
Stamkos, the captain, has been with the Lightning for his whole NHL career. I don't think he played a ton in this series? He had surgery at some point this season on his abs or something. But he came back and scored in his first game on the ice. And he can hoist the cup, so that's not too shabby.

Fun fact: Kucherov is ALSO a career Lightning player and scored his first NHL goal on the first shot of his first shift -- against Henrik Lundqvist, no less. He's 27 but has the beard of a much older grizzled man.

"YEEEESSSS I AM A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GUY THAN THE LAST ONE!!!"

"I AM ALSO A DIFFERENT GUY!!!"

"GUESS WHAT? SO AM I!"

"IT FEELS GREAT TO BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GUY YET AGAIN THAN ANY OF THOSE OTHER GUYS!!!"

"WE ARE THREE TOTALLY DIFFERENT GUYS FROM EACH OTHER!!!"

"I HAVE NEVER BEEN ANY OF THOSE OTHER GUYS!!!"

"Psst. Yep. Different guy."

"You know I'm a different guy because my playoff beard didn't come in!"

"I am OBVIOUSLY a different guy!"

"But am I???"

"WHO EVEN AM I ANYMORE?"

"EXISTENTIAL CRISIS IN AISLE TWO!"

"THIS IS WHY HOCKEY PLAYERS DON'T HAVE TEETH! WE EAT CUPS!"

"Hey I got a pretty close shave! Gillette here I come!"

Pat Maroon's beard has actual texture and a PROFILE. That is IMPRESSIVE. It's a thicket.

Congrats, you big goobers! Sorry you had to win it in an empty arena, but at least now you can go home.

Don't be gone TOO long, hockey.
