Is Kucherov the least liked player in the NHL? (Performance in Skills competition)

[Edgelord]

I didn't watch last night. What exactly did he do thats got so many jimmies rustled?

he struggled big time during the skills comp and acted miserable

 

[Alex K]

You can think about Nikita whatever you want, but NHL does this weekend for sponsons and promotion. Kucherov brought more attention (money) than McDavid's generational effort.

 

[Theodore450]

Love this

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

I didn't watch last night. What exactly did he do thats got so many jimmies rustled?

Basically completely half assed the skills by going in slow motion and not trying.

 

[Kranix]

I didn't watch last night. What exactly did he do thats got so many jimmies rustled?

He trolled the event, because it's little kid practice drills. Also, I think he was so hungover he knew if he exerted at all, he'd puke on live TV

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

You can think about Nikita whatever you want, but NHL does this weekend for sponsons and promotion. Kucherov brought more attention (money) than McDavid's generational effort.

You think he helped gain sponsors or promote the sport?

 

[NyQuil]

^Btw, I don't do this often but trying to embed the clip from Twitter and it won't work under the media option. Don't know if a mod can help me out.

Just change the "x.com" to "twitter.com" in the link and it will embed.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

he for sure did nothing to help his image.
Sure he struggled but he could have had some fun and got the crowd into it
If it was me, I would have called a guy over with a mic and got the kids involved.

He was probably bitter that none of his teammates were there too. Stamkos is always there with him. And maybe he felt forced to be there to keep Bolt fans from complaining after.

 

[Fledgemyhedge]

You can think about Nikita whatever you want, but NHL does this weekend for sponsons and promotion. Kucherov brought more attention (money) than McDavid's generational effort.

why does this come across as a serious take?

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

He’s such a tool.

Great player but what dickhead

 

[Kranix]

Who among you has not got out on the ODR hungover and realized it's coast or puke?

 

[Dirty Dog]

This thread is number 1 bullshit.

Number 2

 

[Pat Riot]

Yup agree with OP. I mean if you dont want to participate in the skills competition just refuse to do it . Give the opportunity to someone else who will show some energy trying to win that million bucks. Entitled prick vibe for sure

 

[Crazy Cizikas]

All Star skills competition shouldn’t ruffle feathers. But, he was so awful that he did somehow manage to piss people off at what is essentially the hockey version of a carnival.

 

[Kranix]

Or...Kuch appeals to those little kids who know this event is number 1 bullshit. He played the heel!

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Lame move by Kucherov.

He is above all else an entertainer. And while I think the All-Star game skills event is kind of cheesy, I'm not their target audience. And I'm also not a highly paid athlete paid to entertain people.

Put on a show for the fans, asshole.

 

[maroon 6]

Most entertaining part of the night for me

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

I wouldn't pay good money to attend an all star weekend. I'd love to attend one but players don't take it seriously so you will never see full effort in the games.

I don't get the cash prizes. Giving multi-millionaire hockey players more money makes no sense. Make it for charity of their choice and it would be more appealling.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

We have thread for it already.

 

[Kranix]

I wouldn't pay good money to attend an all star weekend. I'd love to attend one but players don't take it seriously so you will never see full effort in the games.

I don't get the cash prizes. Giving multi-millionaire hockey players more money makes no sense. Make it for charity of their choice and it would be more appealling.

It's an NHL event. The PA isn't going to agree to an un-incentivized weekend jumping through inane hoops.

 

[Alex K]

You think he helped gain sponsors or promote the sport?

Easily, more people watch, more sponsors. I didn't give a damn about skills competition and this weekend, but after everyone started complaining about Kucherov, I decided to watch, to find out what the hell happend. I suppose I'm not the only one who did this.

 

[These Are The Days]

he struggled big time during the skills comp and acted miserable

Any highlights/footage? Kucherov is almost always a sour puss. Dude shows up every Lightning game looking like he ate a bag of scorpions and is 2 hours into a hangover. And then he scores 4 points and doesn’t even smile.

He reminds me of that line in "Miracle" where the US team member jokes "they get shot if they smile" when looking at the Soviet team

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

He’s one of the dirtiest guys in the league but rarely gets called out on it.

Personally, I thought the all star stuff was hilarious. Figured he was a case of bud light deep or something

 

[AvroArrow]

Pretty disrespectful to all the people who spent their money to come watch the event, but not surprised he always down clown shit.

 

[Kranix]

Any highlights/footage? Kucherov is almost always a sour puss. Dude shows up every Lightning game looking like he ate a bag of scorpions and is 2 hours into a hangover. And then he scores 4 points and doesn’t even smile.

He reminds me of that line in "Miracle" where the US team member jokes "they get shot if they smile" when looking at the Soviet team