With TEARS in my eyes...all I gotta say is THIS was a helluva way to go out with my last game as Superfan! LET'S GO PANTHERS! 2023-2024 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!!!!! LET'S GO PANTHERS!!!!
How it started in 1998-1999 vs How it ended in 2023-2024. 25 years, 5 different suits. Started off as a college kid with a beach towel and a dream of seeing the
@FlaPanthers
recapture the magic and fan fervor of 1996. It's been a helluva ride.
HAD to get a pic woth my new friend R.J. It's easy to forget the real battles in life when your team is on a run. Stay humble,
@FlaPanthers
fans. We may cheer them on in the Stanley Cup Final...but don forget those fighting for so much more
#HockeyFightsCancer
@DownGoesBrown
Panthers are a horrible example of how to run a team. They won the luckiest game seven in history, then their crap goalie went on a heater.
We're not ruthless. We're just sick of entitled, elitist, carpet-baggers telling us we shouldn't have a team, have no fans, don't understand the game, etc. This is retribution for DECADES of disrespect from people like you. Ruthless? Please...Leaf fans got off light...
Went home after the Game, pouted, went to bed. Woke up this morning, and the
@FlaPanthers
are up 3-2 in the Stanley Cup Final. Pout today if you want to, as for me, life goes on as usual. Come Friday, I'm suiting up and going to the watch party for Game 6. GO PANTHERS!
So...another loss. 3-0 lead gone. Game 7 on Monday. The
@FlaPanthers
will play in the last game of the hockey season. I will be suiting up for the final time on Monday. Despite the gloom of the last week,I intend to go out yelling and screaming and seeing Cats win! See ya Monday
I know I say this a lot...but man ESPN is always so biased in the commentary against the
@FlaPanthers
. Cats respond with two quck goals and all they talk about is how great the Wild are and how they will be good for awhile...maybe give the team beating them some love?
OK out-of-towners,pay attention: The
@FlaPanthers
are named after the state animal, the FLORIDA Panther. This endangered animal does not live in Miami, nor does the team play in Miami.Thus, Miami Panthers would not only be innacurate, but hamper conservation efforts save the Cats
Call me superstitious...but it was looking grim after the first. But my baby girl went and put on her
@FlaPanthers
Comeback Cats shirt, and we came back! LET'S GO PANTHERS!!!
Boss has me working a double on Friday...I told him Game 6 was on Friday. He was like. 'It is? I thought it was Saturday! Sorry' Then he started working the schedule to move my double to either tonite, or Saturday nite. Man, my boss os cool. 😎
June 24th, 2024. Or as I call it 'Someday' since the fall of 1993, I had dreamed of the day the
@FlaPanthers
would win the Stanley Cup. And with every team that won it, I'd always say 'Someday...someday that will be us'
That was the day. Someday was June 24th, 2024. Go Panthers!
I complain about the officiating a lot, but these last 2 games you CANNOT convince me these refs did not actively try to give the Isles and Wings these games. 12-2 the power plays. MULTIPLE ignored calls on the other guys. These guys had money against us.
You know why I laugh at salty
@MapleLeafs
fans? Win or lose when they play the
@FlaPanthers
, tthey always say 'Hockey doesn't belong in the South!' And when they say it they almost always are wearing an Auston Matthews jersey. A guy from Phoenix, Arizona. They seem to forget that
Real talk. A LOT of
@FlaPanthers
fans wanted Paul Maurice gone...myself included. But from a playoff standpoint, PM got us as far as Bruno did last year...and PM will surpass Bruno with a single win in the 2nd round. Time to eat some crow on this one. Go
@FlaPanthers
@fakejedega
I'll just be a regular fan now. Passing my cape and mantle to another. But if the
@FlaPanthers
faithful only remember one thing from my 25 years in the suit, let it be this: No matter the score, enemy fans, or place in the standings...stand up, cheer, and support out Panthers!
Walking out of
@AmerantArena
after the Game 5 watch party after that 9-3 loss to Vegas, I overheard another
@FlaPanthers
fan say: 27 years to get back to the Final for THAT? I said to him: It won't be 27 years until we get another chance. It won't even be 27 months.
#timetohunt
We live in a sports world where the Chicago Cubs can win a World Series...where the Milwaukee Bucks can win an NBA championship...where the Cincinnati Bengals can reach the Super Bowl...why not the
@FlaPanthers
win a Stanley Cup? Doesn't seem so unbelievable, does it?
The Cat Signal! Time to suit up and head to
@AmerantArena
to see the
@FlaPanthers
in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final! Just need one more win for hickey's ultimate prize! GO PANTHERS! SPILL THE OILERS!
Proud of our
@FlaPanthers
fanbase last night. Even when CBJ took the lead, no one left 'to beat the traffic'. There was some bad vibes in the arena, but the fans stuck around and were rewarded with the comeback OT win! An usher said to me as I left 'True fans stay!'That was us.😀
The Cat Signal! Last regular season game in the cape for me. Also it's my birthday. Can the
@FlaPanthers
get me a birthday 'W', please?
#TimeToHunt
GO PANTHERS! RAKE THE LEAFS!
You guys!
@UpperDeckHockey
put me on a hockey card! Thanks to everyone who supported me in the contest, especially
@Pokernoah
and everyone
@PBKennelClub
! They sent me this card in a display case and 10 more! So,who would like an official Superfan
@UpperDeckHockey
card? Stay tuned
Far be it from me to tell anyone how to 'fan', but I offer this abject lesson on how to be a good guest. Yes, as a fan rooting for the visiting team, you are a guest in someone else's house.
View from my seats as I become the villian tonite. 😎Last time I was here, they put me on their jumbotron and called me 'Florida Man' Also, the
@FlaPanthers
lost in OT. Time for redemption! LET'S GO PANTHERS! MAKE IT 8 IN A ROW!
People ask me: Why are you always on your phone after
@FlaPanthers
goals? Well, because my Mom had season tix with me years ago before moving back to Wisconsin. She watches on NHL Center Ice, but I call her so she can hear the horn and my goal announcement. Sorry
@ImberVoice
...
27 years I waited to get back to the Stanley Cup Final...27 years. The losing, the uncertainty, relocation rumors, revolving door owners/coaches/management...
If you think falling behind in a series 3-1 will break me, THINK AGAIN! Suit up Cats fan, rock
@FLALiveArena
on Tuesday!
As a
@FlaPanthers
fan, I just want to say to fy fellow Cats fans: ENOUGH! Cats were the butt of this joke for years, now I see my TL full of Panther fans ridiculing Arizona as if they were Quebecois...We are better than that. Start acting like it.
Lots of
@TBLightning
fans chirping at
@FlaPanthers
Twitter today...'sell out your building' or 'win a round' shade throwing...it almost like the 'Hockey Bay' faithful are a bit nervous...😂
Took my daughter to
@UniversalORL
. Planned trip, but since the
@FlaPanthers
knocked out the
@TBLightning
last night, I don't need a plan to sneak away from the wife and kid down the I-4 and go to Tampa for Game 6. 😂
All the shoutouts to
@HeyRedDeer
, taking the time to meet up, talk with, and take a pic with Mom before the game. Always going the extra mile for the fans! Thanks so much, Red Deer.
Well after two games in Raleigh...this proved to be just as effective as the
@MapleLeafs
fans chanting 'WE WANT FLORIDA!'
Shall the
@FlaPanthers
faithful
@FLALiveArena
start chanting 'HERE KITTY KITTY!' at Games 3 and 4?
Calm down, Cats fans. We got spoiled by that 11-game road winning streak. But the
@FlaPanthers
played a great game. Outshoot the other team that bad and you only give up 1 goal, you RARELY lose. We Just got goalie-d. We're 2 points back with a game in hand on Bah-ston. Chill
So...lots of empty seats in Detroit. I thought Original 6 teams had 'real fans' and sell out every game. Wonder if bitter Quebecois will start calling for the Wings to move to Quebec City...or do only Southern fans deserve to lose their teams when attendance is down?
Honestly, not once, but twice,
@NYRangers
fans tried to start fights with
@FlaPanthers
on the way out of the
@FLALiveArena
as I was walking out. Trying to pick fights after a loss doesn'tmake you a 'tough guy', it makes you a fool...stay classy, New York. 😎
Had to show off the new merch at work on the way home from
@ftlwarmemorial
Hey,
@Pokernoah
, can I break the uniform rule tomorrow just once, pretty please? 😎
Seeing a lot of insecurity in the
@FlaPanthers
about the first round. Yes, the defense has been a letdown, Bob has not been consistent. But EVERY team goes through this in an 82-game season. Difference is Cats are still winning despite the struggles. Have a little faith.
OK. I suppose now is as good as any time to announce a decision I arrived at in the middle of last season. This season will be my last in the suit. After this season I shall retire as 'Superfan' It is my 25th season in the suit. Win or lose I will be the
@FlaPanthers
7th Man.
It looks bad right now,
@FlaPanthers
Twitter...but we're getting Chairot, Lundell, and Lomberg should be back soon. We don't know the severity of Ekblad's injury is. Zito has a couple of days before the deadline to work sone magic. It's a little early for doom and gloom.
It is. Win or lose, it's my last series in the cape. Passing the mantle to another next season.
But since we're here...we may as well win! LET'S GO PANTHERS!
This being my last season in the cape AND the Row of Solitude, I still await a die-hard
@FlaPanthers
interested in taking up my mantle. Many have said the Panthers fanbase needs Superfan! Step up, Cats fans, If the Cats need a Superfan, the cape can be yours...if you're worthy...
Tried to stay humble...tried to respect the streak...tried to 'live in the moment'
Now I'm pissed off...
Getting my suit ready. See everyone
@FLALiveArena
Monday for Game 2 watch party! LET'S GO PANTHERS!!!!
Since the
@MiamiDolphins
are on their bye week, how about all those Fins fans make it a hockey Sunday and catch the NHL leading
@FlaPanthers
taking on Colorado?
As big a win as Game 3 was, Game 4 is pretty darn big.
@FlaPanthers
fly back to Vegas for Game 5. Will they be facing elimination, down 3-1?
Or will they fly back tied 2-2, and it's a brand new series?! Need a BIG game tonite!
LET'S GO PANTHERS!!!
People have asked me over the years...'Why do you stay to the end when the
@FlaPanthers
are getting blown out?' Well, friends, as unlikely as a comeback is, you never leave a game early...sure you might beat the traffic, but you can miss amazing finishes like tonite's win. 😎
I know it is not intended to be disrespectful...but how are
@FlaPanthers
getting worse odds than Tampa, Carolina, AND Minnesota? Cats are a combined 7-0-1 against those teams...
My neighbor is a DIE-HARD Philly sports fan from up there. He's kinda been avoiding me since the Cats swept the Flyers. This morning I was heading in to work, he stopped me to say 'You guys got a helluva player. He's gonna win you a Cup. Good luck in the playoffs.' The feels! 😀
Imagine blaming the refs when you only get 10 shots in two periods against a
@FlaPanthers
team that was 2nd highest in penalties. Refs gave the Bolts a free Power play after the 3-1 empty-netter...Cats just BEAT Tampa today. Back at it Tuesday.
Yes, the VGK are making a mockery of the salary cap rules. Yes, it is unfair. Yes, they can't win a Cup without doing it. No, it isn't breaking any rules. Can't blame the Knights. Blame the NHL for allowing it. LTIR loophole NEEDS to be closed, or teams will keep abusing it.
You know, when
@Dougielarge
and Vinny Viola bought the
@FlaPanthers
, I told my friends 'these guys are different. We're turning it around with these guys' They LAUGHED at me...
These same people are now begging me to help them get tix for the Stanley Cup Final 🤣
Do you know why so many Northern haters continue to use antiquated attendance jokes to throw shade at
@FlaPanthers
? They fear us. They fear our team, they fear a fanbase rising, they fear our stability. It is in fear they lash out. Breathe it in, haters...that's fear. 😎
Story time! I haven't been to Tampa since '09. When the
@FlaPanthers
scored 7 goals. When they scored the 7th goal, I yelled TOUCHDOWN PANTHERS! The classy Tampa fans responded by giving me a beer shower...so maybe it's better I had to work tonite. Because TOUCHDOWN PANTHERS!
Losing sux. So I pulled baby girl outta school and playing hooky up
@UniversalORL
. Repping the
@FlaPanthers
AND fighting cancer...while waiting 100 mins to get on The motorcycle coaster. 😎
So...looking the 'crowd' in Buffalo...how are the Sabres not inundated with entitled Quebecois screaming for them to move to Quebec? Oh, that's right...if people up north don't show, it's because they are savvy and won't pay for a bad product...
@MathiasMejia_
My story is WAY too long for a 140-character limit. But the short version is a college kid wanted to make a difference for his favorite team,dressed like a superhero to inspire other fans,suffered through bad owners,coaches,etc. Now has a chance to see his fondest wish come true!
Really pleased with the fanbase the last few games. No Ric Flair, no Rowell, no
@TheHawkDog
...thought I would have my hands full, but people were loud, into it, started the wave. Really fun and loud crowd. If you haven't jumped on the
@FlaPanthers
bandwagon yet, what ya waitin 4?
(2/2) need home ice to be an advantage! If you have tix to Sunday's game, show up. When you show up, be loud! From puck drop to final buzzer, we need to DROWN OUT the Leaf fans! Be loud! Be intense!No matter the score, DO NOT LET UP! Cats will feed off that. Let's help our Cats!
There was NO getting out of work for me today.
@FlaPanthers
usually play a spectacular game when I can't get outta work! It's cool. I'd rather win a game I can't make it to than lose one I can. 😎Does look like great fun, though
The saltiness from the Bah-ston fanbase is LAUGHBLE.
@FlaPanthers
and
@MiamiHEAT
as 8-seeds go into
@tdgarden
and end the
@NHLBruins
and
@celtics
seasons...
For 20 freakin years, every Boston transplant has been talkin trash about the
@Patriots
. Boston needs a lesson in humility