SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers fans were loud and proud at American Bank Arena as the team took a 2-0 series lead vs. the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.
The diehard fans also had simple message for anyone watching the Stanley Cup Final:
“We want the cup!”
The night started off with Heat legend Alonzo Mourning banging the Panthers drum to get the fans going.
“I wasn’t expecting that, but it was a good thing,” said a Panthers fan. “(Sergei) Bobrovsky was unbelievable.”
With a 2-0 series lead, mostly thanks to Game 2 hero center Evan Rodrigues, Panthers fans believe their hunt for the first championship in franchise history will be a quick one.
“It’s going to be a quick one. “Nothing is stopping us,” said a lifelong Panthers fan.
Cats’ fans were seen in their ponchos and umbrellas as they waited in the rain for the doors to open.
The Panthers now lead the series 2-0 and will head to Edmonton for Games 3 and 4.
The Oilers, meanwhile, are looking to return to hockey’s mountaintop for the first time since 1990.
The puck for Game 3 at Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton is set to drop at 8 p.m. Thursday.
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