he's the best 'cause he wants to prove me.
He's the best, but I know he's the best.
You know, he wants to prove me,
but I'm like why?
See you prove me a ******* long time ago.
When I was 15, you proved it to me.
I was like, no question, he's the best.
He's going to be the best whatever
he's gonna make it to the NHL and
he's very humble and you know he
keeps working even though like.
He's getting robbed every year by NHS not
getting the resin and he's still humble.
He still works hard and.
You know he he,
if he would play in a different market,
he would take this way
in that year after year.
He would be the older records,
whatever blah blah blah.
He's the best he,
but he's very humble.
Last
question. Ed ensina. Tampa Bay Times.
Nikita, after doing this and in the bubble
in 6565 days in the bubble last year.
How special was it to be able to do
this on on home ice with your family
and friends and just kind of enjoy
that whole atmosphere at the end?
Well, it's.
It's a lot of questions
too today, yeah. Come on.
I'm used to 2212 questions,
but today is like what 5?
If I keep making record.
He was definitely special to
see everybody we we had to fool.
Full crowd today, didn't we? Dewey.
Unbelievable, they were so loud.
They're unbelievable and two
to win in front of them.
It's so special and everybody's gonna
remember for the rest of their lives.
This moment.
Come on the our fans.
Our fans is the best and.
Look, I don't know what to say anyway.
You were special. Thanks Nikita.