The Panarin / Kucherov Exchange

[Linnie The Pooh]

I think the handshake after the playoff game is what makes hockey such a fantastic sport and the only other sports that come to mind on off the top of my head that do it are wrestling and tennis. I understand that one team or person has to lose and they are probably not in the best of moods right after a tough battle, but taking a few second to shake an opponents hand who you have just battled for 60 minutes is just good sportsmanship if not nothing else. There is no need to gloat if you won or no need to not shake the hand if you lose. Just do it out of good sportsmanship and move on.

 

[glenwo2]

Is this this most uncomfortable moment in a series ending handshake in recent memory?

Panarin was being the bigger man here.

I applaud him.

EDIT : If they're friends in Real Life, then those here that are crying about this really need to stop.

 

[MAHJ71]

When you’re on the winning side, some day it’ll be your turn to be on the other side, and vice versa.

Keep that in mind.

Then remind yourself of the fact Panarin was just on that losing side last year after CBJ blew a 2-0 series lead to the Capitals

"How dare you, Panarin. Your team just won in the biggest upset in the history of the sport. Stop being excited and be nice to the man who crushed your teammate's head into the boards."

-HF

Good grief this board. By tomorrow there will be a new narrative about CBJ fans being too excited over a historic upset...

Aren't they friends? lol the horror.

Yep, which is why the serious, overblown reactions here are the true horror of it all.

 

[Tak7]

Lucic vs Montreal is still up there as the most bizarre handshake.

This just seemed like 2 buds having a bit of banter.

 

[c9777666]

No, I still remember what this crying ***** named Milan Lucic did during the handshake with some Habs players (Emelin and Weise) in 2014.

Brodeur/Avery '08, Ciccarelli/Claude Lemieux '96

 

[Number8]

It wasn’t Lucic bad.....

 

[PensandCaps]

I hope Panarin continues this. Awesome

 

[Calad]

I give it 4 classless subbans

 

[Master P]

They're friends. Think it would be a different thing if they hated each other or something.

 

[TheGoldenGod]

this is how ya do it

 

[Tak7]

They're friends. Think it would be a different thing if they hated each other or something.

Let's hope they are friends.

It's a much tastier clip if they weren't LOL!

 

[Master P]

Let's hope they are friends.

It's a much tastier clip if they weren't LOL!

Don't get me wrong. I think it was a dick move but I think its something they'll joke about.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Thats deadly.. Never knew that happened

Love it

 

[Madifer]

Panarin was being the bigger man here.

I applaud him.

EDIT : If they're friends in Real Life, then those here that are crying about this really need to stop.

No. Even if they are friends, even then Bread has gone over the top here. Kuch's reluctant reaction to shake his hand is for a reason.

 

[Midnight Judges]

When I was a kid, there was this thing called "sportsmanship."

That's where winners and losers alike act with class and dignity in sporting events.

Foreign concept, I know.

 

[Khelandros]

I think that it is quite obnoxious to be laughing when shaking hands with an opponent who just suffered a surprising/stunning/huge loss in the playoffs. No one is going to be in a good mood when losing, so he should act accordingly.

If I'm not happy, no one should be happy.

Am I doing this right?

 

[Khomutov]

Last summer

 

[POVERTY]

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So that's why Vasilevskiy is so good. Shooters can't tell where the ice ends and he begins.

 

[Tuna Tatarrrrrr]

Brodeur/Avery '08, Ciccarelli/Claude Lemieux '96

What handshake?

 

[Sol]

Only awkward if you think Artemi was doing it to be a total douche to some random. They're obviously friends with the approach he had.

 

[TrufleShufle]

I think some people are WAY over thinking it. I could imagine if one of my good freinds was on the other team and we had a week or so to go and knew we were playing each other, we would be shit talking the whole time, up until the end. All in good fun but still, and this was probably an

"Ahhhhhh I gotchu,"

"lol f*** off dude."

And nothing more. But not nearly as interesting, so carry on.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

Pretty funny Imo.
They're friends after all. Yeah kuch probably doesn't feel good about it but toughen up and gear up for next year.

 

[Sol]

You want to talk about classless during handshakes? 2012 when the Kings beat the Coyotes, Hanzal and Doan were bitching incessantly ; pretty animated as well.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Kucherov looked like he kind of smiled. He's getting a trophy. Just not as big as the Stanley Cup.

 

[JPeeper]

If they aren't friends, it's disrespectful (to laugh in his face) and savage. Since I am confident they are actually friends this is just savage and thus I like it.