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Roest has played a part in the development of Tampa Bay superstars, goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (Conn Smythe Trophy winner as NHL playoff Most Valuable Player in 2021, who also shut out the Dallas Stars 2-0 in the Cup clincher in 2020), leading scorers Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point, and role players Janni Gourde, Tyler Johnson and Ross Colton, who scored the game-winner Wednesday.
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The Lightning became the first team since the 2016 and 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins to win back-to-back Cups. This one would have been tough for Roest香蕉视频直播檚 late father, Dick, to watch, as his dad was a big-time Montreal Canadiens fan.
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Asked to compare the two Cup wins, Roest said the first one, while always exciting, was completely different as the team played in the NHL bubble system in front of no fans and celebrated only with players and staff in the organization.
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