Lightning make NHL history by starting all-Black line in game against Panthers

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"Lightning make NHL history by starting all-Black line in game against Panthers

'It was a pretty cool moment for all those guys,' says Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper


Daniel Walcott was already excited to be in his first NHL game. He got even more excited when he got to see how his debut would happen.

The Tampa Bay Lightning started three Black forwards in their regular-season finale against the Florida Panthers on Monday night, a rarity in NHL history — if not an absolute first. Walcott, Mathieu Joseph and Gemel Smith were out together for the opening face-off and didn't know they would be starting together until just minutes before game time.

<section id="inread-wrapper-id-254" style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></section>"First of all, they're all in the NHL for a reason," Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. "They deserve to be here and have worked their tails off. To have them all together, they had a little chemistry. Moving forward in the league, you hope it isn't a story anymore and will be the norm. It was a pretty cool moment for all those guys."

Florida won the game, 4-0. The teams will meet in the first round of the NHL playoffs that start this weekend.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-tampa-bay-lightning-florida-panthers-recap-may-10-1.6021522

 

[KennyB]

It didn't work out well. Tampa got their asses beat. I did see black on black violence, a fight between all black players.

 

[Willie99]

Should not be a story, this is how we get divided

 

[slapshot]

Shenanigans

 

[ANOTHERDAY]

TB was just resting their players and their 2 superstars will be back for the Cup run

 

[Ricboff]

lol @ Cooper. No doubt come playoff time that ain't a line, more than likely , but go for it Cooper

[FONT=&quot]'Roughly 3 per cent of NHL players are Black, even though hockey and its teams have increased efforts in recent years to add to diversity within the sport through various feeder programs, some of them funded by the league.'

lol, um no, the best players r to play. Want to get your kid in hockey, open up your wallet, this aint basketball [/FONT]

 

[azbob]

Appropriation of white culture.

 

[X-Files]

It didn't work out well. Tampa got their asses beat.

Sharps were on Florida.

 

[michael777]

Liberalism loses again

 

[Shub]

 

[HacheMan]

Sharps were on Florida.

I rarely post or suggest plays but did for Florida that night over at SBR but I don't think anyone payed attention lol

FL was only like -120 and should have been -300

 

[X-Files]

I rarely post or suggest plays but did for Florida that night over at SBR but I don't think anyone payed attention lol

FL was only like -120 and should have been -300

What led you to the -300 number?

I hope you & some others hammered it hard.

Do you also moderate at SBR under the same username?

 

[HacheMan]

What led you to the -300 number?

I hope you & some others hammered it hard.

Do you also moderate at SBR under the same username?

Because lighting had key starters out, currently hurting big time, hammered two nights before by the same team, and home-ice was at stake for Carolina.

Yes at sbr too but not same name exactly

 

[Ricboff]

who do like to come out that division (central) Hache? I haven't watched much other than action from the North division . Hedman goign to be ready? hard pressed going deep without him .Kucherov back i'm reading?

 

[Bushay2]

 

[HacheMan]

who do like to come out that division (central) Hache? I haven't watched much other than action from the North division . Hedman goign to be ready? hard pressed going deep without him .Kucherov back i'm reading?

Carolina looks very strong

 

[Ricboff]

thanks. A healthy TB team and they'd be favs to win it again. Nearly impossible to win in today's NHL with injuries to star players--they did it a yr ago with no Stamkos, speaks to this team. Lookin' like he and Kucherov maybe back, that's huge, fresh legs too. Need Hedman tho, i'd take a Hedman at 80% than no Hedman at all. He was a beast last yr, deserving of the Conn Smythe