Athletistic/Hockey. Outstanding Soviet and Russian hockey player statesman Vyacheslav Fetisov commented on the upcoming Stanley Cup final between Colorado and Tampa.

The teams will play the first game of the final series on June 16.

Colorado is a solid team with no weaknesses. Our guys from Tampa already have experience, two cups in a row. They are determined to repeat this success. An unrealistic feat of winning the Stanley Cup three times in a row should be their main motivation. It’s hard to say how long waiting for an opponent will affect Colorado. I had an experience where we waited for an exhausted opponent after a long streak. As a result, they eliminated us in four games on emotions. In the final, we support Tampa, they are my favorites, ”quotes RBC Sport Fetisov.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the defending Stanley Cup champions. The team has won the trophy for the past two years (2020, 2021). The Colorado Avalanche reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2001. The club won the trophy twice, in 1996 and 2001.

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