Frustrations are setting in for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final.
With the Lightning trailing 2-1 in the second period of Game 6 against the Colorado Avalanche — and with Tampa Bay down in the series 3-2 — things got heated quickly for the back-to-back champions. After the Avalanche scored two goals in the second to take the lead, Lightning forward Pat Maroon took a cheap shot at Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson in front of the Tampa net.
On the play, Maroon chopped at Manson’s leg for no apparent reason, but somehow the play didn’t draw a penalty despite the illegality of the entire exchange.
Pat Maroon trying to maim Manson? pic.twitter.com/sY1UyE2HeR
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) June 27, 2022
Yeah, that’s not great! NHL fans were livid over the fact that Maroon avoided a penalty in a key situation for such an unnecessary motion.