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TheFloridaPanthersflewoffthebench,jumpedforjoyandmobbedoneanotheras thefansroared.TheydominatedtheEdmontonOilersina5-1victory,defeatingthem intheCupFinalforthesecondstraightseasonandrepeatingaschampions
“It’sharderthanIeverimaginedtowintheStanleyCuponce,andtwicewaseven harder,soyeah,it’sahugehonortobeapartofthisgroup,”saidforwardSam Bennett,wholedtheStanleyCupPlayoffswith15goalsandwontheConnSmytheTrophy asmostvaluableplayer“I’mnotgoingtotakeitforgrantedIlovebeinghere, andIlovethisteam.It’saremarkableteamtobeapartof.”
ThePanthershaveestablishedthemselvesasoneoftheeliteteamsofthesalary capera(since2005-06).TheyhaveputthemselvesintheclassoftheTampaBay Lightning,whowontheCupback-to-backin2020and2021TheLosAngelesKingswon ittwiceinthreeyears,in2012and2014. Shop:AleksanderBarkovFloridaPanthers2025StanleyCupChampionsJersey
ThequestionnowiswhetherthePantherscanbecomeadynastyNoteamhaswonthe Cupthreeyearsinarowinthecapera,andonlytwoteamshavewonitthreetimes. ThePittsburghPenguinswonitin2009,2016and2017;theChicagoBlackhawkswon itin2010,2013and2015.
“That’sthestandardofexcellence,”ownerVincentViolasaid.“There’snoother coursebutseekingandwinningthechampionshipThere’snoothercourseEverybody knowsthat,andthey’reallcommittedtoit.”
Floridaispositionedwellforthefuture,eventhoughfourkeyplayerscanbecome unrestrictedfreeagentsJuly1:Bennett,forwardBradMarchandanddefensemenAaron EkbladandNateSchmidt
GoalieSergeiBobrovskyissignedthroughnextseason,andanexcellentcoreis lockedupforthelongterm:forwardsAleksanderBarkov(fivemoreseasons),Anton Lundell(five),SamReinhart(seven),MatthewTkachuk(five)andCarterVerhaeghe (eight),anddefensemenGustavForsling(seven)andSethJones(five).
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ThiswasFlorida’sthirdstraighttriptotheCupFinal.ThePanthershaveplayed 313gamesintheregularseasonandplayoffscombinedoverthepastthreeseasons, andthatdoesn’tcountthe4NationsFace-Off.
AsTkachukspokeontheice,hewassurroundedbyfriends,familyandfans SHop:MatthewTkachukFloridaPanthers2025StanleyCupChampionsJersey
Back-to-back?
“It’sinsane,”hesaid.“Ican’tbelieveit.It’sthemostspecialtrophyin theworld,andwhatwedidtogettothismoment,it’ssowelldeservedforthe wholegroup.Wedeservethis.Itwasagrind,andI’msohappy.Whatwe’vedone thelastthreeyears,notmanyteamshavedoneIt’sveryimpressive”