Steve Martin

And if this would have gone the other way last night, you know, and this is kind of a coin flip. It's a one-goal game. This could have easily gone the other way. And if it had... You know, he would have been tagged with that label of the guy who can't win the big one. So I think you saw on the ice what it meant to him. He was talking to Emily. He needed a break with the cup.

And if this would have gone the other way last night, you know, and this is kind of a coin flip. It's a one-goal game. This could have easily gone the other way. And if it had... You know, he would have been tagged with that label of the guy who can't win the big one. So I think you saw on the ice what it meant to him. He was talking to Emily. He needed a break with the cup.

And he looked at the sky and closed his eyes. I thought that was really real. And so I'm a Maurice guy. I remember him back in Hartford. He was the youngest coach in the NHL at that point of the Whalers. And Ray Ferraro is in that picture to the left. Ray said he's going to frame that. But he was a guy I was rooting for, maybe more so than any player.

And he looked at the sky and closed his eyes. I thought that was really real. And so I'm a Maurice guy. I remember him back in Hartford. He was the youngest coach in the NHL at that point of the Whalers. And Ray Ferraro is in that picture to the left. Ray said he's going to frame that. But he was a guy I was rooting for, maybe more so than any player.

And he looked at the sky and closed his eyes. I thought that was really real. And so I'm a Maurice guy. I remember him back in Hartford. He was the youngest coach in the NHL at that point of the Whalers. And Ray Ferraro is in that picture to the left. Ray said he's going to frame that. But he was a guy I was rooting for, maybe more so than any player.

Tyler Pozo is a great story, too, those kinds of things. But I really feel like Maurice earned this. And, yes, I think the Panthers are a likable club. Who doesn't like Matthew Kachuk unless you've got to play against him, and I get that. But Barkov, the way he carries himself, really all the guys, even Lomborg and Cousins and those guys, I could get behind.

Tyler Pozo is a great story, too, those kinds of things. But I really feel like Maurice earned this. And, yes, I think the Panthers are a likable club. Who doesn't like Matthew Kachuk unless you've got to play against him, and I get that. But Barkov, the way he carries himself, really all the guys, even Lomborg and Cousins and those guys, I could get behind.

Tyler Pozo is a great story, too, those kinds of things. But I really feel like Maurice earned this. And, yes, I think the Panthers are a likable club. Who doesn't like Matthew Kachuk unless you've got to play against him, and I get that. But Barkov, the way he carries himself, really all the guys, even Lomborg and Cousins and those guys, I could get behind.

This could be my favorite team if I was a kid growing up watching this club. So I think likability off the charts, and I'm so happy for Paul Maurice right at the top of my list.

This could be my favorite team if I was a kid growing up watching this club. So I think likability off the charts, and I'm so happy for Paul Maurice right at the top of my list.

This could be my favorite team if I was a kid growing up watching this club. So I think likability off the charts, and I'm so happy for Paul Maurice right at the top of my list.

So interesting emotions there. So, look, he's all in on the Oilers, and how could he not be, right? He's actually born and raised in it, let alone being the man there. Regrets. But then in the end, so the Oilers leave the ice, and I'm watching mess, and it's only our third year together, our second cup. He got misty-eyed. Like, he gets in the moment of whoever is winning the cup,

So interesting emotions there. So, look, he's all in on the Oilers, and how could he not be, right? He's actually born and raised in it, let alone being the man there. Regrets. But then in the end, so the Oilers leave the ice, and I'm watching mess, and it's only our third year together, our second cup. He got misty-eyed. Like, he gets in the moment of whoever is winning the cup,

So interesting emotions there. So, look, he's all in on the Oilers, and how could he not be, right? He's actually born and raised in it, let alone being the man there. Regrets. But then in the end, so the Oilers leave the ice, and I'm watching mess, and it's only our third year together, our second cup. He got misty-eyed. Like, he gets in the moment of whoever is winning the cup,

I think because he remembers how hard it is to do from his six Stanley Cups. And he was talking about the tentacles, in essence, of all the different people on the ice from your billet family the trainers, the equipment guys, the support staff who work so hard, especially in hockey, for not a lot of glory and probably not a lot of money. And you see the families on the ice and what it means.

I think because he remembers how hard it is to do from his six Stanley Cups. And he was talking about the tentacles, in essence, of all the different people on the ice from your billet family the trainers, the equipment guys, the support staff who work so hard, especially in hockey, for not a lot of glory and probably not a lot of money. And you see the families on the ice and what it means.

I think because he remembers how hard it is to do from his six Stanley Cups. And he was talking about the tentacles, in essence, of all the different people on the ice from your billet family the trainers, the equipment guys, the support staff who work so hard, especially in hockey, for not a lot of glory and probably not a lot of money. And you see the families on the ice and what it means.

And Bill Zito, the GM, so emotional on so many occasions. And so Mess gets like teary-eyed. Mess is a really fascinating guy. He's a really thoughtful, introspective guy. Like, he would put his stick through your teeth to win a hockey game when he played. But now in his post-playing career, he's so thoughtful. I think he's an emotional guy as well. And I think he was reliving it.

And Bill Zito, the GM, so emotional on so many occasions. And so Mess gets like teary-eyed. Mess is a really fascinating guy. He's a really thoughtful, introspective guy. Like, he would put his stick through your teeth to win a hockey game when he played. But now in his post-playing career, he's so thoughtful. I think he's an emotional guy as well. And I think he was reliving it.

And Bill Zito, the GM, so emotional on so many occasions. And so Mess gets like teary-eyed. Mess is a really fascinating guy. He's a really thoughtful, introspective guy. Like, he would put his stick through your teeth to win a hockey game when he played. But now in his post-playing career, he's so thoughtful. I think he's an emotional guy as well. And I think he was reliving it.