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Penguins players are placing their adorable babies on top of the Stanley Cup

by Hector Diaz
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Stanley Cup Final: Penguins capture their 4th championship
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The Pittsburgh Penguins have won the 2016 Stanley Cup! Quite frankly, there are very few moments that can top hoisting Lord Stanley's Cup after a long NHL — wait, IS THAT A BABY IN THE CUP?!

A few Penguins decided to hoist their adorable kids atop the Stanley Cup during the postgame celebrations. So while eating cereal off the Cup is moderately cool, it definitely isn’t as adorable as a baby.

Evgeni Malkin had a baby just 10 days ago, but he wasn't going to place cute little Nikita in the Cup just yet. He explained why:

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