Stamkos was frustrated and with his own fans after his team's win and he sent a clear message
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Jeff Drouin
June 21, 2022 (9:35)
The Tampa Bay Lightning managed to get back into the Stanley Cup Final with a huge win in Game 3 against the Colorado Avalanche. The Lightning were in control for much of the game, but it didn't come easily. They had to overcome a deficit and potentially lost superstar Nikita Kucherov to injury after that dangerous Devon Toews contact:
That's about the time things started to go wrong. There was a lot of rough play in the final minutes of the game, including this altercation between Ross Colton and Logan O'Connor:
Tampa fans weren't exactly thrilled with the way things ended, and they let the officials know by throwing beer cans and other trash on the ice. These actions didn't sit well with captain Steven Stamkos. See how he reacted to the situation by literally yelling at the fans to stop:
We can understand Stamkos being frustrated with the situation. The items, which were meant for the officials, could have easily fallen on a Lightning player...
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