Best of Mic'd Up - 2021 Stanley Cup Final

Listen in as the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens clash in the Final round of the 2021 Playoffs with the Stanley Cup on the line!
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[@OCPDesigns]

Shoutout to the employee that had to sit through hours upon hours of audio clips to select the good stuff

[@haydenmays7150]

I’d wanna hear it all

[@likearollingstone007]

On the contrary, they left the good stuff out

[@logixshot9305]

Jon Cooper is one of the best coach in this league, he sure knows how to talk to people and is a class act

[@mikejames4691]

As a Habs fan I thoroughly agree with this statement. After watching the Quest for the Stanley Cup, and hearing the difference between Cooper and Richardson was baffling. The amount of heart and passion Cooper has for his team certainly helped those guys stay motivated. He deserves a TON of credit.

[@ViktorKrum-qo9ve]

Listened to cooper on the spittin’ chicklets podcast. And he just seems like he’s always been successful coaching. He has a great winning mindset. Very interesting guy.

[@labs3768]

Hes a phonney who do this for the caméra

[@STEPHENisSTEPHEN]

@@mikejames4691 Richardson is only the assistant coach so that’s probably why he wasn’t screaming

[@mnif001]

As a Habs fan, I gotta say, respect to Jon Cooper. A true class act.

[@luketerray299]

Eh great series we won it in the end but y’all have a super bright future don’t worry y’all will be trampling teams like your rivals the maple leafs

[@MarcusDoughty15]

@@luketerray299 I’m a Bruins and Leafs fan and I love it when the Bruins and Canadians or Leafs and Canadians play each other… but in the end it rlly doesn’t matter who wins or loses, it’s just a awesome action packed game

[@alej97]

Jon Cooper is Kiefer Sutherland in disguise

[@Clsmooth100]

Nah Tampa is grease no respect

[@yoda18]

@@Clsmooth100 keep crying, bozo.

[@mattmorgan1948]

Heddy bouncing through the hall giddily asking "Where is the champagne?" is the best

[@bedtimerat]

i fuckin love him lol

[@evanjaramillo5496]

Cooper has some sick speeches

[@jfragale03]

As much as I wanted the habs to win, I think that we all knew Tampa was gonna take it home.

[@MarcoCharetteOfficialMusic]

Best sport ever

[@blakemaxfield4267]

It just is!

[@flyingdutch9818]

Cooper going over to talk to the Habs is all class

[@1.cavesprings529]

They all seem to respect him and appreciate that he sees them. And he's very right about Mr. Suzuki. Bright f*****g future.

[@iankonstantino6648]

It was during the handshake line

[@dt-gp2vg]

dayum as a habs fan,i say, jon cooper looks like the greatest coach. full class mode after the win (and even in the interviews, between games), beast mode for the speech in the locker room.

[@godbobo4088]

Every speech Cooper gave was amazing, he comes out with so much vigor and passion that listening to him sounds extremely genuine, and when a player is able to get that feel that the coach is speaking from the heart there words hold so much impact. Also him talking about forcing Montreal to bow out was intimidating, when a team plans in a locker room to force the other team to quit, and succeed, that’s true dominance.

[@daddystamkos5900]

He wasn’t always like this. When we got swept I don’t think he had the same mindset he has now

[@alexandram5725]

Gotta say, Montreal born and raised so obviously I rooted for my home team the habs but Jon Cooper is such a classy and motivational coach. Congrats on striking twice ⚡️, cya next szn.

[@aidenmazur6697]

cooper is very classy until he shotguns a beer… i watched it in person, it’s legendary

[@Bdubsky]

it's all an act bud don't be fooled

[@benson4484]

@@Bdubsky lol u toxic

[@julien7337]

If only Jeff Petry got possessed again for the Finals. The red eyes are good luck because they match the jersey

[@S_A_D.]

"POSSESSED"?

[@julien7337]

@@S_A_D. Just a joke. His injury in R3 gave him bloodshot eyes and it freaked everyone out. Some joked that he got possessed to try and win the series

[@galifianakis2808]

@@julien7337 its not a joke he did get posessed

[@chloeharrison3924]

And Bergevin's red blazer lol

[@raysnhell89]

As a Bolts fan you know I had to watch this back2back this team has been a blessing to tampa the pioneers of 'champa bay' shout out to steve yzerman for laying the groundwork, jeff vinik to continue tradition & the Cooooop. The perfect storm ☇2☇

[@patrickfullan9509]

Mr.Yzerman built a buzzsaw in Tampa and will always be welcome here so we wish him well in Detroit.

[@joanna78.Lightning]

This makes me miss our 3rd line!! Gourdo, Goody and Colesy… always Bolts and we love and miss you!!

[@ye5702]

Vintage mcdonagh jump that he did when the scored in game 5 just like he did with the rangers 🥺

[@mickdes7791]

It was an incredible playoff run for Montréal, i was so proud of my team. But man do Tampa bay had an incredible team. Just too powerful to be stop,but it was really fun to try it. Go Habs Go and Congrats Tampa bay✌👏👏

[@JeremiahCampbell-pu4qi]

YES IVE BEEN WAITING! THANK YOU

[@MotterPotter]

Ima Habs fan and wow, Cooper really is a gentleman out there. They way he spoke to he younger guys vs the Vets, I can only imagine what the man said to Weber. I'd love to shake Jon's hand one day. My heart goes out to Weber though, no hate towards Tampa either(they simply exploited a loophole) but man... Weber deserved this more than ANYBODY after finding out what he played through to get this far. I know people will say "Oh they lost to Tampa" but I wanna know how many teams make it to the Cup final? I personally thought it was 2 out of 31. Congrats to the bolts though, we'll see you next year!

[@brian_of_farce]

Bolts for life, but just like Coop said, I felt for Price. And Weber too. Sucks seeing guys battle for so many years and finally get that close. Good luck next year

[@codycaldwell6687]

Go Bolts⚡️⚡️back to back. The Canadian players seem really nice hopefully they can keep their franchise going in the right direction

[@abreuer]

This aged well...

[@AR-iy8lp]

yep last place💀@@abreuer

[@Hi-zt4nh]

Was waiting for this

[@vinaypathak1210]

I love how they show a bunch of referee explanations to the players, as if that excuses the horrible officiating throughout the playoffs

[@McNutEVD]

i thought they did well during the final. rest of the series not so much

[@Magdalena8008s]

Tampa resident. 2 back to back cups. And almost 3. Yeah, losing to the Avalanche sucks but to go to the finals again already exceeded my wildest dreams. And in the same years a Bucs Super Bowl and Rowdies went to the finals. And I think Ray's went to the World Series. It was a fantastic time to be a Tampa sports fan.

[@jaredmason194]

That's awesome Colton finished the board

[@FigBoot2001]

Man, Coop is an absolute gem.

[@James-01]

Nice, made me happy, made me smile, nice

[@noahvelez2765]

This video was sick 🔥

[@pr23t97]

I remember when the Lightning season tickets were about a 100 bucks and watched them play in the future baseball stadium. Go Bolts!

[@boltinabottle6307]

Yeah and half of the upper section was bleachers. Still, that place offered an experience that simply cannot be replicated in any other purpose built arena. I remember going there as a kid in '95 and played a bunch of games that were set up. It was like an all star game's outdoor setup for the fans, but inside the arena.

[@buccs648]

Beautiful

[@RustyPappa]

Great team chemistry no wonder they are winning.

[@Gabthe79]

I sont think it was such a thing of will, like Cooper said, Tampa was just so stacked.

[@specktrul2092]

i am a habs fan but congrats to tampa they are a very good team and there players and goalie are amazing

[@1990Thunderbolt]

Chelsea, Italy and lightning! The year of the blue!!!! 💙🏆

[@avila9861]

italy isnt blue tho 🇮🇹

[@mustbename]

@@avila9861 Squadra Azzurra

[@johanneshenriksson1374]

@@avila9861 there uniforms are in like every sport for some reason

[@avila9861]

@@johanneshenriksson1374 ah lol i dont watch soccer all i know is the flag

[@jekokoje8592]

​@@johanneshenriksson1374 ....The blue is based on Italy's royal history in the 19th century. When the kingdoms were combined, Italy took charge. The House of Savoy's flag at the time was blue.

[@joshmuncy2354]

Now the Tampa Bay buccaneers are going to repeat

[@staringatthesun861]

I used to laugh at suggestions like these. 3 Tampa championships later, and I don't later anymore.

[@Bolt6604]

I like to the Bolts and the Bucs have a friendly rivalry with each other. Who can win the most Championships straight. The Lightning just told the Bucs. "Your up."

[@eliasgutierrez6789]

If they wanna get out of the sandwich, they have to, GO BUCS!

[@Ryan-dc6lj]

@@Bolt6604 a different Bucks went ahead and won one. Buccs next!!!

[@bsallen1212]

The Ray's are up first! They have to find a way to get it done, that would be epic.

[@andrewdykes3840]

Champa Bay Baby! LETS GO LIGHTNING!!!!!

[@pippafn1383]

price was like idgaf have ur cup😭

[@playpianobyear]

3:02 chirpin' after scoring LETS GOOOOO lmao

[@jeffshearon8412]

pretty classy what cooper said to suzuki.

[@depmaudoofal74]

This is hype city, man. We are new fans of the game. Have a lot to learn though.

[@beercavetech]

John Cooper is a class act... then at the opposite side of the spectrum, you have Kucherov😂

[@MicBergsma]

Ugh! Please turn CC on 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@514tusaisoumetrouver6]

Gallagher on Coleman "you gotta be a better player for me " 😂😂😂 love the fact that he say that knowing very well that this is not really really true 🥲

[@frederickdesbiens8924]

Gallagher AKA the goalie bully , he never step up and do anything , he does his dirty and go hide

[@514tusaisoumetrouver6]

@@frederickdesbiens8924 bro he’s 5’8 he cant do anything but trying to distract and disturb in front of the net 🤷🏼‍♂️ one fact he’s a warrior, play with heart every single game and never step back no matter who is front of him 👌🏽

[@boltinabottle6307]

@@514tusaisoumetrouver6 Yeah I became a fan of his during this series. Love the fiery little guys.

[@514tusaisoumetrouver6]

@@boltinabottle6307 u got it👌🏽

[@marcelingosset8542]

Pain.

[@langis5176]

If you only watched these videos you wouldn't even know the Habs were in the finals

[@shuki1]

Bettman's continued push to Americanize the game?

[@d4rizob]

Were they?

[@michaeljames4194]

All in all Habs impressed me alot more in the playoffs. The underdog going all the way to the finals. Tampa is just the team everyone knows and expects to win, especially that they’re way over the spending cap. No surprises there, but Habs showed some f’n heart. Respect.

[@fragos]

One of the best teams ever assembled in NHL history no questions asked....to win it in bubble then with covid rules most of season.... They destroyed some teams too soon happy for the guys 😁🏆⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡

[@bwanadave76]

TB was overpowering!

[@canadaball9777]

When I saw this I got more canadian than Leo Major.

[@francislaurin816]

A man of culture, I see

[@canadaball9777]

@@francislaurin816 more like a man with unhealthy interest in WW2.

[@MikePurdue-ky9pm]

Vasilevsiy's pads were way too big for him

[@mikeydrookie351]

lets DO IT AGAIN FELLAS! 22'!!!!

[@danieldudas6613]

Very nice moments. 👍👍👍

[@milanek1527]

Nah TAMPA CHEATED

[@danieldudas6613]

@@milanek1527 Are you from Czechia or Slovakia ?

[@danieldudas6613]

@@milanek1527 viem že si brat z Česka

[@milanek1527]

@@danieldudas6613 I'm from Bolivia?

[@milanek1527]

@@danieldudas6613 what does viem ze si brat z ceska mean?

[@wrex509]

That was cool

[@chickentendey]

I swear Corey Perry was on the ice for all of Tampas goals.

[@typhoontodd]

I saw that ☹️

[@boltinabottle6307]

@@typhoontodd Hopefully he continues that trend next year.

[@Ryan-bn3qk]

Watching these highlights...so many key players gone. Sucks!

[@shuki1]

What is the board at the end with the hockey pucks? All the game winners?

[@darwinsjoke]

It's the count to 16. It takes 16 wins to win the Cup.

[@shuki1]

@@darwinsjoke ok, thanks.

[@the_anton_kabanov]

Who ever scores the game winning goal puts that game puck on the board

[@yaburnt9754]

It s fun to see that the NHL acknowledges that the Canadiens participated in the final ,contrary to "Buttman" in His speech when he gave away the cup..he's such a hack

[@LGPanthers1]

Coop's a heck of a guy but at some point you have to push harder. That edge is needed to finish on a long run like the habs were on.

[@jasampson14]

Mcdonaghs jump on the game 5 goal🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@tcon1479]

I dream of the day that Minnesota has a coach like Jon Cooper

[@JP-wo7yb]

Hey look at u now

[@nicksimpson3062]

We’re not defending anything!!!! Bolts are so lit

[@wesleyb1458]

Go Bolts!! Lightning has struck twice!!!!

[@naldiniremy8706]

" You Know Im Sayinn' ? "

[@sweiland75]

Montreal desperately needs to sign a power forward. they lost because the team couldn't score enough and that was evident throughout the entire playoffs.

[@rosalieouellet-tremblay9575]

it was Toffoli the regular season, but in the playoff he was a little bit invisible (his injury don't really help him)

[@depmaudoofal74]

When they make a movie on the TB Lightning, I can see Michael Keaton playing coach Cooper. It’d have to be pretty soon though. Keaton is getting old. He would knock it out.

[@rhyser7463]

Pain

[@despair8701]

enjoy ur offseason webs

[@JonOroMusic]

Is Jon Cooper related to Michael Keaton?? Haha

[@brian_of_farce]

Been sayin this since 2013 haha

[@seanhughes1068]

8:20 I can't stop laughing

[@jamaripino810]

Remember when alot of us wanted Jon Cooper fired?

[@samuelflabra7326]

Not me never. I was mad after 2019 but never thought get rid of cooper.

[@mattemm469]

I was one of the few bolts fans that can claim that I didn’t want him fired and I’m glad management was smart enough not to panic and hit the rebuild button. They came together to figure out what wasn’t working and are now back to back champs.

[@techz3936]

Nice

[@ka-fi5dl]

Go bolts ⚡️

[@TheColton0117]

Pat Maroon hockey god and entertainer

[@joanna78.Lightning]

Coop is THE BEST!!!

[@MrPapasvhilly]

Fan True pointless fact : Why the NHL players are the toughest athletes....they don't wear water and ski goggles to celebrate unlike all the other leagues

[@mbeezles]

Still proud of the habs

[@DaMenace30001]

MTL never had a chance.

[@grahamkrane8208]

Love Maroon calling Anderson out. Most wannabe tough guy in the league.

[@roehockeycards]

*mic’d out

[@typhoontodd]

But they traded barclayg .. why?

[@boltinabottle6307]

Couldn't afford to re-sign him (Salary cap). It was not due to performance, that's for sure.

[@miguelterivel9918]

on aura du gagner le deux matchs je parle du canadien le scénario aurait été différent selon moi

[@MrMollytov]

stop censoring already

[@boltinabottle6307]

This is why I watch the Sportsnet game recaps instead of the NHL official videos. They actually include the rough stuff.

[@sebeazzurri]

Speaking as a habs fan. There was a huge gap between Jon Cooper and the joke for a coach the habs had that series. Huge respect to Jon Cooper, he knows exactly how to motivate his men. Embarrassing to watch the pathetic habs locker room speeches.

[@neighborhoodprepped7862]

NO BETTER SPORT ON THE PLANET THAN HOCKEY...

[@mikeyj.3605]

Montreal fans saying Habs were going to win this series #1 BS

[@jussisalonen834]

TAMBA 👌

[@dollymarinello2573]

Bolts, Are Still The Champs! 🏒⚡️🏒

[@514Shoots]

After comparing both coaches and the way they spoke to the players in the lockerroom I have to say the Canadiens didn't stand a chance.. Hard to lose when you got a coach like Cooper and hard to win when you got a coach like Ducharme.

[@Michael-fi3uu]

Not first

[@6ixsupaneat674]

damn I guess 60fps would be too much to ask for from the NHL

[@tylerwoodfine9778]

brings me joy watching the habs lose

[@ShaneSILVA187]

Sports players have to think of something else to yell besides "LETS GO!"

[@eliasgutierrez6789]

what do ya want them to yell? "BRING HOME THE BISCUITS!"

[@boltinabottle6307]

@@eliasgutierrez6789 I want them to scream "HELP US" in a Mickey Mouse voice.

[@psynokio2841]

Hate this team so much !

[@tfuen]

Actually the penguins back to back is better but this one is cool too

[@galifianakis2808]

No one asked im afraid😬

[@warrior7683]

What is the point of the coach's wearing masks, just get rid if all your doing is wearing them on your chin

[@snakeeyes9246]

You're*

[@orpheusbrainrot]

18 million dollars

[@thebacc2087]

0$ over the cap because the cap doesn’t exist in the playoffs

[@orpheusbrainrot]

@@thebacc2087 they'll be dogshit now that the rule is changed. 1st or 2nd round exit.

[@the_anton_kabanov]

@@orpheusbrainrot yeah probably... ... In your dreams. Let's go baby! Three in a row!

[@sunnyberlin3521]

@@orpheusbrainrot TBL has been great for over 7 years now. They've been slapping your team around long before this recent LTIR move. And when exactly did the rule change? It will be there next season too, and the season after that. Your team was very likely one of the 28 who voted to keep it. Thanks for reading

[@streetcarjay]

Next season. Tampa Bays return to Montreal. I hope they get nice and BLOODIED. I still will not give congratulations to that team

[@xwhalerfanb776]

montreal is hot garbage

[@alexyerkey3141]

Is it really back to back if they played a shortened season and were over the cap? Go pens

[@Averagegamer454]

Yes it still back to back

[@jyzzarrietaylor8772]

Go habs go and go avs go

[@louforcier2549]

Its so painful to watch 😭 we were so close.. Ps : F%#K Bettman he did everything to make sure the cup stay in the US cant wait that guy retired

[@boltinabottle6307]

He always congratulates the runner up team before handing over the Cup. That he didn't give congrats to the Montreal players for a hard fought playoff is just straight up disrespectful. He really does need to go.

[@Antony-rq2mz]

Eighth!

[@Reaperguy67]

I don't think anyone asked about how early you are. Have a good day

[@kylebutton6843]

First

[@Reaperguy67]

You weren't even first