The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions for the first time, and they took about the hardest path possible to the title.
Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, front left, hands the NHL hockey Stanley Cup trophy to Kyle Okposo after defeating the Edmonton Oilers, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. SUNRISE, Fla. — There was no collapse.
“It’s heavy,” Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov said, after he took the celebratory first lap with the Cup. “It’s not a dream anymore. It’s not a dream. It’s reality,” said Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk, who got traded to Florida two summers ago with this as his goal. “I can’t believe it. I can’t believe it. … I can’t believe how good these two years have been. So thankful for this group of guys. It’s the best place, best guys. It’s something really special here with what we have.”
South Florida now has one of everything when it comes to titles from the four major pro sports leagues in the U.S. The Miami Dolphins were champions twice, the then-Florida Marlins were champions twice, the Miami Heat have three titles and now the Panthers have joined the party. Florida led this title series 3-0, then got outscored 18-5 in Games 4, 5 and 6 to waste three chances at winning the Cup. Edmonton was one win away from becoming the second team in NHL history to win the Cup after dropping the first three games; Toronto did it to Detroit in 1942, and no team has pulled off such a comeback since.
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