The Florida Panthers recently celebrated their first Stanley Cup victory over the Edmonton Oilers, marking eight months since their dramatic Game 7 win. The Panthers had a rocky path to the championship, almost losing after taking an early lead. Key players like Evan Rodrigues reflected on the importance of the rematch, emphasizing the desire to secure another win. This rematch at Amerant Bank Arena holds significant memories for the organization, with the team spending the summer savoring their victory and connecting with former teammates.
In the winner-take-all finale, Florida received goals from Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart - with Reinhart's goal set up after Dmitry Kulikov cleared an Edmonton scoring chance away while crashing into Florida's net - to take the 2-1 win. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 of 24 Oilers shots that came his way.
Whenever there's a rematch against these guys, you always want to try and come away with a win.
Clearly, you lose three in a row and you are very aware of what that means, but the other side was still there and that was we have this chance.
They have done their celebrating, spending the summer with the Cup, receiving their championship rings, raising the banner on opening night and reminiscing each time they faced a former teammate who was part of that playoff run.
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