#he's really just one of those pillar-of-the-franchise guys you love to death if you're a fan of the team and respect so much if you're not

[larsnicklas]

2023-24 NHL SEASON SNAPSHOT MOMENTS ↪ TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING VS. DALLAS STARS

Tampa Bay's VICTOR HEDMAN is honored in a heartfelt ceremony prior to his 1000th game in the NHL. He becomes the first Lightning defenseman and only the third player overall to play 1000 games for the club. Tampa Bay would go on to win the game 4-0 in a dominant performance in front of a raucous home crowd. HEDMAN logged over 23 minutes of ice time in the victory and was +1 to end the night as his team snapped a four-game losing streak.

#victor hedman #steven stamkos #tampa bay lightning #bolts #nhl #hockey #seasonsnapshots #meg.gif #meg.all #meg.bolts #i'm not a huge bolts fan but they're so great to watch when they're good (which is most of the time LMAO) and hedman is a particular fav! #the tradition of swedish defensemen is so long and storied — thank you lidstrom — and victor hedman is an admirable part of it!! #i always feel sappy and sentimental and maudlin when a guy reaches 1000 games especially all with the same franchise..... #longevity in this league is HARD man... and to do it all with the same team... that's so cool. #and then when they get teammates (including former ones) to send over a video message... i know i'm soft but that just GETS to me!! #he's really just one of those pillar-of-the-franchise guys you love to death if you're a fan of the team and respect so much if you're not #wishing hedman continued success and as many more games as he wants to play <3