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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Diptarko Paul |Saubhagya Mukherjee
The audacious campaign has finally come to an end. Surprising many hockey fans, the Panthers picked up their second consecutive Stanley Cup win. However, for Brad Marchand, the jubilation might be even more amplified than most of his teammates. And he’s doing everything he can to make sure that he doesn’t miss out on any chance to commemorate his first stint with the South Florida team. The former Boston Bruins captain was traded to the Cats in March, just ahead of the trade deadline.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Diptarko Paul |Saubhagya Mukherjee
It was Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk who put the Florida Panthers in front in Game 6 on Tuesday, a lead the Oilers never managed to catch up with for the rest of the match. That, in essence, was another recap of how the Cats played all season: in close cohesion with each other. And now, as the post-Cup win celebrations rage on, it looks like Chucky is eager to help out his other teammates off the ice, even though the opening came thanks to Aleksander Barkov.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Diptarko Paul |Saubhagya Mukherjee
Firecrackers continue to go off at Sunrise, Florida. Decimating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 to defend the Stanley Cup with success, the Panthers became only the third team from the state to win back-to-back championships in pro sports history. Undoubtedly, something to be cheery about. And it looks like Brad Marchand is making sure to mark the occasion with enthusiasm. So much so that even Aleksander Barkov is having a tough time keeping up.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Diptarko Paul |Janainah Fazlin Anam
The Florida Panthers have pulled off a seemingly impossible feat, winning the Stanley Cup on Tuesday. However, when they started their playoff campaign, it wouldn’t have been that easy a prediction to make. Before the Cup Finals, even less so. “They’re an incredible offensive team,” said the Cats’ coach, Paul Maurice, about the Oilers, referring to Edmonton’s beefy lineup that includes the likes of Connor McDavid.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Diptarko Paul |Sowmya Anantharaman
“I don’t think people thought we were gonna make it this far,” said Connor McDavid after the Oilers became back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals losers. But being the team captain he is, the Edmonton forward is already looking ahead to turning things around for the better. But many fans have their speculations about whether the Stanley Cup will come McDavid’s way while he’s still in the Oilers’ jersey.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Diptarko Paul |Sowmya Anantharaman
The Florida Panthers have scripted history. Winning “Lord Stanley” twice in a row, the Cats are now only the fourth team in NHL’s “cap era” history to win the Cup back-to-back. Naturally, it’s understandable that Paul Maurice, who had little playoff success before joining the Miami team, is feeling on top of the world right now. But it wasn’t always the case. “Well, this is a heck of a team.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Diptarko Paul |Sowmya Anantharaman
It’s nothing but glee at the Florida Panthers camp right now. After winning their second straight Stanley Cup today, the Cats became only the third team (after the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning) in NHL’s “cap era” to win the prestigious trophy twice in a row. However, while they celebrate the massive triumph, it’s understandably a bunch of long faces at the Oilers’ side of things. But none seemed to have a longer face than Evander Kane.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Diptarko Paul |Saubhagya Mukherjee
It’s not every day that you get to represent the nation on the international stage. And to do it with your sibling by your side? Priceless. That’s exactly what Brady and Matthew Tkachuk probably felt when they laced up in Team USA colors for the 4 Nations Face Off in February. However, that campaign didn’t turn out to be the rainbows and unicorns the hockey brothers would have wanted. But redemption lies on the horizon?
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Diptarko Paul |Saubhagya Mukherjee
When Brad Marchand came to Florida, he immediately felt at home with the Panthers. “They’re in to win it, and it’s special to be a part of,” said the Canadian winger about his squad, acknowledging his excitement to see how the high-profile collab would unfold. But back in March, he probably wouldn’t have guessed that his first stint with the Miami team would turn out to be so profoundly successful. But could that be enough to sway Marchand’s decision about his future?
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Diptarko Paul |Saubhagya Mukherjee
“We just didn’t handle the pressure,” admitted a long-faced Craig Berube after the Florida Panthers eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Cup race in Round 2 of the playoffs. And yet, as the Stanley Cup is confirmed to be staying back in South Florida, it seems like the Leafs fans think their team put up a much better resistance against the back-to-back champs than the Oilers did in the Finals. In Game 6 of the ultimate best-of-7 series, the Florida Panthers crushed Edmonton 5-0.
