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The Tampa Bay Lightning weren’t going to let a pandemic rain on their parade.
Today, Lightning players arrived in Tampa Bay to celebrate their Stanley Cup victory with an epic boat parade.
Victor Hedman, on a boat, drinking from the Stanley Cup before Lightning boat parade. Sorry/not sorry on the language … pic.twitter.com/JfbAFxFRS6
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) September 30, 2020
Lightning boat parade up by University of Tampa now, and Stamkos and Hedman are still going strong … pic.twitter.com/2PgSuyP4XV
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) September 30, 2020
Once they got on land, Lightning players ignored social distancing protocols and let fans drink straight out of the Stanley Cup.
Not only players get to drink from the Cup pic.twitter.com/NYcOk5wLoV
— Diana C. Nearhos (@dianacnearhos) September 30, 2020
Of course, people weren’t happy about the Lightning players being so uncomfortably close to fans considering we’re still in the middle of a pandemic.
It’s Clear That The State Of Florida Does Not Give A Damn About Anything Let Alone Covid!!!
Holy Hell https://t.co/KUy0B7AS4q
— JESSE (With No “i”) (@Mr4thAndLong) October 1, 2020
This is truly frightening
Seriously @TBLightning do you want to try to defend your title next year?!
COVID doesn’t discriminate.
It infects anyone & everyone it can.Not impressed @NHL 😡 https://t.co/QODRWAt4Xs
— TrueNorth (@StrongFree67) October 1, 2020
Not in covid…no https://t.co/pUkUxEt9XI
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) October 1, 2020
https://twitter.com/dcolonizehockey/status/1311483462193483777
You guys know why you had to spend two months in Canada, sealed off from the outside world, right https://t.co/ki23ZFVkBm
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) October 1, 2020
When someone said “let’s fill the Cup with Corona” I’m not sure this is what they meant … https://t.co/fF8EMwZWs9
— PuckCentral (@PuckCentral) October 1, 2020
Everybody knows why they had to play in a bubble,yeah? https://t.co/5zFx4VsmDv
— Kayla Grey (@Kayla_Grey) October 1, 2020