Good News: He is back…

Returning to the Stanley Cup Final, the Panthers defeat the Rangers 2-1 to win the East title in six games.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — was carried onto the ice when time expired, as an arena filled with Florida Panthers fans roared in delight and dozens of players and staffers rushed over to pose with the prize.

Last year, the Panthers defied tradition and touched the trophy.

This year, they didn’t. The message was clear. The Stanley Cup is the only one they want.

For the second straight year, they have a chance at hockey’s greatest prize. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots, Sam Bennett and  scored, and the Florida Panthers are headed to the Stanley Cup Final once again after beating the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night.

Bennett remarked, “We touched it last year and it didn’t work for us,” in reference to the trophy that was given to the winners of the Eastern Conference. “Well, we decided to try something new this year.”
After losing to Vegas in the Cup final the previous season, the Panthers won the East title series in six games. The Cup series between Florida and either Edmonton or Dallas is scheduled to begin on June 8.

The Rangers, who had a 2-1 lead in the series, lost three straight games and lost their season as a result. Artemi Panarin scored with 1:40 remaining, and Igor Shesterkin stopped 32 shots. It was New York’s longest losing run since mid-January, and it means the team with the best regular season record in the NHL will not win the Stanley Cup for the eleventh year in a row.