Just pure jubilation, Okposo told NHL Network. You put 30 years into this to try to hoist that trophy. All the hard work, all the skates. It's just pretty special to finally get it done.
To put Okposo's wait into perspective, only 11 players in NHL history have played more games before ultimately winning their first Stanley Cup crown.
Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov was the first to hoist the Cup before passing it to 14-year veteran and starting goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. The star netminder and the rest of his Panthers teammates knew exactly who was next: Okposo.
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