Imagine being a medium security prisoner in a Canadian jail just tryna play ball hockey, and Carter hart is there stopping all your shots.
I’d be so pressed
Evander Kane is not a redemption story. The story of Evander Kane is just more evidence that if you are good at a sport, you can get away with abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
No number of goals will make Evander Kane not an abuser. Full stop
Complaining about ticket prices being affordable is hilarious. Like damn it’s such a bad thing that normal fans can afford to attend a weekday hockey game.
It’s almost like the ticket prices are why Florida games are loud as fuck, while scotiabank sounds like a library
“Hockey works in Florida” - Gary Bettman
….meanwhile in Florida there are still tickets left for 2 contenders at the reasonable price of $34
….meanwhile in Quebec City there are literally shrines people pray to to bring back the Nordiques
The panthers got OEL, mikkola, Kulikov, Stenlund, Stolarz, and Evan Rodrigues for less against the cap this year than the Leafs spent on Ryan Reaves, John Klingberg, and Tyler Bertuzzi.
That’s not tax, that’s just one GM lapping another. Weep
People ask me why I had such a tough time talking about my situation. It's because of this. When it's a woman who takes advantage, nobody believes you. Everyone said they didn't believe me, or that I deserved it. I'm still broken mentally. Help and believe survivors.
I don’t think people quite grasp what us long time Panther fans have been through to get to this moment.
Didnt see us make the playoffs til I was 13 years old. Didn’t see us win a playoff round til I was 23 years old.
One win away from a moment that once felt… impossible
We shouldn't lose sight of how it's the FLORIDA PANTHERS that are on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup in utterly dominant fashion. The Florida. Freaking. Panthers. One of the most buffoonish franchises in sports history for so long. There really is hope for any fan base.
If you are insulting Spencer Knight for hanging out with friends during a potentially very rough time in his life, just know that your entire family hates you.
Hey
@JaneCastor
we have to find the miscreant responsible for this and lock them up. Such
@TBLightning
disrespect in our own city cannot be tolerated. Hope it motivates
@RealStamkos91
& the Bolts to win tomorrow night.
#GoBolts
The hockey medias overwhelming bias toward the oilers makes my desire to win tonight that much more intense.
Like I get it, the panthers are on the verge of the wrong side of history. But this is game 7, and there’s 2 teams playing. I hope the panthers feel that same disrespect
Still can’t believe the franchise who once ran a promotion where you could get seats in exchange for losing lottery tickets just had a championship parade down FTL beach with hundreds of thousands of people.
One of the great turnaround stories in sports that few are discussing
Btw shoutout to
@aduclair10
and Radko Gudas.
They played a big part in rebuilding this franchise and it sucks that they aren’t here to celebrate it. You guys will always be panthers🫶
The panthers villain origin story was attending a strip club before game 4 of the 2022 eastern conference semifinals.
Everything changed from that moment
Relocation rumors. Empty seats jokes. Frugal owners who refused to spend money. A laundry list of terrible head coaches. The tallon blueprint. The Tom rowe disaster. The taxi incident. And so much more.
Weve been through a lot as a fanbase. We earned this night.
#timetohunt
Ekblad has a separated shoulder, torn oblique, and broken foot
Tkachuk has a broken sternum
Montour has a torn labrum
Gudas has a high ankle sprain
Luostarinen has a fractured (?)
Bennett has a significant shoulder injury
Wow. Insane what guys will do for a chance at a cup
Congrats to
@nickysmokess
on the Panthers. Also as a side note Barstool set a new record for all time low merch sales for any championship team in any sport for the past decade. Very impressive stuff from our "vibes" guy
Ya know man… I didn’t survive to see the panthers blow a 3-0 lead in the cup final.
In 24 hours, destroy the fairytale ending. Be the fucking villains and deny Mcdavid of history. Rip those fuckers hearts out and hoist the cup in front of a rabid amerant bank 🤝
@FlaPanthers
Canadians are really mad about this, but if the panthers score first, the roof is going to end up a few miles into the Atlantic Ocean.
Panthers fans are passionate man, especially those of us who have been here our whole lives. This game means hell of a lot to a lot of people
Matthew Tkachuk on the expectation of the atmosphere tomorrow night:
“It will probably be the loudest rink I’ve ever played in in my entire life.”
@TSNHockey
From being in the strip club down 3-0, to becoming the strippers after winning the Stanley cup.
This is what the American dream is all about, follow your dreams kids
For a franchise that has done nothing but disappoint its fan since its inception, this would be undoubtedly the worst heartbreak of them all.
Just actually pathetic, what the fuck happened to this team’s mental toughness? Paul Maurice’s legacy is on the verge of being destroyed
Got help monetarily (shoutout to my parents🫶🫶) pulled 42 strings, and took out 1.5 kidneys….
But I am now the proud owner of 1 ticket to game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, so I will see you fuckers on Tuesday 🗣️🗣️🗣️
I’ll go further. Barkov, Bob, and Ekblad are locks for number retirements.
I think Carter Verhaeghe should be a lock as well based on his insane playoff resume and having scored in basically every big game this franchise has ever played in. 23 shouldn’t be worn again
Can’t tell you what a stain this is going to be on Paul Maurice, Sergei Bobrovsky, and every other panthers legacy. The kind of stuff that will come up in hall of fame conversations, and deservedly so.
I’m going to be taking at least a few years off hockey after game 7
The fight for redemption didn’t start in the 2023 finals.
1 more win to redemption for this organization, and for this fan base that has been mocked forever. 1 win from everyone who said hockey would never work in south Florida being forced to watch us hoist the cup
I was at this game, and remember the media fire storm that ensued. It looked so obvious that the franchise was on the verge of relocation.
So proud of how far this franchise and fan base has come over the past decade.
As Florida Panthers fans, we’ve been through hell. 25 years without a single 2nd round appearance, the constant relocation rumors, the No fans jokes, and so much else.
Enjoy this moment. We earned this.
#timetohunt
Nikita Kucherov: "The fans in Montreal acted like they won the Stanley Cup last game. Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? Their final was last round."
I, like any diehard Panther fan, feel extremely deflated this morning.
And yet… if we Win on Monday this nightmare of the last week evaporates like it never happened.
Get Wade or butler on that drum. Get Kodak, koepka, and Me to the game. Pull out all the stops‼️🫡
12 year playoff drought✅
26 year playoff series win drought ✅
Blow a 3-0 lead in the Stanley cup final?
Being a long term fan of this franchise is so fun lmfao
As someone who obviously deals with my own mental demons, I’m rooting for Spencer knight so hard man.
Like I genuinely don’t care if it’s odd or tacky they still chant his name during the anthem, I just love how much this fan base rallied behind the guy
Panthers fans chanted "Bob-By, Bob-By" throughout the game, for good reason.
But before the game, during the anthem, they paid homage to Spencer Knight.
It's a fitting reminder of how important Knight's journey is and the better focus on mental health
ESPN falling all over themselves to try and create the narrative that the arena is invaded by ranger fans tho.
Maybe instead of doing that, they should focus on hiring a PxP guy that doesn’t sound like he chugged a bottle of NyQuil. 🤷🏻♂️
1. Verhaeghe-barkov-reinhart is arguably the best line in hockey rn.
2. Our 4th line is better
3. Forsling-Ekblad has arguably been the best d pairing in these playoffs
4. Don’t ever say “Stuart Skinner” is even with 2 time Vezina winner Sergei Bobrovsky again
Barkov had Draisaitl and McDavid locked up in jail, and what drai pulled was so chickenshit.
Left his feet to elbow the guy in the head out of frustration, and might’ve injured the guy on pace to win the Conn smythe trophy.
Paul Maurice on Draisaitl hit on Barkov: “This isn’t the Oprah Winfrey show, my feelings don’t matter.”
Barkov didn’t return following the hit.
“There was 9:28 on the clock, I believe, and it was a 2-1 game. I wasn’t holding him back,” Maurice said.
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1996, THE FLORIDA PANTHERS ARE HEADING TO THE 2ND ROUND.
After the years of relocation rumors, attendance jokes, last place finishes, ownership groups who wouldn’t spend money, and so many other things.
We made it guys. Carter Verhaeghe
#timetohunt