How Florida Built Their Stanley Cup Championship

[@casewojo6186]

Part of why I love this team so much is their traditional playoff hockey style. It’s so fun to watch the physicality and relentless forecheck. We are finally CUP CHAMPIONS!!

[@Michels1]

Congratulations Florida you are our 2024 Stanley Cup champion!! *Crowd goes wild* *One fan chugs a beer* *A man lights up firework on a crocodile* *A fan stabbed his friend a coffee machine by accident* Welcome to Florida.

[@jimedge8301]

You got that wrong ,dump and hoping they don't get called for icing . Boring hockey.

[@casewojo6186]

@@jimedge8301 that’s purely your opinion.

[@casewojo6186]

@@Michels1 alligators are not crocodiles lol.

[@Michels1]

@@casewojo6186 Thats not what my Math teacher told me!

[@CJMattias]

Barkov did literally zero mistakes all playoffs, dude is the most solid player.

[@Recon6delta]

Man Evan Rodriguez was the biggest off season trade they made! He was critical for them to winning the cup! Game 7 he made a huge assist on the first goal!

[@SethFinberg]

Big addition but he was a free agent not a trade. They did have to trade Duclair to open up enough cap room to sign him.

[@olgazgureanu4987]

да испанец отлично сыграл в плей-офф......талантливый парень

[@Mach97HKY]

He was really impressive. Excellent in that SCF game 2.

[@chevelle1]

Getting Forsling (for nothing) is probably Zito’s greatest accomplishment imo, along with compiling a team that consist mostly of players that would prove to be incredibly undervalued. Been saying for a long time that Forsling is the most underrated d man in the league. Nice to see he finally is starting to get at least some recognition from around the league.

[@olgazgureanu4987]

@@chevelle1 Форслинг, Родригес, Рейнхарт, Куликов просто расцвели во Флориде.....очень мощный состав......просто грех не взять снова КС на следующий год

[@Kauppamopo]

they took the gamble all the way back in 2019 with signing Bob for 7 years and 70 million and it paid off

[@WeaponsEducation]

The Panthers have been to the Stanley cup 3 times in there short history, they finally won and we love them in Fort Lauderdale

[@spiffyduds3677]

The most exciting NHL Final in my lifetime. I maybe a little biased

[@voittolehti2432]

The last week was too much for my heartbas FLA fan

[@Vriess123]

It was a crazy storyline and put huge pressure on both sides!

[@jbell9490]

Couldn’t agree more. I had no skin in the game and I’m not particularly fond of either team, but I found myself rooting for both of them at certain points. Both stories are great.

[@fatmike8819]

Barky totally shut down mcD in games 6 and 7, when the game was really on the line..one of the best 3rd lines in the league all season, too.

[@michaelcarson121]

Yes he did and all Oilers fans say if McDavid was playing injured and Florida was playing dirty along with refs favoring Panthers 😂. No one said anything another panthers last year when whole team was injured and lost again Vegas. Na they came back and won the cup!!! 🐈 🏆💪

[@Reladan187]

Luostarinen Lundell Tarasenko the best third line in hockey. No actually proven. They've been great

[@boltinabottle6307]

@@michaelcarson121 Health is one of the biggest factors in winning the Stanley Cup. I've seen my Bolts win a Cup they probably shouldn't have (2004) and lose one they should have won (2015) due to their overall team health. I think last year's Panthers team was ready to win, and would have if not for their injury woes. However, I'm not a fan of this being used as an excuse for loss. It is a part of the game and always will be.

[@girhen]

Best defender vs best offensive player. Couple games he worked, couple he didn't have as much success. Not very much middle ground for either this series.

[@michaelcarson121]

@@boltinabottle6307 I'm fully aware that health plays an important factor and yes I'm aware the Panthers were injured last year. I was talking about Oiler fans saying that's why they lost the cup 🏆 yet when other teams have injuries you don't hear any excuses. Not for nothing but every player in the league is injured at this point in the season. Hockey 🏒 is a rough sport and play 82 games plus playoffs so lots of injuries happen.

[@Reladan187]

Lundell up for a pay raise. That third line has been stellar. Best in the league. Don't allow much goals and provides offense

[@Reladan187]

And Mikkola was such a good signing

[@choppergunner8650]

He just signed 6x5 million

[@jerichobeach2967]

Florida did not make it easy on themselves but they got the job done. Nobody can say it wasnt close though. Right down to the wire nothing is closer than a game 7 decided by 1 goal. The two teams put on one of the weirdest and most entertaining series ever!

[@russellhowe9263]

I love it when a plan finally comes together...lol..great group of players, coaches,and management... it's so rewarding as a fan since the beginning,to see the success finally.. GO CATS

[@arnholm1384]

So many, many superb player in Panthers roster this year, but Captain Barkov ..wow!

[@Pii_neko]

Big Time For Panthers Fans I can’t describe the Feeling of our first Cup , I still don’t believe our team got the Job Done in the ReDemption Season 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I’m so Proud LFG!!!!!❤

[@JB-nx2ih]

They saw what was happening right up the road in Tampa and copied their blueprint almost exactly. Like it or not Florida is the state of hockey now!

[@sadmarinersfan8935]

Agreed you’d never think it but it’s the truth

[@rjhollinger]

Let’s go Panthers!!!!!! Feels so good!!!

[@Ville-u8g]

Its just such a perfect combination the Panthers has. Barkov makes players shine and having those playoff specialists in the team around him. And Bob at the net. What a tough nut to crack in 2025.

[@dadamager3000]

I had huge expectations for Panthers all season, and they pulled it off, wow. great content btw

[@G_54-GMG]

Now Panthers, bring back the Leaping Cat.

[@SethFinberg]

Better jersey fo sho

[@RedPillBased]

YES! And not the new looking one. The OG

[@Deerodz13]

@manzac112 the logo is no longer new. And it's now THEE PANTHERS CHAMPIONAGIP LOGO. it is regal, it is strong and not a cartoon, that was cute but it's most definitely the past and retro jersey nights

[@G_54-GMG]

@@Deerodz13 They do have a newer version of the leaping cat and it looks better than the current logo that they have now.

[@YourLocalPanthersFan21]

Man I wish…. I loved the leaping one with the broken stick 😭

[@Ghostefacee]

I feel like Ekblad doesn't get enough credit. He's a player that can fill any position on the ice under any playstyle. He is so versatile for the Panthers and I can't wait to watch how these guys do in 2025.

[@X-7-JAMES]

Great video. In Zito and Maurice we trust! Time for another run at the Cup, baby! 🏆🏆

[@franzeinu3750]

Thumbnail is missing Barkov

[@michaelcarson121]

That save by Bob at 7:27 is unbelievable 🤣.

[@davidcutler1486]

Please upload more i love your videos just not enough of them

[@waboose64]

lowkey kind of expected the video to go in depth into the background of how they built the team though the years by drafting key players like ekblad,hub,barkov etc. who they got though trades and such. the video kind of jumps into them already being good when they were near or at the bottom for a lot of years, it took time for them to become champions.

[@olgazgureanu4987]

Если в других командах одна или две звезды, то во "Флориде Пантерс" каждый игрок звезда, каждый игрок может создать момент, передать пас и забить гол......вот и результат, элитный вратарь в воротах и отличная команда игроков и конечно же Билл Зито и Пол Морис, отличные менеджер и тренер ......взяли Кубок Стэнли!!!!ПОЗДРАВЛЯЮ!!!!!!

[@nothingbut2465]

The Panthers 2 best players, star goalie and top pair d-men dont have an ounce of ego between them, add that to the ridiculous talent and work ethic they have and you've got a rock solid foundation. Full buy in from everyone on the team is what sets them apart, every guy on that roster would go through hell and back for the rest of their teammates.

[@leerotten]

Zito, Maurice, Barkov, Bob, Chucky, too many to named... This team has been built to last for a long time. Well rounded skill in all ends of the ice and excellent depth thinking with strudy way of play. Yeah. FLA is now the top of the charts. :)

[@AwesomeZach]

Also the way they turn scraps into legit nhlers. They claimed Forsling off waivers and turned him into a top nhl dman, they turned Verhaghe into a top line winger, and they revived Sam Bennetts career. They’ve also brought out another level of Montour and Reinhardt games.

[@brandontong759]

Go cats go

[@milktrain5567]

Mini-Barkov will be the single biggest reason Panthers will stay as contenders the next ~5 years. That is extremely young player with ridiculously good set of defensive skills with only 5M cap hit.

[@chevelle1]

Getting Forsling (for nothing) is probably Zito’s greatest accomplishment imo, along with compiling a team that consist mostly of players that would prove to be incredibly undervalued. Been saying for a long time that Forsling is the most underrated d man in the league. Nice to see he finally is starting to get at least some recognition from around the league.

They were always on a come years ago beforehand i always said they will win the cup

[@samellis4054]

Defense win championship offense score are cool for the regular season i guess

[@Karppa-Fani]

underrated channel

[@JaffaOrNot]

Greatest NHL final in resent times even though I might be alittle biased. Just some feed back on the video. Don't be afraid to use your voice. It felt like you read it off bit too much off the script. Just by showing a little more enthusiasm and your personality while reading the script gives the commentary more "life", and makes it way more enjoyable to listen to. It's easier to get excited and invested in the video when the commentator sounds more iterested in whatever he's reading.

[@wristfroze]

LETS GO CATS!!!!!

[@Myr3390]

they got lucky at the right time with the right trades, some of those players picked up were not performing well and they just picked up, it takes so much luck and timing to get it right to win and panthers pulled it off this year, so its gratz to them. I personally don't think they make the finals next year, not because of talent, but having things go well enough for 3 years to make the finals in a row the odds are super low.

[@dcnats92]

That’s called identifying talent and recognizing it’s not working somewhere else but could work within your organization. Luck sure is a factor in all sports but I believe you work for your breaks. It takes mainly a lot of work and belief. They didn’t make finals 3 years in a row. But they did go back to back years. With a short offseason, I would also be surprised if they made it back. They’ve played a ton of grueling hockey in the last two years. Regardless, I’m super super happy for the fans down here. Here’s to hoping my Capitals have a big offseason though.

[@pennwoman]

I agree

[@devipaduka]

Not sure why the reference "first ever cup to Florida"? Tampa Bay has been winning too many Cups, bringing the Cup to Florida before the Panthers did...

[@pennwoman]

Placed a bet before Stanley playoffs even began that panthers would win. I was right.

[@nycbbq]

Walt Tkachuk too

[@perfecTempo]

GO CATS 🐀🏆

[@DarkCode]

Mc chicken had 2 good games. Bob was a wall in the 4 games that won is the championship. Everyone knows Bob got robbed of an mvp! Mc chicken didnt deserve shit. No body cares about 2nd place losers.

[@qwynnblackburde3509]

My guy so many legends missed out on lord Stanley, don’t shame them for it

[@JerziBoi76]

And they will win it again in 2025!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@anthonyruggiero1988]

People don't realize that Florida needed to win that or else their franchise would've been on the verge of folding

[@anthonybermudez1152]

Why is that

[@dcnats92]

⁠@@anthonybermudez1152people would have lost hope that they could ever win the cup. I don’t know that it would have actually folded. They have tons of support down here, but it would have been a massive black mark after a few seasons of building up

[@fir5910]

Such a false statement, the panthers finally started making money the last two years. In no world would you move a profitable NHL franchise

[@NotLookingForLikes]

@@dcnats92 Wow, you know the Buffalo Sabres established in 1970 never won the Stanley Cup. That the Leafs won their last Cup in 1966-67. That they HABS did not taste the Cup since 1993-94, that the Nashville Preds never won a Cup yet in their history. And that's just a few. Should they start folding too.

[@GreenL00gie]

Buffalo sabers is like the No Frills of hockey 🤣

[@Earthquaker20]

Bro idc about the last 3 years, I thought this was going to be like a 7 or 8 year highlight of the timeline, draft picks, tough decisions, and more. I can remember the last 3 years, I don't need this bozo to remind me. Go farther back and do more analysis in these videos

[@arcticgriz20]

This season was the most disappointing to watch 😂

[@YourLocalPanthersFan21]

How?

[@GET2222]

They made it because of the tax benefits in Florida. Nothing else. Edmonton at 60% tax compared to 20% in Florida is bullsh-t. The NHL has a problem. Either panthers are going to win or the lightening are going to win. Lame…

[@jimedge8301]

They couldn't of done it without Bettman 🤔 NHL betting sit showed Oilers as favorite to win the cup. No way Bettman was going to pay that out ,so the Panthers should be thanking Bettman and his mafia referee's first and foremost.

[@YourLocalPanthersFan21]

Dude’s actually blaming bettman and the refs 🤣💀

[@cianoconnor2933]

You deserve more subs🫡

[@tudormiller887]

If they'd lost to The Oilers in Game 7. What would the future of that 31 year franchise look like in Sunrise Florida ? Would they become another Arizona Coyotes ? Would all thier recent 'bandwagon' fans go back to watching NFL, NCAA college football, NASCAR & WWE ? 🇨🇦🏒🏆

[@YourLocalPanthersFan21]

Now what if you didn’t make this comment? 😉