The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions for the first time, and they took about the hardest path possible to the title.Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov celebrates after his team's second goal during the second period of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.SUNRISE, Fla. — There was no collapse. The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions for the first time, and they took about the hardest path possible to the title.
It wasn’t easy. Not even close. But it's done. It took until the very end for the Panthers to deny Connor McDavid his first title, and Edmonton what would have been its first Cup since 2006. South Florida now has one of everything when it comes to titles from the four major pro sports leagues in the U.S. The Miami Dolphins were champions twice, the then-Florida Marlins were champions twice, the Miami Heat have three titles and now the Panthers have joined the party.Bobrovsky was as cool as could be, even in the biggest moments.