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The Florida Panthers fans are excited because their team has won their first Stanley Cup in their 30th season of franchise history. They defeated the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. The series ended on the same note that it started with in the first place. The Panthers started the series with a shoutout and they ended it with a 2-1 win. What was common was goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky's wall-like defense.
After the final buzzer rang, the Panthers fans were just too excited for their team. They took to Reddit to share their creativity through memes directed at the Edmonton Oilers and especially Captain Connor McDavid.
Here are the top 5 memes that stood out to Florida Panthers fans:
The overall theme of the meme was to troll the Edmonton Oilers' Stanley Cup loss. And like the memes work they did a great deal of damage to Oilers fans' emotions and gave laughs to jubilant Panthers fans.
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#1. The panther curse has been defeated at last
#2. Mcdavid tonight
#3. Let's see who you really are
#4. Always cool watching the Stanley Cup presented but at the same makes me so jealous
#5. Screw the BP ad. Nobody wanted to cheer for them
Florida Panthers 4-3 series win against Edmonton Oilers
Aleksander Barkov fulfilled a long-awaited dream for the Florida Panthers as they clinched their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. After a challenging journey through the playoffs, the Panthers emerged victorious in Game 7 with a 2-1 scoreline. Goals from Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe, backed by solid goaltending from Sergei Bobrovsky, sealed the historic win.
Goalie Bobrovsky, who won his first Stanley Cup in his career said,
“You want to become a true champion and you want to win,” said Bobrovsky, “But at the end of the day, you don't do it for the Cups. You do it for the love of the game.”
The victory was particularly poignant after the Panthers' past struggles in the Stanley Cup Final, having been swept in 1996 and defeated decisively in 2023.
Matthew Tkachuk who also won his first Stanley Cup said,
“It’s not a dream anymore. It’s not a dream. It’s reality. I can’t believe it. I can’t believe it. ... I can’t believe how good these two years have been. So thankful for this group of guys. It’s the best place, best guys. It’s something really special here with what we have.”
Despite the Oilers' challenge, led by Connor McDavid's postseason performance, the Florida Panthers held their ground and secured the title. They denied Edmonton their first Cup since 1990.
