The Florida Panthers celebrated their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship by prioritizing the recognition of players who had not won the trophy before. Team captain Aleksander Barkov led the celebrations by lifting the Cup first, but a series of players including Nate Schmidt, Seth Jones, and Tomas Nosek followed, demonstrating the team's selflessness and leadership. Matthew Tkachuk expressed that it was important for new players to feel the joy of victory, while Schmidt and Jones reflected on the emotional weight of the moment for those waiting to experience the triumph.
As much as I wanted to steal it out of Barky's hands myself, like we wouldn't be here without the new guys. So, so special for them.
He looked me and he said, 'Hey, the guys that haven't done it before, we're going to take a back seat to you guys.' It means a lot.
It shows right? I mean, you hear stories about how special this team is and the leadership, and you see it firsthand.
The emotions understandably ran high for that group. They had waited their turn, and it was a moment filled with pride.
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