The Panthers slayed the dragon by dispatching their cross-state rivals in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history.
SUNRISE, Fla. — Back in the ’90s, when the and emerged as expansion teams a year apart, the Panthers often beat the Lightning for fun. This was back in the days when you played division rivals six, seven, eight times a season. Hate builds. Blood spills. Games were one-sided, oftentimes nasty. Players — Panthers like Paul Laus and Peter Worrell, Lightning players like Darcy Tucker and Sandy McCarthy — beat each other to a pulp.
He said when you come to Florida and you’re thrown into the fire, you’re forced to hate Tampa Bay. But in reality, it was meant with adulation. “Tons of respect for what they’ve done and for all the players in the team that have won there and have had success,” Tkachuk said.
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