Tampa Bay Lightning And New York Rangers Exchange Handshakes Following Their Six-Game Series 

Loved that!

They're good friends

He needs to stop Stamkos and didnt

I don't know, a 'matchup for the ages' shouldn't include a 4-game losing streak.

@@rodmunch69 agreed

Talking purely about keepers. Both Stamkos goals should not have happened, for certain, and I think that Toronto bigwigs lost the plot on the second goal: that was an off the leg rebound that was textbook accidentally-on-purpose by the consummate pro and veteran, the wiser than wise Stamer. Losing 4 in a row wasn’t Shesty’s fault. Surely, a few he’d like to take back, but having said that much, he didn’t fail anyone: it was the Top Two Lines that failed to do Diddley-squat when it mattered most. Shesty’s the reason why the Blueshirts were two games shy of the Stanley Cup. No shame in that at all.

2 best goalies in NHL right now. Lightning experience was just to much for those young guns.

yeah you better be

They need some goal scorers or they don't have a chance, had it not been for goalie injuries they probably would've been out in the 1st or 2nd round.

@@paulthompson8793 I'll admit they had some luck especially against Pittsburgh with the goalie situation. I expect the team to improve next season though. Btw Kakko getting scratched officially tells me they're declaring him a bust.

Rangers are a great team with a bright future.

Rangers have a great squad. Really hard fought series.

as a Tampa fan. I agree, he deserves it! Russian elite goalies taking over now!

@@briangreenberg6021 you a fan for three years? Or four?

Yes the mere fact that the score was 1-1 late in the game is amazing. Igor was incredible.

I was thinking the same thing during the game. It easily could have been a 6-1 game

Igor is not better

No you won’t lol rangers had a miracle run. They suck

@@jonnysnipes3123 Habs were a miracle, not this NYR group. Idiot

@@jonnysnipes3123 lmao classic toxic shitters, bro you're not a real fan of the game clearly

I would say losing 4 straight is the definition of quitting

They’ve both grown up a lot since the sweep

me too! breadman knows hell get the cup one day

Totally missed the connection at the time, but another difference is that Panarin dished first so rules kind of dictate that he has to be able to take it well. But yeah, no arguing he took it better

Yea theres a difference. I found Panarin’s first move a little, well.. Prickish. And knowing Kuch’s temper, no wonder he didn’t take it too well. But this looked like mutual respect and both behaved like gentlemen

@@Reladan187 prickish? when kuchy does basically the same thing to panarin? so its ok for kuch to do it but not panarin. its not fair lol

? all they did was shake hands lol

@@23snacKs when panarin was with Columbus and they swept Tampa, kucherov didn’t wanna shake panarins hand and panarin forced him and hugged him. Now panarin is on the opposite side of that.

@@alyssarodriguez7873 yeah i know what happened.. this is different panarin didnt seem to have trouble shaking kuch hand

@@ricketycricket4361 you sound like a very smart person...i'm sure your parent - or parole officer - is proud

… see its ah like this , that get knocked TFO at MSG , come to NY , JKOFF we’ll be waving 👋 to ur sorry assss.

@@ricketycricket4361 I wouldn’t be surprised if you actually look like your profile picture

Excellent observation

yeah as a bolts fan I can say miller is a killer fr dude has everything you need in a young defenseman and he’s only gonna open his game up in coming years eventually it’ll be a pairing of him and fox which is just scary.

He had an amazing sweeping stick block in Game 5 during a laydown.

Rangers fan here, and I’m very excited to see his progression the next couple years. He has offensive potential as well.

@@anandr1385 defenseman take longer to find their whole offensive potential take it from a bolts fan hedman took a minute to become the monster he is now same with Sergachev. Miller gonna be a real issue

Never seen someone act so petty lol

Battul there's no doubt about the handshake in NHL hockey. Now as long as they keep the racecard out of it and the Flag kneeling a person can keep watching. Otherwise if they go with the other woke bullshit sports the hell with it...🤗🏆🇺🇸

Thanks from a Florida native and life time Bolts fan. We thank Espo for starting this franchise.

Oh yeah!

You can tell they still have love for him

🤣

As a Ranger fan this had me laughing, I remember when Panarin did that to Kucherov years ago lol

They have to figure out how to work against the trap.. they were shut down by TB defense.

Carolina doesn’t run a trap?

@@dougbaer4463 Not as well as TB 👍

При другом исходе - мы бы опять увидели настоящее лицо 86.

@@undocent Настоящее лицо Хлеба. Куч выше этого)

@@alexxtikhoff3092 Глянь "рукопожатие" Коламбус - Тампа, там кто то руку даже не протянул, и только потом свои "5 копеек" пытайся вставить, Лады?!

Too bad we'll never see a Russian team on the ice every again. Oh well, it's cool to see them play for American clubs.

@@undocent Всё это уже видели давно

Tampa may have a hard time controlling AVS speed. It may come down to speed versus goaltending. AVS also have a very good team. Going to be an interesting series. Don't see a lot of scoring in this series. I don't see it going 7 games.

@@trvman1 Avs will win one game. The Lightning have shut down other 'offensive powerhouses' this playoffs.

Can't wait to read your excuses if AVS win 2 games or more.

As a Rangers fan I appreciate your comment

Us Rangers fans appreciate Goodrow very much!

@@anandr1385 yeah he is a great hockey player

I’ve heard that many times from fans of teams that lose in the playoffs but nothing is ever guaranteed that you’ll make it back. Islanders and Canadiens are prime examples

А чего жалко. В КХЛ был не таким уж и топовым. А вот в НХЛ просто тащит команду. Парень не заканчивается же карьеру. Ещё столько игр впереди. Новый чемпионат и тому подобное. А так, защита конечно у Рейнджерс проходной двор. Если бы не Шестеркин, ХЗ как бы они дошли до финала конференции

@@Ee-cu5qu в КХЛ последний сезон у него был супер топовым, 1.11 и 95,3% в 28 играх. Понятно, играл за СКА, но тем не менее.

And maybe more who knows, might get a couple cups to his name

Igor The Tsar Shestyorkin

Бывшего короля, уже никто не помнит 😆

@@briangreenberg6021 yeah you right, just gonna leave Shesterkin out to dry like hank

Shame it ended with them squandering that 2-0 series lead as well as that 2-0 lead in Game 3 Never recovered after that, shows they’re not ready for the moment yet Hope they win a Stanley Cup sometime in my lifetime, last time they won I wasn’t even born yet But nothing is ever a given in the world of sports. Many things can change

@@RB01.10 hope too, mate

Until the Avs stop yall

How us that fair? To have Tampa Bay over Toronto? That's rigged

@@nurdyguyz Shame that won’t happen. Bolts in 6

@@LighthawkTenchi Avs in 5.

@@LighthawkTenchi avs in 4 or 5 lol Tampa won’t even touch avs goaltender

if tampa wins cant call it luck

@@saadfoda6199 When did I say Tampa got lucky? Tampa may have gotten lucky to face the Habs in the final, but they still had to beat teams like the Islanders etc.

The year the top seed from each bracket lost in the first round??

@@Robusphere yeah that year 3019

@@Robusphere 2019

You guys have a very bright future. As a Bolts fan I’m biased and believe Vasy is the best goalie in the league. But Shesterkin I really do believe is right behind and the second best. With that guy you guys will definitely win a Cup very soon.

Exactly Good teams don’t blow 2-0 series leads and squander a chance to go up 3-0 and proceed to s*** the bed right after

They have 4 players 22 or younger. So more like 26 overall age ;)

Every team at this point is tough

… whatever the average age , there still one of , if not youngest team to have had advanced , as a long time NYR fan , it has been good to see NYR’S investing in long term potential success rather then the old days of getting the “has been “…

Dude .. theres 2 teams left …. what’s every team is tough at this point … the AVS are relentless, there deep , there fast , there seriously going to be tough to beat … would luv to see TB win three , as a hockey fan , think it’s great for the game but realistically… Avs in 6.. only an opinion

I meant the whole playoffs

Russian Olympic team will destroy everyone. Vasy, Kuch, Ovi, Panarin, Igor, Sveshnikov and etc

The Canadians were lucky the nhl didn’t go to Beijing. The russian team would have gaped and embarrassed the Canadians. Vasi and Shesterkin would have destroyed the Canadians by themselves

@@canadasugardaddysugardaddy1797 Goalie wise for sure but Imagine McDavid-Crosby-MacKinnon?? Thats would be insane vs Kuch-Malkin-Panarin

Russians won’t be allowed to play in the Olympics LOL

@@joshualieberman1059 Yeah I know and by that same logic of banning them, all US born players should be banned too for blowing off the limbs of innocent people who look like me. Ban all the countries? No just selectively choose the ones who can fatten the pockets of military contractors!

I think initially the 9 day lay off hurt the Lightning. They got outplayed in games 1 and 2, but after that they made the right adjustments and just took over. Plus that championship experience was showing as well.

@@sixfootfourmike Yeah, the Lightning demonstrated the kind of poise that only experience can give you. The Rangers don't have it (yet).

agreed

They took less because there’s zero state income tax in Florida; like Texas, and a handful of others. Sure, “for the team.” But it still is about making money.

@@briangreenberg6021 seems like they exceeded expectations this year

@@HarrisonHollers I'm sure that was a consideration, but 6-8% state income tax doesn't compare with 2-3 million more they could have had on the market.

@@giff74 It’s tough to judge. How many players put up big production, they join a worse team with less support and their production falls? It’s tough to gauge I guess. Also any additional they split amongst the team for playoff pay and more if they win? MacKinnon took a big discount to help the Avs pay other guys while they built.

All the flaws you pointed out are correctable. The team is better with Trouba than without. Sure, nothing is guaranteed (ask the Isles), but the long term outlook is good for NYR, way better than it was last year.

Rangers caught a rusty TB team in the first 2 games. Once the rust was gone, by late in that 2nd game, NY was in trouble. Shesterkin gave them a chance but Tampa was clearly better. Lightning got better as the series went on.

@@Andyanddiana467 Is it really? Look at their cap situation going forward, they're relying a lot on ELC contracts right now

@@JS-kb4bk Has that ever been an issue, though? Even if they have to trade, say, Kakko, they have a deep prospect pool - with Othmann, in particular. Besides, the escrow debt will be paid off in another two-three years, which is right around the time these entry level deals expire, and the cap will go up. I'm concerned, yes, but not worried.

@@jayritchie851 not rust rangers gave them games 3 and 5

And Toronto was right there right up to the end of Game 7 too