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Did Andrei Vasilevskiy wear oversized equipment? An investigation into a fake controversy

You’re not going to win back-to-back Stanley Cups without fans of other NHL teams getting mad about it online.

While supporters of the Tampa Bay Lightning have been joyfully celebrating a second-straight championship, others rushed to the always civil website of Twitter.com to start a smear campaign against 2021 Conn Smythe Trophy winner Andrei Vasilevskiy and his equipment.

Seriously.

The padding difference between Price and Vasilevskiy is quite significant pic.twitter.com/ZKfiPMDnUe

Vasilevskiy is 5 pounds heavier than Price but somehow looks like he's pregnant with quintuplets.