Florida Panthers ‘Parade of Champions’ celebration
THIS TIME IT’S HISTORIC. THE FLORIDA PANTHERS ARE BACK TO BACK STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS. THE FLORIDA PANTHERS JOIN AN ELITE CLUB, BECOMING BACK TO BACK STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS. SO WHEN IT’S ONE, IT’S SO HARD. WHEN IT TWICE, IT’S EVEN MORE AMAZING. YOU CAN’T BELIEVE IT. IT’S THE MOST SPECIAL FEELING IN THE WORLD WITH THE CUP STAYING IN SOUTH FLORIDA. SO ARE THE TRADITIONS. AND LAST YEAR IS EVEN BETTER. THIS YEAR. JUST BEING ABLE TO TOUCH SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS INDESCRIBABLE. AND BEFORE THE TEAM AND FANS FOCUS ON NEXT SEASON, LET’S GO PANTHERS, LET’S GO FOR A THREE PEAT BABY. LET’S GO. LET’S ENJOY THIS FIRST. BUT THREE IS A VERY GOOD POSSIBILITY. IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE THIS YEAR’S STANLEY CUP WIN. NOW A WPBF 25 SPECIAL PRESENTATION, THE FLORIDA PANTHERS PARADE OF CHAMPIONS, SPONSORED BY GOOD GREEK MOVING AND STORAGE. IT’S PARADE DAY IN SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. FANS ARE CELEBRATING THE FLORIDA PANTHERS AND THEIR SECOND STANLEY CUP TITLE. HELLO AND WELCOME TO OUR SPECIAL COVERAGE, THE PARADE OF CHAMPIONS. I’M TIFFANY KENNEY. AND I’M NIKITA RAMOS. THE WAIT IS JUST ABOUT OVER FOR FANS AS THE PANTHERS ARE SET TO ARRIVE IN DECKED OUT BUSSES TO HEAD DOWN A1A IN FORT LAUDERDALE. AND RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF ANTICIPATION BECAUSE FOR HOURS, FANS HAVE REALLY BEEN CAMPING OUT SINCE VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING, LOCKING IN PRIME SPOTS ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE. AND WE KNOW THAT THEY’VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THE BEST SPOTS, WHETHER IT’S BY THE ELBOW ROOM, BY THE STAGE. THEY’RE JUST TRYING TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE PANTHERS OR THE STANLEY CUP AT THIS POINT. AND WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. OUR CREWS ARE STATIONED UP AND DOWN THE PARADE ROUTE. WE’RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH TODD MCDERMOTT AND SHAYNE WRIGHT, WHO ARE AT THE START OF THE CELEBRATION. GUYS, WHAT A GREAT DAY TO HAVE A PARADE. TIFFANY I’LL TELL YOU WHAT, WE ARE WHERE YOU NEED TO BE. SHAYNE, TAKE YOUR WATCH REAL QUICK. IT IS STANLEY CUP VICTORY PARADE O’CLOCK RIGHT NOW. WELCOME TO PANTHERS VICTORY PARADE AND PARTY PART TWO. THE SEQUEL, THE PANTHERS STRIKE BACK. WE ARE AT THE BEACH HOUSE BY HILTON RIGHT HERE ON A1A. AND WE CAN SEE THE FLORIDA PANTHERS IN THOSE OPEN AIR BUSSES RIGHT OVER THIS RAILING HERE. READY TO START THIS VERY EXCITING PARADE. SHAYNE. YEAH, THEY’RE LINED UP RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE READY TO GO. AND THESE FANS ARE ANTICIPATING YOU CAN FEEL THE ENERGY KIND OF BUBBLING AND ALMOST READY TO BURST HERE. THE FANS ARE JUST BELOW US, LINED UP ALONG THE ROAD HERE. AND THESE FANS, SOME OF THEM WERE HERE LAST YEAR. SOME OF THEM. THIS IS A NEW TEAM FOR THEM. SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN FANS SINCE THE EARLY 90S. WE HAD A BIG MIX OF FANS HERE, BUT ONE THING IS CERTAIN THEY ARE EXCITED TO SEE THESE BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONS UP CLOSE AND IN PERSON. YOU KNOW, IT’S NOT BUBBLING THIS YEAR. IS THUNDERSTORMS. EXACTLY. THE STORMS HAVE HELD OFF WITH A LITTLE RAIN TODAY. THE CROWD IS BIG. IT’S MOSTLY DRY EXCEPT FOR PERSPIRATION AND ANYTHING ELSE THEY MIGHT BE DOING TO KEEP HYDRATED. BUT IT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT PARADE, GREAT PARTY AHEAD. YOU CAN HEAR THE CROWD BEHIND US AND I WILL ALSO CONFIRM THAT THE BAGPIPERS ARE READY TO GO. THEY’VE BEEN REHEARSING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SHAYNE AND I ALMOST JOINED THE WHOLE BAGPIPER TROUPE. YEAH, THEY’RE RIGHT BELOW US, PRACTICING AND GETTING READY FOR IT. GETTING READY FOR THE SHOW. THEY SOUNDED GREAT, AND IT’S JUST ONE OF MANY ACTS THAT’S EXPECTED TO COME ACROSS THROUGH HERE IN THE PARADE. AND THESE FANS AGAIN, ARE SUPER EXCITED. AND I DON’T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN HEAR THEM, BUT THEY’RE READY. THEY’RE READY TO GO. YEAH THEY’RE THEY’RE READY I THINK THE PLAYERS ARE READY TOO. THEY THEY WERE BORN READY AND THEY ARE READY FOR THIS PARTY TODAY. LET’S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PANTHERS AND WHAT WE’RE SEEING BECAUSE AS AS LONG AS WE WERE WAITING FOR THE PANTHERS TO WIN A STANLEY CUP LAST YEAR, IT SEEMED IMPROBABLE. BUT THEY DID IT. THEY DOMINATED THIS SEASON, MAYBE EVEN MORE IMPROBABLE WITH ALL THE ROAD WINDS THAT TOOK NOT HAVING HOME ICE ADVANTAGE. NOW WE’RE CELEBRATING A SECOND STRAIGHT CUP OF THE ROAD. THE MOST ROAD WINS IN NHL HISTORY IN THE PLAYOFFS BELONG TO THIS YEAR’S PANTHERS, AND YOU WONDER AFTER LAST YEAR SOME OF THE CHANGES THEY MADE. THEY DID A GOOD JOB OF BRINGING BACK SAM REINHART AND THE AND OF COURSE, BILL ZITO. A MASTERFUL JOB OF BEING A GM SLASH PRESIDENT AND ADDING THE PIECES THAT HE DID, ESPECIALLY AT THE TRADE DEADLINE WITH BRAD MARCHAND AND SETH JONES COMING OVER, A BIG DEFENSIVE PLAYER SO PRESSED ALL THE RIGHT BUTTONS, WHICH IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO REPEAT AS CHAMPIONS. AND THE GUYS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE, THEY EMBRACED THE NEW GUYS AND THIS IS THE RESULT. BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONS, A TOUGH TEAM TO DO IT IN. STANLEY, ONE OF THE GREATEST GESTURES WAS LETTING ALL THE NEW PLAYERS WHO DID NOT WANT A CUP, TOUCH THAT CUP FIRST. THE OTHER NIGHT WHEN THEY WON IN GAME SIX FIVE WIN OVER THE EDMONTON OILERS. WE’RE WAITING FOR THE BUTTON TO BE PRESSED FOR THIS PARADE TO START. YOU SEE THOSE BUSSES AND THE BANDS START TO MOVE. I WANT TO GO TO FELICIA RODRIGUEZ AND ANGELA ROZIER WHO ARE IN A VERY PRIME SPOT OF THEIR OWN DOWN AT THE END OF THE PARADE ROUTE. LADIES. HELLO GUYS! YEAH, WE ARE AT END OF THE. I CAN TELL YOU THIS CROWD IS HYPED UP. THEY HAVE BEEN OUT HERE SINCE VERY EARLY. YEAH. OKAY. AND TELL YOU THE CROWD IS HYPE. THEY’VE BEEN CHANTING THREE PEAT. WE WANT THREE. WE WANT ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP. YEAH. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE TWO ALREADY. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS IS AT THE END OF THE PARADE, BUT DEFINITELY THIS IS WHERE THE PARTY STARTS. THEY’VE BEEN PARTYING SINCE WE’VE BEEN HERE. THEY HAVEN’T STOPPED. EVERY TIME THEY SHOW THE PANTHERS ON THE SCOREBOARD BEHIND ME ON THE BIG SCREEN, EVERYBODY SCREAMS LIKE THEY’RE RIGHT AT THE ARENA AGAIN. I MEAN, I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHEN THE ARENA PARTY STOPPED. TOGETHER. THEY ARE HAVING THIS THEIR OWN PARTY RIGHT HERE. WE’RE GOING TO THROW IT BACK TO YOU GUYS BECAUSE I KNOW THE PARADE IS ABOUT TO PASS. YOU GUYS HERE. OH, IT’S JUST SO. FOCUSING. EXCITING TO SEE IT MOVE THIS WAY. LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER. THEY JUST GOT IT WRONG. THEY JUST STARTED ROLLING. WE HAVE A LONG, LONG LINE OF. THEY JUST STARTED THE BUSSES ON THE PLANE. THEY STARTED THEIR FAMILIES. AND WE’RE LOOKING FOR THE CUP TOO. BUT THEY ARE. THEY HAVE NOW STARTED AND THEY’RE STARTING TO ROLL FROM RIO STREET RIGHT DOWN A1A SHAIN. THE PARADE ROUTE IS ABOUT ONE MILE. THEY MAKE A BIG TURN AND THEN THERE’S A BIG PARTY WAITING FOR THEM AT THE END OF THE TURN. AND THAT’S WHAT YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT LAST YEAR IS THE BIG PARTY AT THE END, WHEN EACH PLAYER GOT ON STAGE, GOT TO THANK THE FANS. AND THE BIG PART ABOUT THIS AND YOU MENTIONED THE, THE, THE FAMILY OF THE PLAYERS AND THIS IS SUCH A BIG MOMENT FOR THEM AS WELL. THEY ENJOYED IT. THEY’VE BEEN ALONG THIS JOURNEY WITH ALL THE PLAYERS AS WELL. THEY’VE GOT TO SIT ICE SIDE AND COME ON THE ICE AND TO CELEBRATE WITH SOME OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS, AND THAT WAS WHAT WHAT YANNI AND I TOOK AWAY FROM BEING ON THE ICE AFTER THEY WON THE CUP IS JUST SEEING THE FAMILY, SEEING SERGEI BOBROVSKY HUG HIS WIFE AND EMBRACE HIS WIFE AND A.J. GREER TELLING ME THIS IS THE HARDEST THING I’VE EVER HAD TO DO IN MY LIFE. I REMEMBER HIS THREE YEAR OLD AND HUGGED HIM AND JUST SAID, LOOK, I LOVE YOU. AND YOU KNOW, IT’S PART OF THE PART OF THE PROCESS HERE. AND THE FAMILY’S RIGHT ALONG WITH THEM. I REALLY BELIEVE SEEING UP CLOSE THE PLAYERS REACTION TO WINNING THAT CUP. AND AGAIN, THEY DID IT IN SIX GAMES IN WHAT, ANOTHER ONE OF THESE PLAYOFF SERIES IN FIVE GAMES, WITH THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT THEY PUT IN AND THE SHEER EXHAUSTION MIXED WITH JUBILATION AT THE END SHOWS YOU HOW HARD IT IS TO WIN A STANLEY CUP. NOT ONLY DONE IT TWICE IN A ROW, THEY ARE BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONS, ONE OF JUST TEN TEAMS IN THE HISTORY OF THE NHL TO DO THAT. AND BY THE WAY, THE LAST TEAM TO DO IT WAS ALSO FLORIDA TEAM. WE WON’T EVEN SAY THAT THAT TEAM’S NAME TODAY, BUT THEY WENT BACK TO BACK. WE ALSO HAVE LITTLE HISTORY IN FLORIDA WITH BACK TO BACKS WITH OUR OWN MIAMI HEAT WITHIN THE LAST DECADE. A LITTLE OVER A DECADE AGO, WHEN IT WAS BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS. BUT SUCH A MAGNIFICENT ACHIEVEMENT FOR THIS TEAM AND AGAIN, TO REPEAT IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS WHEN ROSTERS TURN OVER, PLAYERS RETIRE, PLAYERS GET INJURED. TO DO IT AGAIN IS REALLY A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT AND FANS ARE READY TO GO TO THANK THOSE PLAYERS TODAY. AND THEY DID IT IN DOMINATING FORM TO A TEAM THAT AND YOU TALK ABOUT RECORDS, A TEAM THAT LED THE MOST TIME IN ALL OF THE PLAYOFFS IN NHL HISTORY, AND THIS IS A TEAM THAT FINISHED FIFTH IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE. YEAH, THIS WAS NOT DOMINATING TEAM DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, BUT THEY KNEW WHEN THE TIME THE PLAYOFFS CAME, THEY KNEW IT WAS TIME TO HIT THAT BUTTON. THEY HAD THE EXPERIENCE. THEY HAD ALL THE GUYS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE LAST YEAR. SAM BENNETT CONN SMYTHE, WINNER. WHAT A SEASON HE HAD, WHAT A PLAYOFFS. HE HAD SCORED THE MOST GOALS 15 GOALS IN THE PLAYOFFS, 22 POINTS WELL DESERVING. AND HE SAID, LOOK, IT COULD HAVE WENT TO ANY ONE OF US, RIGHT? IT COULD HAVE WENT TO SAM REINHART. FOUR GOALS IN THAT. THAT GAME, SIX TO TO CEMENT THINGS. AND THIS TEAM IS IS DEEP. EVERY TEAM THAT THEY FACE IN THE PLAYOFFS SAID THIS TEAM IS DEEP. ANYBODY CAN SCORE. THEY SET ANOTHER RECORD WITH THE MOST DIFFERENT PLAYERS TO SCORE IN THE PLAYOFFS. OVER 20 PLAYERS PUTTING IN A GOAL AND JUST FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THIS ROSTER WAS WELL PUT TOGETHER AND I DO BELIEVE THAT ALSO THESE PLAYERS, BASED ON THE EFFORT THEY PUT IN, WHAT IT TOOK TO WIN THIS SECOND STANLEY CUP, THEY’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. THIS IS A CHANCE FOR THEM TO REALLY CUT LOOSE AND CELEBRATE WITH THEIR FANS UP CLOSE. THE RALLY IS A RAUCOUS AFFAIR. WE KNOW FROM LAST YEAR THEY REALLY GET AFTER IT. THEY REALLY ENJOY THEMSELVES. I DON’T KNOW IF THEY SLEPT AFTER THAT BECAUSE WE SAW THE ELBOW ROOM WAS PACKED, THE PARTY WENT AND THE PARTY WENT AND THE PARTY WENT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. JUST KEPT GOING. AND WE EXPECT TO SEE THAT PARTY LAST. BUT THE PARADE IS DEFINITELY MOVING. NOW, AS FANS, I’M TRYING TO GET A READ ON HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR, THE ESTIMATE WAS SOME 200,000 PEOPLE. AS YOU RECALL. I MENTIONED AT THE TOP THE TERRIBLE WEATHER WE HAD. WE HAD SOME TORRENTIAL THUNDERSTORMS, LIGHTNING BOLTS. THE PARADE WAS DELAYED. I DON’T KNOW IF THIS CROWD IS LARGER OR SMALLER, BUT IS IT IS EVERY BIT AS ENTHUSIASTIC AS IT WAS LAST YEAR, BECAUSE STANLEY CUPS JUST DON’T COME AROUND VERY OFTEN, AND TWO IN A ROW IS A TIME TO REALLY THROW A PARTY, BECAUSE YOU DON’T KNOW IF IT WILL EVER HAPPEN AGAIN. NO. AND THAT’S WHY THEY CELEBRATE SO MUCH. AND PEOPLE PROBABLY WONDER WHY, LIKE THE CELEBRATION GOES, YOU KNOW, WELL INTO THE THE MONTH AND EACH PLAYER GETS TO, TO HAVE THE CUP FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO WITH IT, WITH HIS, WITH HIS FAMILY. AND THAT’S WHAT THE CELEBRATION IS ALL ABOUT. WE TALKED ALL SEASON ABOUT HOW THESE GUYS, WHEN YOU INTERVIEW THEM NOW, THEY DON’T YOU DON’T GET MUCH PERSONALITY, YOU DON’T GET MUCH FROM THEM BECAUSE THEY’RE SO FOCUSED DURING THE SEASON. AND THAT RELIEF ON THEIR FACES AFTER THEY WON THE CUP ON THE ICE AFTERWARDS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY RELISHING TO SEE, BECAUSE IT JUST SHOWED HOW MUCH WORK THEY HAD PUT IN, AND THEY TOLD US, LIKE, LOOK, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T SEE WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES. OF COURSE YOU DON’T SEE THE THE MANY DAYS OF PRACTICE. AND HOCKEY PLAYERS ARE SOME OF THE TOUGHEST ATHLETES OUT THERE. THEY PLAY WITH BROKEN SHINS AND BROKEN FINGERS. AND YOU KNOW, WE FOUND OUT MATTHEW TKACHUK HAD A BIG TIME INJURY THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PLAYOFFS. WE SAW THAT HE DIDN’T LOOK HIMSELF, BUT HE WAS OUT THERE WITH HIS TEAM. SO ALL THAT GOES INTO IT. SO WHEN YOU FINALLY WIN, YOU GET TO EXHALE AND YOU LOOK MAN, CELEBRATE ALL YOU WANT. YOU KNOW, RUN UP AND DOWN THE STREET. SO THROW THE CUP INTO THE OCEAN. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO. WELL IT’S WELL DESERVED. THAT’S PROBABLY GOING TO BE DONE ANYTIME ANYTIME TODAY. AND WE SHOULD. THIS IS A GOOD TIME BEFORE WE SEE THE CUP AGAIN. AND I, I DO SEE THAT I SEE IT, IT’S BEHIND THE CAMERA NOW, BUT I SEE THE GLINT OF THE CUP. IF THAT’S THE ACTUALLY THE CUP AND NOT A REPLICA, BUT WE SHOULD MENTION THE I’M SURE PEOPLE ARE WONDERING ABOUT THE SLIGHT DAMAGE DONE TO THE STANLEY CUP IN THE SECONDS AFTER THE VICTORY. I KNOW THAT WE KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT, AND WE’VE BEEN ASSURED THAT WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO VERIFY THAT THE CUP WOULD BE REPAIRED IN TIME FOR THIS PARADE, RIGHT? I MEAN, THE PEOPLE WOULD KNOW THAT IF YOU FOLLOW HOCKEY, YOU KNOW THAT THE CUP IS PROBABLY TELLS MANY SECRETS. BUT I THINK IT WAS IN THE GUTTER AT ONE POINT IN TORONTO. EXACTLY. BUT THIS HAPPENED, I BELIEVE, ON THE ICE AFTER THE GAME, BECAUSE WE SAW SOME OF THE PICTURES THAT CAME IN. BUT YES, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. SOME OF THE KEEPERS OF THE CUP SAY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY’RE USED TO, SO IT WASN’T ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THE CUP, THEY SAID, WOULD BE FIXED IN TIME FOR THE CELEBRATION HERE. I STILL THINK THE FUNNIEST THING ABOUT THE STANLEY CUP IS, AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE HAD IT. PUT YOUR HANDS. I’VE HAD IT PUT IN MY HANDS. BUT THE GUY WHO HANDLES IT WEARS WHITE GLOVES. HE DOES. HE WEARS WHITE GLOVES, KID GLOVES, TAKING CARE OF IT. BUT ONCE YOU WIN THE CUP, WELL, IT’S YOUR TOY FOR A WHILE. YEAH, IT GETS A LITTLE BIT OF ABUSE, GETS A SALT WATER BATH AND A WHOLE LOT ELSE. AND FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW, EVERY PLAYER ON THE TEAM GETS THEIR NAME ETCHED INTO THE CUP, WHICH IS ANOTHER REASON WHY IT’S ONE OF THE MOST, YOU KNOW, REVERED TROPHIES IN ALL OF SPORTS. AND I GUESS WE’RE GETTING READY TO GO NOW. THERE’S MARCHING. WE ARE MARCHING, MARCHING, READY TO GO. MARCHING SOUTH ON A1A AS WE SPEAK AGAIN, THEY GO ABOUT ONE MILE, MAKE THE TURN THERE IN SOUTH EAST FIFTH, AND THEN END UP IN FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH PARK. AND THAT’S WHERE THE BIG RALLY IS. AND AGAIN, THIS WHOLE CROWD WILL MANY OF THEM FOLLOW THE PARADE ROUTE, GO DOWN A1A MAKE THAT TURN AND END UP AT THE IN THE PARK THERE FOR THE RALLY. AND THAT CAN GO ON REALLY AS LONG AS THEY WANT. AND I’M TOLD NOW THAT OUR COLLEAGUE STEVEN GRAVES FROM THE MORNING SHOW, WE SAW HIM TODAY. HE’S BEEN HERE LONGER THAN WE HAVE. HE IS RIGHT BELOW US DOWN THE STREET. STEPHEN, WHAT’S IT LIKE? STREET SIDE? I’LL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS. ELECTRIC TIME. RIGHT HERE. TAKE A LOOK. THERE ARE SOME PLAYERS ON THIS BUS AND BEYOND. SO WE GOT PLAYERS COMING BY AS WE SPEAK, TOSSING THINGS INTO THE CROWD. IT IS JUST AN ELECTRIC, ELECTRIC ATMOSPHERE OUT HERE. SO EARLIER WE HAD EXECUTIVES AND THEIR FAMILIES COME THROUGH HERE SAY MVP, MVP. IF YOU SHOOT UP HERE, THERE YOU GO. PEOPLE, SHOUTED MVP AS THE AS THE BUS GOES BY AND AS YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE ALSO SCREAMING BACK TO BACK, BACK TO BACK. BECAUSE LOOK WE ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING AMAZING BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS. SO I JUST WANT TO HEAR THE CROWD COME ON. IT’S A CROWD WE HAVE RIGHT HERE. YEAH. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY TO MY FRIEND RIGHT HERE IS RIGHT FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY. BOYNTON BEACH TELL US, WHY’D YOU COME? WHY’D YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU CAME? HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I WANT TO BE A PART OF THE RIDE. I DID IT LAST YEAR. WE’RE DOING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR. BACK TO BACK CHAMPS. YEAH, CAN’T BEAT IT. AND LOOK, I MEAN, BEAUTIFUL WEATHER THIS TIME, RIGHT? OH, MAN. IT BEATS SITTING IN THE SOAKING RAIN. YOU KNOW WHAT? WE’LL ENJOY SOME SOME COLD BEERS TO WASH IT OFF. AND DO WE HAVE A FUTURE HOCKEY PLAYER HERE. WHAT DO WE THINK? MAC AND CHUCK? YEAH, HE’S ONE FOR SURE. AND LOOK, Y’ALL ARE FROM BOYNTON BEACH. TELL US WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A FAN IN PALM BEACH COUNTY THROUGHOUT THIS. YOU KNOW WHAT? THE VIBES ARE HIGH. YOU SEE PANTHERS GEAR EVERYWHERE, AND IT’S NOT A FAR TRIP DOWN TO SUNRISE TO ENJOY THE GAMES. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET’S YOU ENJOY. THANKS. LET’S GO. SO WE GOT MORE BUSSES COMING BY. AND LOOK, WE GOT THE MASCOT. AND OF COURSE, THE INFAMOUS RAT, RIGHT? WE CAN’T HAVE A CELEBRATION WITHOUT THE RAT. THAT IS REALLY SOLIDIFIED IN THE HISTORY FOR THE PANTHERS. SO AS THESE BUSSES GO BY, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE MORE AND MORE PLAYERS COME. THEY’RE GETTING THESE FREEBIES LOOK READY TO STRIKE, READY TO STRIKE, GUYS. SO THIS IS THE MOOD DOWN HERE. IT IS ELECTRIC. WE’RE GOING TO BE DOWN HERE FOR YOU ALL. PARADE BRINGING YOU THE UPDATES RIGHT. OH THERE WE GO I GOT ONE. THIS ONE JUST CAME THROUGH. SO A LOT IS HAPPENING DOWN HERE GUYS I’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU FOR NOW. ALL RIGHT. STEVEN GRAVES HYPING THE CROWD UP. IT DOESN’T NEED TO BE HYPED UP RIGHT NOW. THEY GOT THE MASCOT IN FRONT OF THEM. THEY GOT THE CUP DOWN AND DOWN THE STREET. WE’VE GOT THE WHOLE LINEUP OF THE BUSSES RIGHT IN FRONT OF US, ABOUT TO ROLL PAST THIS CROWD, AND THEY ARE GOING NUTS. YEAH, I WOULD SAY THAT THERE’S NOT A FAN FAVORITE. AT LEAST WHAT WE CAN SEE WHEN IT COMES TO THE PLAYERS, BECAUSE YOU THINK LIKE, OH, THEY WANT TO SEE THIS GUY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE JERSEYS, WHEN YOU GO TO THE GAMES, YOU SEE ALL TYPE OF JERSEYS. YOU GET THE WHOLE ROSTER, THE WHOLE ROSTER, YOU GET KACHUK, YOU GET SAM BENNETT, YOU GET SAM REINHART, YOU GET MARCHAND, YOU GET, OF COURSE, ALEKSANDER BARKOV OF COURSE SERGEI BOBROVSKY YOU GET THE WHOLE TEAM AND YOU LOOK ALL OVER THE CROWD. YOU DON’T KNOW WHICH ONE IS THE BEST PLAYER WE HAD. I HAD SOMEBODY ASK ME WHO WAS WATCHING THE GAME. AND LIKE, WHAT’S WHO’S THE BEST PLAYER? I’M LIKE, I DON’T KNOW. I DON’T CHOOSE ONE, CHOOSE ONE BECAUSE THE ROSTER IS THAT DEEP AND THEY LOVE THE TEAM THAT MUCH, AND IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE GAME. YOU LOOK AT REINHART’S GOALS AND YOU LOOK AT SAM BENNETT’S GOALS. YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE OTHER PLAYERS HAVE DONE. YOU LOOK AT BOB IN GOAL. YEP, OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IT’S HARD TO CHOOSE. YOU KNOW, HOCKEY TRADITIONALLY HAS THAT THREE STARS AFTER THE GAME. THAT THAT OLD TRADITION. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE PANTHERS AND THESE VICTORIES, IT WAS HARD TO CHOOSE UNLESS YOU WERE JUST COUNTING GOALS BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY GOALS CAME IN CLUSTERS IN THIS GAME. AND WE SHOULD WE WILL MENTION BRIEFLY THE EDMONTON OILERS, A GREAT TEAM THAT NOW IS OFFICIALLY THEY HAVE TO CONSIDER THE FLORIDA PANTHERS THEIR ALL TIME NEMESIS. YEAH, HAVING BEEN KEPT OUT OF THE CUP TWICE. TWO FINALS IN A ROW. ALSO PRETTY RARE THING. YEAH. AND THEY HAVEN’T WON IT SINCE 1993. AND YOU KNOW HOW PASSIONATE CANADA IS ABOUT THEIR HOCKEY. BUT I GOT NEWS FOR CANADA. THE HOME FOR THE STANLEY CUP RIGHT NOW. YEAH IS RIGHT HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. GOING TO BUILD A CONDO TO DEAL WITH IT FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE YEAR. THE PANTHERS NEXT YEAR TRYING TO BECOME THE FIFTH TEAM TO WIN THREE STRAIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS. AND WITH THIS ROSTER, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SAM BENNETT. HE’S AN UNDRAFTED OR UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT AT THE END OF THIS SEASON, RIGHT? HE SAID ON STAGE AT ONE OF THE HE DID NIGHTS. I’M COMING BACK. HE DID. I’M NOT SURE HIS AGENT IS HAPPY ABOUT THAT. BUT SEE, SHOWING THE MONEY AND THEN MAYBE HE’LL MAYBE HE’LL COME BACK. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA TRUST BILL ZITO. HE’S DONE EXACTLY THE RIGHT THINGS. AS WE’VE MENTIONED MANY TIMES. SO I FEEL LIKE THEY’LL GET A JOB, GET THE GET A DEAL DONE, AND WE’LL SEE WHAT OTHER PIECES YOU GOT TO PUSH IN THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. AT THE TRADE DEADLINE. MAYBE NEXT YEAR AGAIN. AND YOU KNOW AND WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. AND YOU MENTIONED 1993. THAT’S A VERY SIGNIFICANT YEAR. THAT’S THE LAST YEAR EDMONTON OILERS WON THE CUP. IT’S ALSO THE FIRST YEARS OF THE FLORIDA PANTHERS EXISTENCE WHEN THEY WERE PLAYING IN MIAMI. NOW AS YOU KNOW, THEY PLAY IN SUNRISE. BUT ALL SOUTH FLORIDA CLAIMS THEM, OF COURSE. AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 32 YEARS TO HOCKEY FANDOM IN SOUTH FLORIDA, ESPECIALLY WITH THE INFLUX OF FOLKS FROM COLDER CLIMATES HAVE COME DOWN. AND THERE’S A RABID FAN BASE HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, AND THEY JUST COULDN’T BE HAPPIER. I’VE TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO SAID, YOU KNOW, THEY HEARD THEY WENT TO WATCH PARTIES AT BARS. THERE WERE WATCH PARTIES IN APARTMENT COMPLEXES. THERE WAS HOOTING AND HOLLERING. IT’S JUST LIKE IT COULD BE. IT COULD BE MONTREAL. BUT IT’S NOT. IT’S A LOT WARMER THAN MONTREAL. MONTREAL GETS HOT THIS TIME OF YEAR. BUT LIKE SHANE SAID, THE CUBS HOME IS HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. MAYBE, MAYBE IT’LL BE A THIRD YEAR. WE DON’T KNOW. YEAH, AND THERE’S A GOOD SHOT OF THE CUP RIGHT THERE. AGAIN, THE TEAM TRYING TO BECOME THE FIFTH TEAM TO WIN THREE STRAIGHT NEXT YEAR $50. IF YOU TELL ME WHO’S GOT IT RIGHT NOW WELL I, I IT’S HARD TO SEE IT ON OUR FEED RIGHT HERE. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE, THE THE MAIN ROSTER IS RIGHT AROUND THAT, RIGHT AROUND THAT AREA. BUT IT’S LIKE A COLLEGE LIKE ATMOSPHERE WITH THE FAN BASE. IT JUST GET REALLY RILED UP. THE MORE SUCCESSFUL OBVIOUSLY THE TEAM IS AND THE MORE THEY CHEER AND AND IT’S I WENT TO A GAME IN IN RALEIGH IN THE CAROLINA HURRICANES SERIES. THEY GOT A REALLY GOOD FAN BASE THERE TOO. BUT JUST BEING IN THAT ATMOSPHERE ON THE FLOOR OF THE FLORIDA PANTHERS, THE HOME ATMOSPHERE AT RIVALS, YOU KNOW, ANY ACROSS THE NHL, IT’S THAT MUCH, THAT MUCH ENERGY FROM THE CROWD WHEN YOU’RE AT ONE OF THESE GAMES. AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, IF YOU’VE NEVER BEEN TO A FLORIDA PANTHERS GAME, ESPECIALLY IN THE PLAYOFFS, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR. EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT REALLY BIG INTO HOCKEY, IT’S AN EVENT AND IT’S PUT ON REALLY WELL BY THE ARENA CROWD AND THE ARENA TEAM, AND IT’S JUST A REALLY A SIGHT TO SEE WHEN YOU GO TO THESE GAMES. AND WE CAN GIVE WE CAN TAKE A MOMENT FOR YOU MENTIONED THE GM ZITO AND THE OWNERSHIP. THE FLORIDA PANTHERS. BUT I THINK IT’S WORTH POINTING OUT HOW THE LEAGUE VIEWS THIS FRANCHISE, WHERE IT’S COME FROM AND WHERE IT IS NOW, AND HOW IT’S VIEWED IN TERMS OF THE WAY THEY PUT THE TEAM TOGETHER, THE CAMARADERIE ON THAT TEAM. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE THERE’S NEVER ONE HERO. IT’S NOT A ONE STAR CENTERED TEAM AT ALL. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THIS FRANCHISE IS LOOKED AT THROUGHOUT THE LEAGUE AS AS REALLY A GOAL FOR THE FRANCHISE. YES. AND THEY WENT ABOUT A DECADE THERE IN EARLY 2000 WHERE THEY DIDN’T HAVE A PLAYOFF BERTH. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE EARLY 90S, THOSE TEAMS THAT HAD ROB NIEDERMAYER AND SCOTT MELLANBY AND BILL LINDSAY AND STU BARNES AND JOHN VANBIESBROUCK, THOSE WERE SOME OF THE EARLY DAYS THAT IF YOU WERE AROUND IN FORT LAUDERDALE, NINE FIVE, FOUR, THREE, ONE 561305 BACK AT ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA. IF YOU’RE A FAN BACK THERE, YOU REMEMBER THOSE ROSTERS. I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS. AND YOU REMEMBER THE TIMES WHERE THINGS WEREN’T SO GREAT. THEY HAD TO RUN THEIR EARLY AGAINST THE COLORADO AVALANCHE, BUT THINGS KIND OF WENT DOWNHILL FOR A WHILE. AND NOW THINGS ARE BACK UPHILL FOR THE PANTHERS. NO WONDER FANS ARE EXPLODING WITH JOY THIS SECOND CONSECUTIVE STANLEY CUP VICTORY PARADE. RIGHT NOW I WANT TO GO TO CHRIS MARTINEZ. WE’RE COVERING. YOU DON’T HAVE A UNIFORM. FORECAST. IT’S HOT. A BIG PARTY AND IT’S HOT. CHRIS. BROOKE. YEAH, IT SURE IS. AND WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD TO HOLD OFF ON THE SHOWER. LET ME TELL YOU. CAN’T PARK ON CAMPUS. THAT’S RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST JOINING US. AND THIS IS A REALLY SOUTH FLORIDA TRADITION. WE CALL THIS THE POTS AND PANS. SO THIS IS A REAL. COUNTY. HALF OF THEM LIVE IN MIAMI. YES. WE LOVE IT. SO. WE’RE OUT HERE. EVERY DAY. WE’RE HERE AT 5 A.M. TODAY. HALF OF HER PALM BEACH COUNTY. HALF ARE FROM MIAMI-DADE, SHOWING UP TO SUPPORT THE PANTHERS FOR SURE. THE BUS IS LITERALLY. THE BUS IS ALMOST HERE, SO LET’S PAN ON OVER SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE BUS IS. AND WE ARE RIGHT NEXT TO THE RITZ CARLTON, RIGHT NEXT TO THE RITZ CARLTON. CARLO, IF YOU CAN PAN UP TO THE BUS, YOU CAN SEE THE BUS IS RIGHT HERE. WE’VE GOT THE PANTHERS VAN RIGHT THERE. HEY, HEY. EVERYBODY JUST HAVING A GREAT TIME. I MEAN, WE’VE BEEN SAYING THAT IT’S BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING DAY. ALL THE ENERGY AND WE’RE JUST IN THE MIDDLE. SO, YOU KNOW, THE FURTHER NORTH. AND WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED. WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED. WE GOT THE BUSSES WITH THE PLAYERS COMING. AND, YOU KNOW I’VE BEEN GROWING UP PANTHERS GAME MY WHOLE LIFE. SO IT’S AMAZING TO FINALLY SEE THEM WIN TWO YEARS IN A ROW. AND IT’S ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU GOT TO REALLY BE HERE AND YOU’VE GOT TO APPRECIATE THE FANS HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA THAT HAVE COME OUT. THESE FOLKS OUT HERE 5 A.M. THIS MORNING, ELBOW ROOM WAS PACKED AT 7 A.M. THIS MORNING, AND THERE WAS ALSO SOME RAINFALL THIS MORNING. SO THESE ARE DIEHARD FANS AND IT IS JUST A GREAT LIKE YOU SAID, ENERGY OUT ENERGY SUPPORTING US. DALI COMPANY HAS BEEN SUCH A LONG WAY WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTS. AND YOU KNOW WHAT’S SO COOL ABOUT THE PANTHERS IS IT’S NOT JUST BROWARD, IT’S EVERYWHERE. SO LET’S GET IT. EVERYONE, JUST EVERYONE JUST HYPED UP. EVERYONE LOUD. EVERYONE LIVING. OKAY. THIS IS GREAT TO SEE THE THE JUST THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE’RE OUT HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. I MEAN YOU CAN’T BEAT A BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH NO RAIN SO FAR. EXACTLY, EXACTLY. AND AGAIN, EVERYONE IS JUST OUT HERE WITH THE HEAT. AND YOU KNOW, IT’S JUST SUCH AN AMAZING DAY TO CELEBRATE THE PANTHERS COMING OUR DIRECTION. WE GOT MORE PLAYERS ON THAT BUS RIGHT THERE. LISTEN, I’VE NEVER GOTTEN TO SEE LORD STANLEY IN PERSON, SO I’M EXCITED TO SEE THE STANLEY CUP. YEAH, AND HOPEFULLY IT STAYS DRY, YOU KNOW? YOU KNOW, BUT AFTER HOURS, IT DOESN’T STAY TOO DRY FOR SURE. WE’VE SEEN IT FILLED UP WITH THE FANS EVERYWHERE. IT’S GONE TO THE BEACH. IT’S GONE TO ALMOST ALL THE BARS. IT’S GONE TO THE BAR. IT’S GONE TO IT HAS HAD A NICE DINNER THE OTHER NIGHT IN MIAMI. OH, IT’S BEEN EVERYWHERE. AND THEY’RE NOT AFRAID. THEY WERE TAKING SHOTS AND DRINKS. THEIR FAVORITE BEVERAGES OUT OF LORD STANLEY AND WATER DRINKING, STAYING HYDRATED. IT’S EVEN BEEN CHIPPED A LITTLE BIT, BUT THAT CAN BE FIXED AS WELL. BUT YOU CAN SEE AGAIN JUST ANOTHER GORGEOUS IT’S GORGEOUS OUT HERE. NO RAIN IN SIGHT. SO THAT’S GOOD NEWS. IT’S NOT LIKE LAST YEAR AGAIN WE WERE ATTRACTING ALL THOSE SHOWERS HERE ACROSS THE AREA. BUT YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER BUS UP THERE. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER BUS COMING UP TO SEE SOME OF THE PLAYERS ON THERE. THE FAMILIES ARE ALSO WELCOME. SO WE HAVE WIVES. WE HAVE KIDS. WE HAVE PARENTS. IT’S JUST SUCH AN AMAZING DAY TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY. SO YEP, ANOTHER BUS. WE GOT SOME PLAYERS UP HERE. WE’VE GOT FAMILIES UP HERE, BRANDS. SO AS WE GET A LITTLE BREAK IN, THE LULL IN THE ACTIVITY, WE’RE AWAITING ANOTHER COUPLE OF BUSSES. WE CAN’T QUITE I MEAN, LET’S JUST BE HONEST, THERE’S SO MUCH THERE’S SO MUCH ELECTRICITY. THERE’S SO MUCH NOISE OUT HERE. WE CAN’T REALLY HEAR ANYTHING BACK AT THE STATION. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE’RE GOING TO SEND IT BACK TO TODD AND SHANE, WHO’S JUST A LITTLE NORTH OF OUR AREA AS WE AWAIT THE NEXT TWO BUSSES OF PLAYERS AND FANS. LET’S GO TO STEVEN GRAVES RIGHT NOW. HE’S DOWN THERE WITH BRAD MARCHAND. HE’S OUT OF THE BUS. I KNOW RIGHT? RIGHT. NOW YOU CAN SEE BRAD MARCHAND SIGNING SOME AUTOGRAPHS FOR EVERYONE HERE. WE JUST TALKED TO HIM. I’LL SEE IF WE CAN PULL HIM IN A SECOND, BUT HE’S BUSY SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS FOR PEOPLE. LOOK, WE KNOW HE’S BEEN UP PARTYING THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TIME. PEOPLE SAYING, MARSHY, MOSHI. AND LOOK, WE GOT A STANLEY CUP COMING UP. ALRIGHT, HERE IT IT’S COMING, IT’S COMING. SERENA MARSHALL MARSHY. THERE YOU GO. THERE HE GOES. MARCIA! THERE HE IS. THE STANLEY CUP. TURN AROUND, TURN AROUND. HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD IT UP. THERE HE GOES. THE ICONIC SHOT RIGHT THERE. WHAT? WHAT HAS BEEN LIKE REALLY QUICKLY. IT’S UNBELIEVABLE. IT’S THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD. IT’S IT’S A DREAM COME TRUE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. SOMETHING BEEN DIFFERENT, RIGHT? LIKE THE ENERGY’S DIFFERENT. THEY DO IT RIGHT DOWN HERE. IT’S PRETTY SPECIAL. YOU HEARD IT RIGHT THERE. BACK TO BACK. MARCIA. I MEAN, LOOK, HE’S A MAN HERE. HE’S BEEN LIVING IT UP IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THE FANS ARE LOVING HIM AS THEY’RE WALKING BY. AND I MEAN HOW SELFLESS, SELFLESS IS THIS OF HIM TO BE WALKING DOWN. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? WHAT WAS THAT LIKE JUST NOW? MEETING HER HERE? IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. AMAZING. ARE YOU A HUGE FAN? A HUGE FAN. HE HE DID A GREAT JOB. THIS IT WAS GREAT FITTING FOR THIS TEAM. ARE YOU HAPPY WE GOT HIM? OH, OF COURSE. YEAH, YEAH. IT WAS JUST SO EXCITING BECAUSE SOME OF HIS PLAYS. YEAH. BACK TO BACK. WHAT’S THE HISTORY BEHIND THIS. YOU GOT YOUR. STANLEY CUP. WELL I ALMOST I ALMOST LOST MY WIFE HERE BECAUSE YESTERDAY WAS OUR ANNIVERSARY OF 23 YEARS. AND I WAS BUSY WORKING ON THIS AND I FORGOT ALL ABOUT OUR ANNIVERSARY. OH MY GOODNESS. LAST MINUTE I HAD A SHOWER UP REAL QUICK AND TAKE HER OUT TO DINNER. WELL, IT’S JUST NOT DONE. I’M NOT DONE. IT MADE UP. IT MADE IT UP, I MEAN, AND THEN TO SEE ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE PLAYERS FACE TO FACE LIKE THAT, AND YOU GOT TO THANK HIM FACE TO FACE, THAT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT, RIGHT? THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. THEY BROUGHT THE CITY TOGETHER, RIGHT? AND IT WASN’T ONE MAN ON HIS OWN OUT THERE. IT WAS A TEAM. AND THEN THAT’S THE WAY THEY PLAYED IT. AND THAT’S OUT IN THE STREETS. THAT’S THE WAY THEY PLAY, RIGHT? AWESOME. AND WE GOT ALL THE NAMES RIGHT HERE. HOPEFULLY I GOT A FEW AUTOGRAPHS. OH YEAH I MEAN YOU ALREADY GOT WHAT THREE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. ENJOY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU’RE LOOKING AT THAT THERE. THE CROWD WAS JUST ELECTRIC PLAYERS GETTING OFF THE BUS EARLIER I SAW A SETH JONES COME OFF THE BUS. HE TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE. HE HAD THE HAT BACK ON. BUT WHAT WHAT A GREAT TIME. WHAT A GREAT TIME, GUYS. I’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU. HE’S GOT IT RIGHT NOW. HEY, STEVEN. STEVEN, IF YOU WOULD. STEVEN, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, TURN AROUND AND LOOK. TELL US WHAT YOU SEE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE CUP IS RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. RIGHT THERE, MAN. YOU ARE GROUND ZERO FOR STANLEY CUP. LORD STANLEY’S CUP. OH MY GOODNESS, I MISSED IT. I, I DIDN’T SEE IT. WE ARE. IT’S KIND OF IT’S KIND OF LOUD HERE. SO I’M TRYING TO KEEP UP. HANNAH. WELL I KNOW I KNOW YOU TRY. ALL RIGHT GUYS, I’M GONNA SEND IT BACK TO YOU. NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT. ALRIGHT? ALRIGHT. STEVEN. YOU KNOW WHAT, SHANE? LET’S TAKE A MOMENT AND TALK ABOUT THAT. THE THE LAST PLAYER ADDED LIFETIME BOSTON BRUIN COMES IN NOT HAPPY REALLY TO BE TRADED BY THE BRUINS THIS LATE IN HIS CAREER. AND LOOK AT HIM OUT OF THE BUS MEETING FANS, SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS COMPLETELY ADOPTED BY SOUTH FLORIDA. AND A KEY PART OF THE STANLEY CUP VICTORY. IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD BOSTON FANS IN FLORIDA PANTHERS FANS AT THE END OF THE SEASON, BRAD MARCHAND WOULD BE ON IN FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS OR WINNING A STANLEY CUP. THEY DON’T TELL YOU THAT YOU WERE CRAZY, BUT IT HAPPENED. AND IT’S IT’S REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS THE HISTORY BETWEEN THE NEW ENGLAND TEAMS AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA TEAMS. WHEN THE CELTICS AND THE HEAT AND THE PATRIOTS AND THE DOLPHINS AND THE BRUINS AND THE PANTHERS. WE DON’T REALLY LIKE EACH OTHER. SO FLORIDA FANS AND NEW ENGLAND FANS, BUT IT HAPPENED. BILL ZITO MADE THE TRADE A BOLD MOVE TO BRING BRAD MARCHAND IN. HE HATED LEAVING BOSTON. YOU CAN SEE THE THE SADNESS ON HIS FACE WHEN IT HAPPENED. HE WAS NOT. I’M SURE HE HAD MIXED FEELINGS. HIS REACTION WAS NOT PARTICULARLY ENTHUSIASTIC. VERY, VERY. A LOT OF SUCCESS. VERY HAPPY WITH THAT FRANCHISE. BUT THEY MADE THE MOVE, BROUGHT HIM HERE. HE WAS AN INTEGRAL PIECE OF THIS STANLEY CUP TEAM AND HAD SOME AMAZING GAMES IN THE BEGINNING PART OF THE STANLEY CUP FINAL, HE COULD HAVE BEEN THE FINALS MVP. HE REALLY COULD HAVE STANLEY CUP CONN SMYTHE. IT IS FOR THE ENTIRE PLAYOFFS. HE COULD. HE PLAYED WELL IN THE SERIES. HE I BELIEVE HE WAS SECOND PLACE TO SAM BENNETT AND WINNING THE CONN SMYTHE, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN HIM. SCORED SOME AMAZING GOALS AND HE’S WELL DESERVING AND HE’S HAD FUN. SINCE HE’S WON THE CUP, HE’S BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE. HE WAS THAT CLUB 11. HE WAS IT REALLY LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN BOSTON. EMBRACING, EMBRACING IN HIS SOUTH FLORIDA, HIS HOME. NOW, I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT HOW DIFFERENT IT IS FOR PLAYERS WHO SPENT HIS WHOLE CAREER AT 37 YEARS OLD, WITH A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS FRANCHISE TO GET TRADED NEAR THE END OF THE SEASON. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT TRADE BY THE BRUINS HELPED THEM OUT PERHAPS IN THE FUTURE. GOT HIM ANOTHER RING. YEAH, IT GOT HIM ANOTHER RING. AND YOU KNOW, ZITO HAS HIS WORK. BACK. HE’S ONE OF THE UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS ALONG WITH SAM BENNETT AND I BELIEVE AARON EKBLAD. SO WE’LL YOU KNOW, WE’LL SEE. EKBLAD IS A GUY THAT THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS FRANCHISE THAT WAS DRAFTED. BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT ALL THAT COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. BUT RIGHT NOW, THE DAY TO CELEBRATE THESE CHAMPIONS BACK TO BACK, AND I WILL POINT OUT, BECAUSE THIS IS, AS I SAID, IT’S STANLEY CUP VICTORY PARADE PART TWO, THE SEQUEL, THE PANTHERS STRIKE BACK. THIS PARADE IS MOVING FAST TODAY. IT IS. WE HAVE WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT HERE, BUT IT IS MOVING FAST. THERE IS THE CUP ON THE STREET. IF THAT CUP DOESN’T GO IN THE SAND AND INTO THE OCEAN RIGHT NOW, I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. BUT I MEAN, THINK ABOUT THESE FANS THAT HAVE COME, COME DOWN HERE AND WAITED. WE DROVE IN HERE EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEY’RE ALREADY FANS. SOME FANS HERE WAITING. THEY’RE CAMPING CHAIRS. THEY HAD THEIR COOLERS. THIS IS A MOMENT THAT THEY’VE BEEN WAITING FOR. THIS IS WHY YOU COME DOWN HERE AND YOU SPEND THE TIME TO SEE THE STANLEY CUP UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. IT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF FANS GET TO SEE. AND RIGHT NOW THE CUP IS OFF OF THE BUS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND JUST AMAZING THIS. FANS GET TO SEE IT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. THE PLAYERS DO SUCH A GOOD JOB OF OF INVOLVING THE FANS IN THE CELEBRATION. THEY LET THEM TOUCH IT. THEY LET THEM RAISE IT, THEY LET THEM DRINK OUT OF IT. I DON’T KNOW WHAT ELSE THEY WANT TO DO WITH IT. OR BREAKFAST CEREAL, MAYBE EAT CEREAL OUT OF IT, WHATEVER. BUT THEY GET TO ENJOY THE CHAMPIONSHIP. IT’S NOT JUST A TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP. IT’S NOT JUST A CITY CHAMPIONSHIP. WATCHING. I CAN’T SEE WHO’S GOT THE CUP RIGHT NOW. YEAH, IT’S KIND OF HARD. IT’S HARD TO SEE ON THE MONITOR. WE HAVE AND ALL THESE GUYS HAVE CHANGED THEIR FACES BECAUSE THEY’VE ALWAYS SHAVED, THEY’VE ALL SHAVED. THEY’VE ALL LOOKED LIKE NEW MEN. I WILL POINT OUT I’M THINKING ABOUT COACH PAUL MAURICE LAST YEAR WHEN HE RAISED THE CUP ABOVE HIS HEAD AND SAID, HEAVIER THAN I EXPECTED. YES, IT WAS A RELIEF. IT WAS RELIEF. HE’S HE’S COACHED ALL THESE GAMES IN THE NHL AND WAS THE COACH THAT HAD COACHED THE MOST GAMES WITHOUT WINNING A CUP IN NHL HISTORY. BUT NOW HE’S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF HISTORY, HAVING WON BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONSHIPS. AND NOW YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADD PAUL MAURICE NAME TO SOME OF THE BEST COACHES THAT EVER COACHED THE GAME, ESPECIALLY IF THEY CAN CONTINUE THIS RUN. THIS IS NOT A SHORT RUN. THIS IS A VERY BOLD MOVE BY THIS FRANCHISE TO BRING PAUL MAURICE IN. A YEAR AFTER WINNING THE PRESIDENTS CUP FOR THE BEST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE, AND THEN YOU MAKE THE MOVE TO BRING IN PAUL MAURICE AND IT PAID OFF IN A BIG WAY. AND IT’S JUST THE MAKEUP OF A CHAMPIONSHIP. I DON’T THINK AT THE TIME EVERYBODY IN THE LEAGUE THOUGHT THAT WAS SUCH A GREAT MOVE BECAUSE, AS YOU SAID, THE COACH WITH THE MOST GAMES WITHOUT WINNING A STANLEY CUP, YEAH, THAT IS NOT YOUR PRIME CANDIDATE TO TAKE YOUR TEAM OVER THE TOP BECAUSE THEY HAD WON A CUP. YET NOW HE HAS TWO, WHICH PUTS HIM IN THE CONVERSATION AMONG THE GREATEST NHL COACHES OF ALL TIME. I SEE THE CUP IS IS BACK ON THE BUS. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT MAKE IT ALL THE WAY DOWN A1A THEY TURNED THE CORNER ALL THE WAY TO THE RALLY ON THE STREET, BUT IT’S GOING TO GET A RIDE FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW AND GOING BACK TO PAUL MAURICE A BIT. EACH ONE OF THESE PLAYERS, WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT THIS TEAM, THEY TALK ABOUT HIM AND THEY TALK ABOUT HOW FREE THEY FEEL IN THE LOCKER ROOM AND HOW HE LETS YOU BE YOURSELF. AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS. ANY TEAM, IN ANY SPORT THAT WINS A CHAMPIONSHIP, THEY TELL YOU ABOUT THE CAMARADERIE IN THE LOCKER ROOM, HOW EVERYTHING THE ATMOSPHERE IS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS ON THE FIELD OR ON THE COURT OR ON THE ICE, AND SOME OF THOSE INTANGIBLES THAT HAS TO BE THE RIGHT FIT. PAUL MAURICE WAS THE RIGHT FIT AT THE TIME. HE PUT THE GUYS TOGETHER AT THE RIGHT TIME, AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FROM IT. HE IS VERY SPECIFICALLY TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WITH THIS TEAM, THESE GUYS AREN’T SAYING I WANT TO BE ON CAMERA, I WANT TO GET THE GOALS, I NEED THE POINTS, I WANT THE ATTENTION. THERE’S NONE OF THAT THERE. AND I THINK YOU CAN SPEAK TO THIS IN TERMS OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS FRANCHISES, ESPECIALLY. THIS GROUP IS UNIQUE. AND THE AND THE CLIMATE IN THAT LOCKER ROOM IS UNIQUE FOR A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS FRANCHISE. YEAH. BECAUSE YOU DON’T HAVE A BIG STAR. YOU DON’T HAVE THE GUY THAT’S STEALING SOME OF THE HEADLINES. YOU DON’T HAVE A GUY THAT’S OUT THERE IN FRONT AS KIND OF THE LEAD GUY, WHICH IS VERY RARE. YOU KNOW, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT, THIS TEAM IS DEEP AT ANY MOMENT, AT ANY GIVEN TIME. IT COULD BE ANY GUY. IT COULD BE A DEFENSEMAN, IT COULD BE A FORWARD. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW AT ANY TIME IN PERIOD. AND EACH TEAM AND EVERY ROUND, THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS AND YOU ASK THE CAROLINA HURRICANES AND ALL TO THE EDMONTON OILERS. THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING, THAT IT’S HARD TO PREPARE FOR THE FLORIDA PANTHERS BECAUSE OF THEIR GRIT AND HOW DEEP THEY ARE. AND THE TEAMS LIKE THAT EXTREMELY HARD TO BEAT, I HAVE TO TELL YOU. AND I MEANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS DURING THE SERIES. IN LISTENING TO SOME OF THE THE STUDIO ANALYSTS DURING THIS PLAYOFF SERIES, THERE SEEMED TO BE A PERCEPTION PERHAPS EDMONTON HAD THE ADVANTAGE THEY HAD THE BETTER RECORD THIS YEAR. THEY HAD HOME ICE ADVANTAGE THIS YEAR, AND YOU COULD TELL IN SOME OF THE COMMENTARY THAT THEY FELT AT SOME POINT THAT THE OILERS WERE GOING TO TAKE CONTROL OF THIS. AND REALLY, IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, THE OILERS WERE MORE EFFECTIVE COMING BACK LAST YEAR AND SENDING IT TO SEVEN GAMES. AND THEY WERE THIS YEAR. THE PANTHERS REALLY HIT ANOTHER GEAR IN THIS FINAL. YEAH, YOU GOT TO THINK THEY HAD THE BEST PLAYER ON THE ICE. THEY HAD WHAT MANY CONSIDER THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD CONNOR MCDAVID. YOU GO UP AND DOWN THAT ROSTER. YOU KNOW THEY’RE KIND OF TOP HEAVY. AND THEY JUST FELT LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE. A LOT OF THE ANALYSTS FELT LIKE THAT WOULD TAKE THEM OVER. AND THEN THEY HAD SOME ADDITIONS THAT THEY FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, WOULD PUT THEM OVER THE TOP THIS YEAR. AND THEY HAD HOME ICE AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT JUST WASN’T TO BE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE PANTHERS REALLY, REALLY DID A GOOD JOB OF GAME PLANNING FOR MCDAVID BEFORE. IN OUR 30 MINUTE SPECIAL BEFORE THE SERIES, WE SAID, JANI AND I SAID, LISTEN, YOU’VE GOT TO SLOW DOWN CONNOR MCDAVID. AND I DON’T BELIEVE HE SCORED HIS FIRST GOAL UNTIL GAME FOUR. NO. SO SO I MEAN, THEY DID THAT AND THEY PLAYED WELL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SERIES. AND, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THEY SLOWED HIM DOWN. I WANT TO GO BACK DOWN TO THE EXCITEMENT DOWN ON THE STREET. LET’S GO TO FELICIA AND ANGELA WITH ALL THE FANS AS THE PARADE MAKES THAT TURN. LADIES, GUYS, THE BEGINNING OF THE PARADE IS FINALLY MAKING ITS WAY DOWN HERE TO THE END OF THE PARADE, WHERE THE STAGE IS. WE’RE ON THE MEDIA RISER HERE. THIS CROWD IS GOING WILD NOW. EVERYONE WHO WAS OVER BY THE DRINKING TENT HAS NOW MADE THEIR WAY OVER TO THE STREET AND IS GETTING READY TO WATCH THE PLAYERS GO BY. I MEAN, FIRST OF ALL, WE SAW THE THREE FLAGS. WE HAD AN AMERICAN FLAG AND WE HAD A STANLEY CUP FLAG, AND THEN WE HAD THE CHAMPIONSHIP FLAG. EVERYONE’S EYES BALLED UP LIKE. AND NOW WE SEE A MARCHING BAND FOLLOWING THAT FLAG. EVERYONE IS MAKING THEIR WAY TO A1A. AND I HEARD YOU TALK ABOUT BRAD MARCHAND EARLIER. I DON’T THINK HE’S BEEN ASLEEP SINCE THE GAME SIX OF THE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP. THAT MAN HAS BEEN EVERYWHERE. FOLKS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HIM HERE TODAY. THEY CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HIM TONIGHT. AND RIGHT NOW WE SEE THE BAND WITH THEIR FLORIDA PANTHER JERSEYS ON MARCHING HERE ON A1A. CAN WE JUST GO BACK FOR A SECOND TO THAT COMMENT? TODD, WHEN YOU HAD TO LET STEVEN GRAVES KNOW TO TURN AROUND AND SEE THE STANLEY CUP BEHIND HIM AS HE WAS TALKING TO BRAD MARCHAND BECAUSE ANGELA ROZIER TURNED AND LOOKED AT THE CAMERA AND SAID, STEPHEN, YOU HAD ONE JOB TO DO THAT WAS TO LOOK OUT FOR THE CUP. IT WAS HILARIOUS. SO WE’VE BEEN DOWN HERE AT THE END OF THE PARADE JUST WAITING TO SEE SIGNS OF LIFE OF THIS PARADE. AND NOW THIS CROWD IS GOING CRAZY. EVERYBODY HAS THEIR PHONES OUT, THE CROWD IS CHEERING AS THE PARADE COMES DOWN. A1A YOU CAN HEAR THE BOATS THAT ARE IN THE WATER. THESE HORDES GOING OFF. IT’S AN EXCITING TIME TO BE A PANTHERS FAN AND AN EXCITING TIME TO BE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. WE WANT TO GO BACK NOW TO TODD AND SHANE, AND I DON’T. THANK YOU, FELICIA, AND I DON’T WANT TO MAKE PEOPLE THINK THAT THE PARADE IS THE END OF THE PARTY, BECAUSE THE RALLY FOLLOWS THIS AND FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH PARK, THAT’S WHERE THE REST OF THIS HAPPENS. AND IT COULD GO ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AND WE WILL BE HEARING FROM THE PLAYERS WHEN THAT STARTS. FOR NOW, YOU KNOW, THE TYPICAL SHIFT IN HOCKEY IS ABOUT 45 SECONDS. WE’VE BEEN ON ABOUT 40 MINUTES OR SO. WE’RE AT TOWEL OFF, TAKE A QUICK DRINK OF WATER AND WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK. WITH MORE COVERAGE OF THE STANLEY CUP VICTORY PARADE. NUMBER TWO FOR THE FLORIDA PANTHERS. ALL RIGHT SHANE, THERE WE ARE. WE HAVE GOT A LIVE LOOK AT THE CUP ON THE PARADE ROUTE. THE PARADE HAS PASSED US BY HERE. THE BEACH HOUSE ON FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH. BUT THE PARADE IS STILL IN FULL SWING. AND THERE IT IS. THERE’S THE CUP. YEAH, THE NEWLY REFURBISHED CUP, BECAUSE IT WAS A BIT DAMAGED. DID THEY FIX THAT CRACK? THEY SAY THEY’RE GOING TO FIX A LITTLE CRACK A LITTLE WITH MASKING TAPE. I DON’T. SOME MONKEY GLUE I DON’T KNOW SOMETHING BUT BUT NO IT’S EXCITING TO SEE IT. LOOK, IT DOES LOOK SPARKLING AND BRAND NEW. BUT LOOK YOU GOT TO TAKE CARE OF THAT THING. THE COUPLE SPEND THE NEXT FEW MONTHS GOING FROM EACH PLAYER TO EACH PLAYER, REALLY GETTING THAT TIME IN TO ENJOY IT WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. AND THAT’S WHAT MAKE THE STANLEY CUP SO SPECIAL. AND AGAIN, THE CUP WILL PLAY A STARRING ROLE THERE IT IS, UP IN THE AIR AGAIN. DON’T DROP IT. IF YOU DO IT, JUST DANCE AND THEY FIX IT. YOU FIX IT. THE COUPLE PLAY A STARRING ROLE AT THE RALLY TO COME IN FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH PARK AROUND THE CORNER HERE. THAT CUP WILL BE UP ON STAGE. IT’LL BE PASSED AROUND. IT HAS SUCH GREAT SIGNIFICANCE IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS, EVEN AMONG THOSE WHO AREN’T NECESSARILY RABID HOCKEY FANS, BECAUSE IT IS SUCH AN OLD TROPHY, IT HAS SUCH A HISTORY. THERE ARE ALL THOSE NAMES AND TEAM NAMES ON IT. IT REALLY HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN THE WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS. YEAH, BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1800S. I MEAN, THE CUP IS OLD AND IT HAS A LOT OF HISTORY. AND AGAIN, I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE IT’S THE ONLY CUP THAT HAS EVERY WINNER EVER ON IT. SO IT’S IT’S STEADILY EVOLVING AND IT’S SO HARD TO WIN. AND IT’S, IT’S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE. AND YOU TALKED ABOUT THE CELEBRATION IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT’S REALLY THE FUN TIME BECAUSE YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING TO COME OUT OF THESE PLAYERS. AND THE COACHES MOUTH AROUND AT THAT TIME, BECAUSE I CAN THINK OF A COUPLE OF THINGS. YEAH, A COUPLE THINGS YOU MAY HAVE TO HAVE TO HAVE TO BLEEP READY. BUT BUT THEY’RE GOING TO ENJOY THAT TIME. AND YOU KNOW WE’RE GOING TO HEAR WHAT THE PLAN IS. HOPEFULLY COMING UP HERE GOING FORWARD TO TRY TO REPEAT. BUT THESE FANS ARE GOING TO GET TO ENJOY IT. THE PLAYERS ARE GOING TO GET TO ENJOY IT. THEY’RE GOING TO SAY WHATEVER THEY WANT. TODAY IS THE DAY TO DO IT. AND THEY WORK SO HARD FOR THIS DAY. AND IT’S AN INTERESTING MIX ON THIS TEAM TOO. AND WHEN YOU SEE A VICTORY PARADE LIKE THIS AND A RALLY, THE MIX OF VETERAN PLAYERS AND YOUNG PLAYERS WHO HAVEN’T BEEN HERE BEFORE AND THEY’RE CELEBRATING TOGETHER LIKE A FAMILY, AND YOU GOT SOME YOUNG PLAYERS LIKE THAT CAME IN TOMAS NOSEK THAT DIDN’T PLAY AS MANY MINUTES. BUT HE WAS ONE OF THE KEY ADDITIONS, ONE OF THE YOUNGER PLAYERS ON THE TEAM THAT WAS ADDED TO THE ROSTER. YOU GOT AN OLDER PLAYER, A VETERAN LIKE NATE SCHMIDT, THAT CAME ON AND HELPED AS WELL, AND THEN SOME GOOD PLAYOFF MINUTES. SO ALL AROUND FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, YOUNG, OLD VETERAN, WHATEVER THE ROSTER WILL PUT TOGETHER. ALL RIGHT. LET’S RUN BACK DOWN TO THE PARADE ROUTE WITH FELICIA AND ANGELA AMONG THE FANS AND ALL THE PLAYERS THAT ARE THERE. OH. HEY GUYS, WE’VE GOT BEACH BALLS COMING AT US. THE CROWD IS GOING CRAZY. IT REALLY IS ELECTRIC HERE. WE’VE HAD TWO BUSSES OF PLAYERS AND THEIR WIVES NOW MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN HERE AND THE PLAYERS ARE GETTING OFF THE BUSSES AND ABOUT TO MAKE THEIR WAY ON STAGE. I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW IT’S HARD TO DETERMINE OUR PICK OUT EXACTLY WHO THE PLAYERS ARE. AS YOU SAID, THEY’VE SHAVED OFF THEIR PLAYOFF BEARDS, DETERMINED TO FIGURE OUT WHO’S THERE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU DEFINITELY EVERYONE ON THOSE DOUBLE DECKER JUSTICE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE. THEY WERE GREETED BY A LOUD CROWD HERE. THEY’VE BEEN WAITING. YOU GUYS GOT THE FIRST TASTE OF IT AND NOW THE FOLKS HERE GET TO SHARE THAT FUN. SECURITY IS TIGHT. I CAN TELL YOU. WE HAVE OFFICERS ON MOUNTED. THEY’RE MOUNTED OFFICERS HERE. WE ALSO HAVE OFFICERS ON THE GROUND, AND THEY’RE BEING LED ON THE CARPET BY OFFICERS AS WELL. SO SECURITY IS VERY TIGHT. FANS ARE NOT BEING ALLOWED TO LEAVE THIS ENCLOSED SPACE. ONCE YOU’RE IN HERE, YOU REALLY CAN’T GET OUT UNTIL AFTER THE EVENT IS OVER. SO SECURITY IS VERY TIGHT RIGHT NOW. THE CROWD STARTING TO CHANT, WE WANT THREE, WE WANT THREE. IF YOU CAN HEAR THEM BEHIND US. HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I CANNOT RELATE TO THAT. I WANT THREE AS WELL. AND I KNOW YOU GUYS WERE TALKING EARLIER ABOUT THE STANLEY CUP, HOW IT HAD A LITTLE BIT IN IT WHEN IT CAME TO SOUTH KOREA, BUT TRUST ME THAT TRUMP HAS BEEN AROUND MANY, MANY YEARS. DON’T BLAME ALL THE DENTS ON SOUTH FLORIDA FANS. OKAY? BUT WE DO KNOW HOW TO ROLL HERE. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, RIGHT? ANGELA, WE HAVE ANOTHER BUS. WE HAVE TWO MORE BUSSES COMING OUR WAY. SO THIS CROWD IS READY AND WAITING. THEY HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE BEFORE 7 A.M., WAITING TO SEE THEIR FAVORITE PLAYERS. THE FLORIDA PANTHERS. WE’LL TOSS IT BACK TO YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. AND I THINK IT’S INTERESTING BECAUSE THEY SAY WE WANT THREE. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I THOUGHT OF THE WORD THREE PEAT. AND AS YOU KNOW, IF YOU KNOW YOUR SPORTS HISTORY, YOU USE THE WORD THREE PEAT. THERE’S A GUY WHO’S IN CHARGE OF THE MIAMI HEAT WHO TRADEMARKED THAT A LONG TIME AGO NAMED PAT RILEY. HE MAKES SOME MONEY OFF THAT, THAT WORD REPEAT. IF YOU PUT IT ON A T SHIRT, PAT RILEY MAKES MONEY. PAT RILEY DIDN’T MAKE MONEY, BUT A LITTLE BIT OF BASKETBALL NEWS. PAT RILEY DIDN’T MAKE THE MOVE TO ACQUIRE KEVIN DURANT. THAT HAPPENED JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO. A LITTLE BASKETBALL NEWS TO SLIDE IN THERE. HE’S GOING TO THE ROCKETS FOR DYLAN AND JALEN GREEN AND A NUMBER OF PICKS. BUT WE’LL DEAL WITH THE MIAMI HEAT. THE MIAMI HEAT DID TWEET AND SEND OUT THEIR CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FLORIDA PANTHERS, ALONG WITH THE MIAMI DOLPHINS. OTHER SPORTS FRANCHISES HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA INTER MILAN, INTER MILAN, INTER MIAMI. SEND OUT THEIR CONGRATULATIONS. AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA FANS FROM OTHER TEAMS ARE HOPING THEY CAN COPY WHAT THE PANTHERS DID TO BRING THEIR OWN FRANCHISES A CHAMPIONSHIP AS WELL. IT’S HARD TO DO, BUT THE PANTHERS HAVE FOUND A WAY TO DO IT BACK TO BACK YEARS. WE MENTIONED BEFORE TO, YOU KNOW, THE HEAT MADE IT TO THREE FINALS IN A ROW AND WON TWO OF THEM. THEY WERE BACK TO BACK IN 2012 AND 2013. AND NOW THE FLORIDA PANTHERS HAVE DONE IT. AND SOUTH FLORIDA SPORTS FANS, YOU GET A LOT OF CHAMPIONSHIPS OUT OF THAT. LET’S GO DOWN TO CRIS MARTINEZ BROOK SILVER RING RIGHT NOW ON THE PARADE ROUTE. HEY GUYS. YEAH, THE PLAYERS ARE THROWING US FOR A LITTLE LOOP BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE SHAVED. I CAN TELL YOU THAT. SOME HAVE SHAVED. SO YOU’RE THINKING, OH, THAT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, BUT HEY, ANYWAY, EVERYONE OUT HERE IS HAVING A GREAT TIME. IT IS HOT, BUT IT’S NOT RAINING. AND THAT’S THE GOOD NEWS. AND JUST A LOT OF CELEBRATION. WE REALLY HAVE SOME REALLY DIE HARD FANS IN SOUTH FLORIDA. BROOK. THAT’S RIGHT. YOU KNOW THEY’RE STANDING OUT IN THE HEAT AND WE’RE BRAVING THESE CONDITIONS BECAUSE IT IS HOT OUT HERE. BUT YOU KNOW THE BUSSES WE SAW ABOUT 14 BUSSES GO BY. AND YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE ON THE TOP OF THE BUS ARE JUST OUT THERE IN THE SUN. SO THE PLAYERS, THE FAMILY, IT’S JUST AMAZING TO ME. IT’S JUST A GREAT VIBE OUT HERE. AGAIN, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS BACK TO BACK AND THE CELEBRATION IS JUST SO. IT’S JUST A GREAT ENERGY OUT HERE IN FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH, YOU CAN SEE JUST ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY AND NO RAIN TO SPEAK OF. FANS ARE JUST WALKING TO AND FRO. WE’VE GOT WATER GUNS. WE’RE WE’VE GOTTEN PELTED WITH ALL KINDS OF COLD BEVERAGES TODAY AND IT’S KEEPING IT. IT’S KEEP. YEAH. BUT YOU KNOW, AND IT’S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS LIKE FANS ARE SO HYPED. THEY GOT HERE AT 5 A.M., 5 A.M. TO TO FIND THEIR FAVORITE SPOT. AND YOU CAN SEE AGAIN AS THESE TRACTOR TRAILERS CONTINUE JUST TO DOWN THE PARADE ROUTE THERE, ALL THE WAY DOWN TOWARDS THE STAGE WHERE ANGELA AND FELICIA ARE AT. BUT JUST A GREAT TIME. I MEAN, LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE. SHANE AND TODD, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT LAST YEAR, ABOUT 200,000 IN ATTENDANCE. I’M THINKING, I MEAN, IT’S AT LEAST THAT YOU’VE GOT BOTH SIDES OF THE STREETS REALLY PACKED. YOU GOT THE AREA NEAR FELICIA AND ANGELA. THAT IS SUPER PACKED, AND YOU’VE GOT THE AREA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PARADE ROUTE THAT IS ALSO SUPER PACKED. SO I, I’M THINKING, YEAH, AT LEAST 200,000 PEOPLE, I THINK MORE I’M GOING WITH 300,000. IT’S GORGEOUS OUT. AND EVERYONE RIGHT NOW IS WALKING NORTH. SO WE’RE GOING TO START TO SEE EVERYBODY HEADING UP TOWARDS FELICIA ANGELA. THEY WANT TO BE BY THE STAGE, GOING TO THE STAGE. AND I TELL YOU WHAT, THEY WERE PROTECTING LORD STANLEY. LIKE IT WAS LIKE A LITTLE IT WAS A LITTLE BABY, WEREN’T THEY? I MEAN, IT LOOKS BIG, BUT IT’S EVEN BIGGER WHEN YOU SEE IT WITH YOUR OWN EYES. ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT TROPHY HAS SO MUCH HISTORY. YEAH, BUT THEY WERE THEY HAD THAT SAME SEAT BELTED IN. THEY DIDN’T WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER SCRATCH ON THAT AT ALL. I MEAN, BUT I MEAN, LOOK AT THE FANS. HOW DOES IT FEEL? HOW DOES IT FEEL. YEAH. I MEAN, YOU REALLY CAN’T BEAT THIS A FINE SUNDAY SUNSHINE. THERE’S NOTHING LIKE HOCKEY FANS. WE’LL BE REAL. SOUTH FLORIDA HOCKEY FANS ARE HONESTLY THE BEST FLORIDA HOCKEY CAPITAL. ABSOLUTELY. DO YOU THINK THEY’RE AS DIEHARD AS MIAMI DOLPHIN FANS? ABSOLUTELY NOT. THE DOLPHINS, RIGHT? NO. BUT I WILL SAY GROWING UP IN MIAMI, THE PANTHERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FAVORITE TEAM. AND IT’S JUST SO COOL TO SEE WHAT THEY’RE DOING. AND JUST THE CHERRY ON THE ON TOP OF THE OF THE CAKE IS BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONS TWO YEARS IN A ROW. YEAH. SO THERE’S A THEORY. IF THEY WIN THREE THEN THEY’LL WIN FOUR. SO BACK TO 1975. THERE’S BEEN A PATTERN. AND THEN THEY’RE ALSO CHANTING FIVE MORE YEARS. SO YEAH YEAH LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THAT CARLO LOOK I MEAN I WISH I COULD JUMP OVER I MEAN, HE I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT. I THINK THEY ALL LOOK GOOD. LOOK AT THAT. I MEAN, YEAH, WHO DOESN’T WANT TO WEAR THAT BELT? BROOK? CHRIS I THINK THAT’S UP TO YOU, MAN. YOU GOT TO GO GET IT. YEAH. YOU KNOW, BUT I DON’T I DON’T HAVE MY HURDLING SHOES ON JUST TO JUMP THE FENCE RIGHT HERE TO GET TO. BUT LOOK GUYS, JUST A TESTAMENT OF HOW ENERGIZED THESE FANS ARE. AND THE PLAYERS ARE. IT’S ELECTRIC OUT HERE. THE ENERGY, YOU KNOW, YOU YOU HEARD EVERYONE SAY IT’S ELECTRIC, BUT IT REALLY IS. YOU IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THIS ENVIRONMENT AND YOU HAVE NOTHING BUT SMILES. YOU HAVE NOTHING BUT CAMARADERIE, NOTHING GOOD. JUST SUPER. WE’RE READY FOR 2026. ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO LET’S DO IT ANOTHER YEAR. I MEAN, I REALLY I REALLY WANTED TO PUT I YEAH. WHO. THERE YOU GO. LIKE I MEAN HOW HOW HOW HOW PERFECT DOES DOES THIS DAY GET RIGHT? SHANE. TODD I’M GONNA SEND IT BACK TO YOU. EVERYONE JUST HAVING A GREAT TIME, GREAT VIBE. AND AS YOU KNOW, WE DID EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO KEEP THAT RAIN AROUND. AND I THINK WE’RE DOING GOOD AS FAR AS THAT IS CONCERNED. WE’LL SEND THINGS BACK TO YOU. WELL, ONE OF THE TWO ISN’T BAD, CHRIS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND BROOKE SILVER THROWING AROUND AN NHL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE MONTREAL CANADIENS IN THE 70S WINNING FOUR IN A ROW. BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WIN TWO IN A ROW AND YOU’VE BEEN THREE TIMES IN A ROW, YOU GET TO DREAM. YEAH. I MEAN, YOU CAN’T WIN THREE IN A ROW WITHOUT WINNING TWO IN A ROW. NO. CAN’T WIN FOUR IN A ROW WITHOUT WINNING THREE IN A ROW. YOU CERTAINLY CANNOT. THE PANTHERS ARE WELL ON THEIR WAY TO A THREE PEAT AND MAYBE EVEN FOUR. LIKE LEBRON JAMES SAID WHEN HE CAME TO MIAMI, HE WAS LIKE MAYBE ONE, MAYBE TWO, MAYBE THREE, MAYBE FOUR. RIGHT. AND IT APPLIES HERE TO THE FLORIDA PANTHERS. WHO KNOWS. THE SKY’S THE LIMIT. AND IF THEY BRING BACK THE RIGHT PLAYERS, BRING BACK PAUL MAURICE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN. ONLY ONLY A FAN CAN DREAM. I’M LOOKING AT THE PARADE ROUTE NOW IN FRONT OF US. WE’RE PRETTY MUCH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PARADE ROUTE, AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE HAVE LEFT. MANY OF THEM, IF NOT MOST OF THEM, HAVE ACTUALLY FOLLOWED THE CUP AND THE PLAYERS BUSSES DOWN TO MAKE THAT TURN AND GET TO THE PARK FOR THE GIANT RALLY. AND WE SHOULD ALSO ADD BROOKE AND CHRIS WERE MENTIONING THE WEATHER TODAY. IT HAPPENS TO BE A GREAT BEACH DAY AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST ON THE BEACH. YEAH, PEOPLE ARE JUST ENJOYING IT. MAYBE THEY DIDN’T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING, MAYBE THEY KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING. WHY IS THERE SO MUCH TRAFFIC? I MEAN, WE DID. I BELIEVE IN ANGELO EARLIER THIS WEEK TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. LAST WEEK, SHE SPOKE TO SOME FANS WHO WERE HERE OR SOME VISITORS WHO WERE HERE. I SHOULD SAY THAT CAME HERE. THEY DIDN’T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEY SAW THE ELBOW ROOM. THEY WERE LIKE, WHAT’S GOING ON? LIKE THE FLORIDA PANTHERS WON THE STANLEY CUP. THEY’RE LIKE, OH, REALLY? WE’RE GOING TO STICK AROUND FOR THE WEEKEND. YOU SEE, WE’RE GOING TO PARTY A LITTLE BIT MORE. GOOD DECISION. LIKE, YOU KNOW THE REASON THE PARTY IS SOUTH FLORIDA. BUT YOU KNOW THE FANS COME IN HERE. NEW FANS BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED. AND I SHOULD I SHOULD MENTION WE’VE WE’VE MENTIONED THAT THE ELBOW ROOM WAS THERE WERE FANS THERE AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING AND WE DID SOME INVESTIGATIVE WORK AND THEY WERE THEY WERE JUST HAVING OATMEAL AND EGGS. OH, WOW. 7:00 IN THE MORNING. THAT’S RIGHT. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO ARM THEMSELVES. YES. AN OMELET. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT’S ON THE MENU AT THE ELBOW ROOM. I KNOW WHAT’S ON THE MENU. NO, WHAT’S ON THE MENU? NO MATTER WHAT TIME IT IS. BECAUSE WE 5:00, 6:00 IN THE MORNING DOESN’T MATTER. AND AS WE DROVE IN ON THE A1A THIS MORNING, THAT EARLY MUSIC WAS BLARING. THE RESTAURANTS WERE OPENED. THIS PARTY WILL GO ON. NOT ONLY IS THERE THE GIANT RALLY IN THE PARK AROUND THE CORNER AT THE END OF THE PARADE ROUTE, BUT ALL THESE BUSINESSES WILL WELCOME FANS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. THEY MIGHT EVEN GET A VISIT FROM A STANLEY CUP. I DON’T KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW. THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN. THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN AND YOU’VE REALLY GOT TO ENJOY IT WHILE YOU CAN. IF YOU LIVE IN THIS AREA, EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT A FAN OF SPORTS OR A FAN OF HOCKEY, YOU KNOW IT’S SOMETHING THAT ANYBODY CAN WRAP THEIR HANDS AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN THIS AREA. DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE A FAN OR NOT, JUST SOMETHING THAT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER ON ONE ACCORD AND CHEER. FOR ONE THING, THERE’S SO MANY THINGS THAT DIVIDE US NOWADAYS. THIS IS ONE THING THAT CAN BRING US ALL TOGETHER, AND WE CAN FORGET ABOUT EVERYTHING FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THE COLOR IS RED, UP AND DOWN. A1A TODAY IT IS PANTHER RED. SO MANY T SHIRTS, JERSEYS, HATS, FLAGS, I SAW A GUY THIS MORNING IN A FULL ON BODY SIZE FLAG OF FLORIDA, AND IT HAD TO BE COMFORTABLE. I HOPE IT KEPT HIM COOL BECAUSE THERE’S NO WAY TO STAY COOL. STAY COOL OUT HERE TODAY. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MERCH FOR A WHILE, SOME MERCHANDISE FOR AND IT’S IT’S IT’S HARD TO COME BY BECAUSE THE TEAM STORE OVER AT THE ARENA SOLD OUT VERY QUICKLY AT THE LITTLE THEY DID HAVE RIGHT AFTER THE CHAMPIONSHIP. AND IT’S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE WHILE. I WENT ON AMAZON JUST TO SEE IF I CAN GET A T SHIRT OR SOMETHING FOR SOME FAMILY. WAIT A MINUTE. YOU’RE THE SPORTS DIRECTOR, DON’T YOU GET A T SHIRT? I WISH THEY WOULD GIVE US SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT COME ON, WE DON’T GET STUFF LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, WE GOTTA CALL A GUY THAT KNOWS THE GUY. BUT YOU SEE RIGHT THERE, THE CUP RIGHT NOW, BACK ON THE STREETS, BACK ON THE BLOCK, HANGING OUT WITH THE FANS. YES. AND CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING A FAN HERE AT THE VICTORY PARADE, GETTING YOUR HANDS ON THE CUP? THAT’S A MAGIC MOMENT FOR TRUE HOCKEY FAN TO TOUCH THE CUP. IT’S THE HOLY GRAIL. IT LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE A GRAIL. IT DOES LOOK LIKE. AND AND THAT’S GOT TO BE QUITE A THRILL. AND AGAIN, WE’RE WAITING FOR THAT CUP TO MAKE ITS WAY ALL THE WAY UP TO THE STAGE AT THE RALLY. THAT’LL BE THE SIGN THAT WE’LL BE IN FULL PARTY MODE THERE, WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. AND WE’RE NOT WE’RE NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A CROWD ESTIMATE. I THINK BROOKE AND CHRIS WERE SAYING AT LEAST 200,000. WE DON’T KNOW, BUT WE KNOW THEY SAID 200,000 LAST YEAR. AND IT RAINED AND THERE WAS LIGHTNING AND PEOPLE WERE SOAKED AND SOME LEFT. AND THIS YEAR, ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. AND I THINK IN MOST THINGS YOU DO IT A SECOND TIME, YOU DO IT EVEN BETTER. YEAH. YOU GOT THE YOU GOT THE RAIN OUT OF THE WAY EARLIER. A LITTLE LITTLE SUN SHOWER. AND AFTER THAT IT’S BEEN, IT’S BEEN IT’S A SOUTH FLORIDA DAY RIGHT NOW WE’VE GOT A LITTLE WIND COMING OFF THE OCEAN AND IT’S WARM. IT’S HOT. BUT THAT’S WHY YOU COME TO SOUTH FLORIDA TO ENJOY WEATHER LIKE THIS. SO YOU CAN GET IN THE WATER AND ENJOY THEMSELVES. AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY ENJOYING THEMSELVES. NO MATTER WHY YOU CAME DOWN HERE TODAY, HERE’S THE DEAL. IN SOUTH FLORIDA, IT RAINS. STANLEY CUPS. IT DOES. THAT’S THE WAY IT GOES. IT DOES NOW THREE FINALS, TWO CUPS IN A ROW. WE RAIN STANLEY CUPS AND THIS PARTY IS GOING TO GO ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND I’M THINKING ON A SUNDAY NIGHT I’M WONDERING, AND I’M NOT GOING TO MAKE AN EXCUSE FOR ANYBODY. I’M WONDERING IF SOME FOLKS MAY NOT MAKE IT TO WORK TOMORROW. NO I DON’T MAYBE A LOT OF CALL OUTS TOMORROW. YOU NEVER KNOW. BUT BUT A LOT OF SUCCESS HERE IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS WITH THE PANTHERS, EVEN BEFORE GOING TO THE STANLEY CUP AGAINST VEGAS, THEY WON THE PRESIDENTS CUP, AS WE MENTIONED, AS THE BEST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE. SO IT’S FOUR YEARS NOW THAT THIS TEAM HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL. WE GOT A COUPLE OF STANLEY CUPS OUT OF IT. ALL RIGHT. AND THIS SPRAY GOES ON AND THE RALLY IS ABOUT TO START. WE’LL TAKE A QUICK BREAK FROM OUR COVERAGE OF THE FLORIDA PANTHERS SECOND STANLEY CUP VICTORY PARADE. WILL BE BACK IN A MOMENT. WELCOME BACK TO THE PARADE. THE STANLEY CUP VICTORY PARADE FOR THE FLORIDA PANTHERS HERE ON A1A. WE’RE AT THE BEACH HOUSE ON A1A. THE PARADE HAS, HAS HAS MOVED ON FROM US, BUT IT’S STILL IN FULL SWING. AND IT’S LIKE AN ALL POINTS BULLETIN. THEY’RE SAYING THE CUP IS IN THE STREET. THE CUP IS IN THE STREET. THE CUP IS IN, IN THE STREET RIGHT NOW. AND THEY’RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE FANS AND CLOSER TO THE CUP CAN GET TO THE FANS, THE BETTER IT IS FOR THOSE WHO CAME OUT AND TO CELEBRATE. SO THE CUP IS ACTUALLY A LOT CLOSER TO FELICIA AND ANGELA THAN IT IS TO US. YOU GET TO TOUCH IT RIGHT NOW. LOOK, THERE’S A THERE’S A THERE’S YOUR MILLION DOLLAR SHOT RIGHT THERE. THE FANS ARE GETTING TO PUT THEIR HANDS ON IT. AND ONCE YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON IT, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU PARTICIPATED IN WINNING A CHAMPIONSHIP. YOU’RE ACTUALLY GIVE EVERYBODY A RING. PART OF THE VICTORY. EVERYBODY GETS A RING. FELICIA, ANGELA. HEY, GUYS. THAT’S WHAT’S PLAYING RIGHT NOW. IT IS A PARTY RIGHT NOW. THE PLAYERS ARE GETTING OUT. THEY’RE COMING UP TO THE CROWD. THEY’RE SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS. THEY’RE SHAKING HANDS. THIS CROWD IS LOVING IT RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, WHEN THE FANS SAW THE PLAYERS, SOME OF THEM GOT OFF THE BUSSES AND THEY STOOD UP ALONG THE WALL HERE ALONG THE BEACH. THE CROWD WENT WILD. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THEY DON’T LOOK LIKE THEY’RE TIRED AT ALL. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY LOOK LIKE THEY DON’T WANT TO STOP PLAYING HOCKEY, LOOK LIKE THEY WANT TO CONTINUE PLAYING HOCKEY AND ROLL RIGHT ON INTO NEXT SEASON. BUT THE FANS HERE SHOULD ADHERE THAT. THIS IS A BIG PARTY. WE SEE ABOUT TWO MORE BUSSES HEADING OUR WAY. IT SEEMS LIKE A PARTY AND IT SEEMS LIKE A EVENT THAT JUST KEEPS ON GIVING. YEAH. CERTAINLY IS, I MEAN, WE’VE GOT I THINK YOU SAID THREE MORE BUSSES COMING OUR WAY FULL OF PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND I THINK THAT MIGHT BE IT AFTER THAT, I’M NOT SURE I’M NOT. WE STILL CAN’T SEE THE STANLEY CUP. SO AS SOON AS WE SEE THE STANLEY CUP AND I HEARD THEM SAY, I HEARD YOU GUYS SAY THE STANLEY CUP IS CLOSER TO US THAN IT IS TO YOU GUYS. SO WHEN WE SEE THE STANLEY CUP, WE’LL KNOW THAT IT’S OH, I THINK I SEE IT. IT’S ON THE THIRD BUS. ANYTHING WE CAN SEE THAT SHINY THING OFF IN THE DISTANCE. YOU KNOW WHAT? I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING. WE ALSO SAW SOME OF THE FOLKS FROM THE CITY OF SUNRISE HEADING HERE, AS WELL AS FORT LAUDERDALE, AND THEY WERE THROWING A THREE FINGERS. THEY TWO, ONE, TWO, 50 BACK TO YOU GUYS. AND THE GUYS ON THE BUS WERE LOVING IT TOO. THEY WERE LOVING IT. THIS HAS BEEN SUCH AN ELECTRIC CROWD, SO MUCH ENERGY HERE TODAY. AND I REALLY THINK THE PLAYERS ARE JUST FEEDING OFF OF THAT ENERGY. NOT ONLY THE PLAYERS BUT THE FANS TOO. I DON’T THINK ANYONE’S EVER GOING TO WORK TOMORROW. WE’RE ALL GOING TO BE LIKE HAVING ROUTH RIGHT AFTER TONIGHT. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK THAT ONCE WE ALL LEAVE FOR TONIGHT, WE WILL NEVER FORGET THIS FEELING. WE WERE HERE LAST YEAR AND I BELIEVE THIS YEAR WAS WE KEEP CHECKING BEHIND US TO SEE IF ANY OF THE PLAYERS HAVE GONE ON STAGE YET. THEY HAVE NOT. LAST YEAR THEY LET THEM GET ON STAGE EARLY, BUT THIS YEAR THEY’RE KEEPING THEM IN THE BACK. WE SAW A TECH BACK BEHIND THE SCENES AS WE WERE WALKING IN. WE ASSUME THAT’S WHERE THEY’RE HOLDING THEM BECAUSE NONE OF THE PLAYERS HAVE ACTUALLY GOTTEN UP ON STAGE YET. SO WE WILL, OF COURSE, KEEP YOU POSTED WHEN WE SEE THAT HAPPENING. AND BACK TO YOU GUYS. THEY’RE OUT THERE IN SANDI LAND. ALRIGHT. AND I THINK WE ALL ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT IN THIS PARADE CROWD, LOTS OF FAMILIES, LOTS OF KIDS, LITTLE HOCKEY FANS, AND THAT’S THE FUTURE OF HOCKEY. OBVIOUSLY YOU SEE NEW ICE RINKS BEING BUILT IN SOUTH FLORIDA AS WELL BECAUSE OF, IF YOU WILL, PANTHER FEVER. FAMILIES HAVE REALLY EMBRACED THE TEAM AND THERE IS A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE IN THE ARENA. AND WHEN YOU SEE THE PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TOGETHER ON THE BUS WITH A CUP THAT JUST REEMPHASIZES, WHAT A FAMILY SPORT THIS CAN BE. YEAH, IT INTRODUCES PEOPLE TO THE GAME AND INTRODUCE PEOPLE TO SOMETHING THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED TO SEEING A LOT OF KIDS PLAYING LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL AND, YOU KNOW, SOCCER GROWING UP. BUT YOU KNOW, HOCKEY IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN BE INTRODUCED TO AND YOU NEVER KNOW THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, SAM BENNETT THE NEXT SAM REINHART MAYBE RIGHT HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, YOU HAVE MORE TEAMS THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, AMERICAN BORN PLAYERS OR, YOU KNOW, WHEREVER YOU’RE FROM IN SOUTH FLORIDA. IT’S SUCH A MELTING POT HERE THAT YOU CAN REALLY ENJOY IT. AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE BE THAT NEXT STAR. THE UP AND COMING HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. AND I THINK AGAIN WE ARE WAITING FOR THE RALLY TO OFFICIALLY BEGIN. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WAITING FOR THE PARTY TO COME. BUT RIGHT NOW IT’S JUST THE CUP IS WINDING ITS WAY TO THE PARK RIGHT NOW. AS I SAID HERE ON A1A, THEY HAVE TURNED THE CORNER, SO THEY’RE COMING TOWARDS WHERE FELICIA AND ANGELA ARE, AS WELL AS WHERE CHRIS AND BROOKE ARE. BUT RIGHT NOW THE CUP’S GOING TO GET THERE AND THE RALLY IS GOING TO START WHEN IT WANTS TO. YEAH, AND I’M REALLY INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT THE PLAYERS ARE GOING TO SAY WHEN THEY TAKE THE STAGE THIS YEAR. I’M REALLY INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT PAUL MAURICE HAS TO SAY WHEN THEY TAKE THE STAGE THIS YEAR, BECAUSE LAST YEAR THEY WERE JUST HAPPY TO WIN IT, HAPPY TO BRING THE CUP TO SOUTH FLORIDA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY. NOW YOU’RE KIND OF IN THAT MODE WHERE NEXT YEAR PEOPLE ARE REALLY EXPECTING YOU TO WIN. SO THE MESSAGE IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR AROUND WHERE FIRST YOU HAVE TO BE TO GET HERE, YOU’RE HAPPY TO WIN IT. AND NOW LIKE, HEY, WE WE EXPECT TO DO THIS NOW ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. HOW DO YOU KEEP THIS GOING FROM YEAR TO YEAR TO YEAR? IT’S NOT EASY. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. IT’S NOT IT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS OFTEN, BUT IT’S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN PURSUE NOW THAT YOU’VE GOTTEN THIS FAR IN THE PROCESS. I REALLY WANTED TO TALK TO FELICIA AND ANGELA ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE THERE, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, BECAUSE I THINK FOR MOST PEOPLE, INCLUDING ALL THESE FANS, THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE OTHER THAN LAST YEAR THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HAD. RIGHT? IN ANY, ANY AREA. YEAH. TO CELEBRATE A TEAM LIKE THIS, YOU WAIT SO LONG AS A FAN, AND ESPECIALLY IN SOME SPORTS, IF YOU’RE A SOUTH FLORIDA FAN AND YOU’RE A MIAMI HEAT FAN, OF COURSE YOU HAD THAT SUCCESS HERE RECENTLY. GETTING TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP, NOT WINNING IT, THE LAST COUPLE CHAMPIONSHIPS COMING IN THE LEBRON JAMES ERA. IF YOU’RE A MIAMI DOLPHINS FAN, IT’S BEEN IT’S BEEN 30 YEARS, MY FRIEND. LET’S NOT LET’S NOT HARP ON THAT RIGHT NOW. BUT LET’S GO BACK TO ANGELA FOR A SECOND. I JUST WANTED TO GET YOUR PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT. FELICIA, HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN YOUR LIFE? AND. AND, ANGELA, I BET YOU HAVE. BUT PLEASE, IF YOU’VE BEEN IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS BEFORE, THIS KIND OF THIS KIND OF PARTY. WELL, I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING. THE LAST TIME I WAS IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS, IT WAS POURING, RAINING, AND I COULDN’T GET TO ENJOY IT. THIS YEAR IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE, AND THEY’RE ACTUALLY PRETTY CLOSE TO WHERE WE’RE SITTING RIGHT NOW. I KEEP GETTING DISTRACTED WHILE I’M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING MY JOB, WATCHING EVERYONE RUN ALONG THE SIDEWALK, WAVING TO EVERYONE. AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW. PERSONAL AND THE CROWD LOVES IT. THEY’RE LETTING THEM. SECURITY STAY BACK AND PLAYERS ARE BEING RESPECTED. THE FANS ARE BEING RESPECTFUL TO THE PLAYERS, LETTING THEM DO THEIR THING AND ENJOY IT. YOU SEE RIGHT THERE, THEY’RE JUST SHARING A DRINK WITH EVERYBODY, HAVING A GOOD OLD TIME, AND WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS. I MISSED THIS LAST YEAR BECAUSE I WAS UNDERNEATH MY RAINCOAT. OH YEAH, THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN LAST YEAR. I MEAN, TO SEE THE PLAYERS ACTUALLY INTERACTING WITH THE CROWD, THEY’RE LOVING IT. THEY’RE TAKING THE BEER, PUTTING IT IN THE CUPS. HE’S ENJOYING HIS BEVERAGE OF CHOICE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE REST OF THE PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE GETTING OFF THE BUSSES. I BELIEVE. OH WAIT, NO, THERE’S ANOTHER BUS COMING DOWN A1A SO WE’RE NOT DONE YET. YOU KNOW WHAT, FELICIA? A LOT OF PEOPLE GOT PREPARED FOR TODAY. I RAN INTO A LOT OF FOLKS AT THE PANTHER LAND GIFT SHOP AT THE ARENA YESTERDAY ON MY WAY HOME. IT WAS PACKED. EVERYONE WAS BUYING SHIRTS, HATS, SHORTS FOR TODAY TO BE HERE. AND I THINK THEY ALL CAME DECKED OUT IN THEIR GEAR. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK EVERYBODY LEARNED LESSONS AFTER LAST YEAR. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY RUNNING A LOT SMOOTHER. THE RAIN FROM LAST YEAR DIDN’T HELP THE SITUATION. SO TO HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER TODAY, CERTAINLY MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE. THE CROWD IS CERTAINLY COOPERATING. EVERYONE’S ENJOYING THEMSELVES, HAVING A GREAT TIME. IT’S HOT. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER? RIGHT. IT’S JULY AFTER ALL. WE’RE GOING TO BE JULY STILL. JUNE FEELS LIKE JULY. WELL, I TELL YOU ONE THING, I THINK THEY’RE GOING TO WANT TO STOP. I MEAN, AS YOU SAID, WE HAVE ANOTHER BUSLOAD HEADING OUR WAY, AND I THINK THESE FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE HERE PAST THAT 2:00 DEADLINE. YOU’RE NOT KIDDING. AS IT HAS BEEN PLAYING SOME AMAZING MUSIC. THE CROWD IS LOVING IT AND SOAKING IT IN. I MEAN, YOU REALLY COULDN’T ASK FOR BETTER. WE’RE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM BOSE BEACH. THEY HAVE HAD A PACKED CROWD. I KNOW TOM AND SHANE WERE SAYING HOW THE RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN OPEN SINCE VERY EARLY THIS MORNING. THEIR WHOLE TIME MUST HAVE BEEN ABOUT 6 A.M. BECAUSE THEY WERE OPEN. OPEN FOR BUSINESS. IT’S FUNNY YOU MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE WE TALKED TO A LADY WHO OWNS A HOTEL A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, AND SHE IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN HOG HEAVEN RIGHT NOW. SHE SAYS, IT’S BEEN GREAT NOT ONLY LAST YEAR, BUT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER. AND THEN SHE SAID THAT SHE DEFINITELY OH, WAIT A MINUTE. I SEE THE STANLEY CUP. SORRY. THE CUP. OH THERE YOU GO. THAT’S WHAT I HOPE. STEVEN IS WATCHING. YEAH. HEY, STEVEN, WE HAVE OUR EYES ON THE CUP FOR YOU. THEY’RE LIFTING THE CUP. OH, MY GOD, THE CROWD IS GOING WILD FOR IT. THEY’RE LOVING IT. ARMS IN THE AIR. THEY’RE JUST SOAKING THIS IN. I DON’T THINK THE PLAYERS WANT TO STOP. I DON’T THINK THEY KNOW HOW TO STOP. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. THEY’VE BEEN PARTYING EVER SINCE THEY WON. WHAT, ARE YOU KIDDING? DON’T TELL ME ABOUT IT. WE EVEN HAD REPORTS OF THE WIVES OF THE PLAYERS UP IN PALM BEACH COUNTY THE OTHER NIGHT. OH, YES. SO IT’S DEFINITELY A FAMILY AFFAIR. WELL, I MEAN, IT’S JUST A GREAT TIME TO BE CELEBRATING. I MEAN, EVERYBODY’S JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE THAT THEY GET IT. DONE IT TWICE NOW. AND, YOU KNOW, I HEARD SHANE TALKING EARLIER ABOUT A BRIEFING AND EVERYONE THAT I’VE BEEN TALKING TO, YOU KNOW, I LOVE MY SPORTS TALK RADIO. THEY HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT THEY COULD BE A THREE PEAT IF EVERYONE CAME TOGETHER, THAT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, FORMALLY, YOU KNOW, REALLY HAVE A DYNASTY. YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS IN THE CAR. IT’S LIKE, WHEN ARE THE PANTHERS FINALLY GOING TO GET THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE? YOU KNOW, I SAW I WAS WATCHING ESPN THE OTHER DAY AND THEY WERE SAYING, EDMONTON OILERS ARE ACTUALLY FAVORED TO WIN NEXT YEAR’S STANLEY CUP. I WAS LIKE, WHAT? THEY GOT ME TWICE. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? I KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND. I KNOW IT’S FAR ENOUGH. IN HOCKEY. YOU DON’T THINK YOU THINK THE NORTHERN PART OF THE FOLKS ON OUR TEAM ARE FROM THE NORTH. SO, HEY, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO SHOW THEM AGAIN HOW WE DO IT HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. WELL, I THINK IT’S COMING BACK. HERE WE GO. THE CUP IS COMING UP. I THINK THEY’RE SHOWING IT TO EVERYONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. THEY’RE MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY GETS A GOOD GLIMPSE OF THAT STANLEY CUP. THERE THEY GO. RIGHT THERE. THERE WE GO. THEY BROUGHT IT OUT IN THE TRUCK, OUT OF THE BUS. THERE THEY GO. WALKING DOWN THE STREET, DOWN A1A A1A. THE CROWD IS CHEERING. IT’LL BE MAKING ITS WAY OVER TO THE STAGE SOON. AND IT’S GOING BY BOTH BEACH HOUSE. SO THAT CROWD WILL BE CHEERING LOUDLY IN JUST A MOMENT. THERE THEY GO. THEY’RE CHEERING OVER THERE. BOTH BEACH HOUSE. THEY’RE MAKING SURE THAT FANS ON BOTH SIDES OF A1A GET UP CLOSE. LOOK AT THAT STANLEY CUP. AND. YOU GOT HEAVY. THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE. AND NOW IT’S CROSSED THE STREET. IT’S MAKING ITS WAY OVER HERE. TOWARDS THE STAGE. THAT’S WE GO. ALL THOSE NAMES AND A LITTLE BIT OF THEM. BABY. LET’S GO HAVE IT ON THE BIG SCREEN AS WELL. YEAH. AND THEY’RE SHOWING IT UP ON THE BIG SCREEN FOR THE CROWD. THAT’S. MY GIRL. EVERYBODY’S WATCHING. BABY I’M EXCITED CAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY’RE ABOUT TO GET THE PLAYERS OUT. WE’RE TOLD THAT MARCHAND HAS THE CUP. HE’S THE ONE THAT’S HOISTING IT UP IN THE AIR. HE’LL BE. COMING UP. YOU KNOW HE DIDN’T. EVERYBODY DESERVES THAT CUP. THAT WAS DEFINITELY A TEAM EFFORT. HE’S IN THE PARKING LOT RIGHT NOW BEHIND THE STAGE. THERE HE GOES. YES. OVER HIS HEAD. EVERYBODY SHARING THE CUP RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVE A BIG SCREEN THERE BEHIND THE SET RIGHT NOW WITH THE CUP. AS THE PLAYERS AND THE FAMILIES ARE INSIDE A VIP TENT, VIP TENT THAT’S RIGHT BEHIND THE MAIN STAGE. AND ONCE ALL OF THESE BUSSES GET HERE, THEY’LL BE COMING OVER HERE AND THEY’LL BE TAKING THEIR PICTURES. THEY’LL BE MAKING THEIR WAY ON STAGE ONCE THEY FINISH TAKING THEIR PICTURES AND GETTING OFF THE BUS. I THINK WE HAVE OH, WE GOT ANOTHER BUS APPROACHING, TWO MORE BUSSES APPROACHING. RIGHT. OH, CAN YOU HEAR THE EXCITEMENT HERE ON FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH? GUESS WHAT. STANLEY CUP IS HERE. AND SO ARE THE FLORIDA PLAYERS. I CAN TELL YOU NOW, THE FANS THAT THE PLAYERS ARRIVED ARE ARRIVING. WE SEE ANOTHER BUS, TWO MORE BUSSES HEADING OUR WAY. AS YOU CAN HEAR THE FANS, I DON’T KNOW, I CAN’T EVEN HEAR MYSELF, BUT YOU CAN HEAR THE FANS GREETING THE PLAYERS AS THEY PULL UP IN THOSE BUSSES. WE’VE ALREADY SEEN BRAD MARCHAND WITH THE STANLEY CUP HOLDING IT UP, EVEN THOUGH HE STILL HAS SOME OF HIS PLAYMATES TO JOIN HIM IN THE FUN. FOLKS HERE. I JUST FINISHED FIGHTING METRORAIL. THIS HAS BEEN A FUN PARTY, LET ME TELL YOU. I MEAN, WE’VE WATCHED THEM COME DOWN ABOUT A MILE ON A1A. WE SAW THE STANLEY CUP, AS YOU MENTIONED, BRAD MARCHAND CARRYING THAT STANLEY CUP, HOISTING IT OVER HIS HEAD, WALKING IT BACK THERE TOWARDS THE VIP TENT. THEY’RE ALL WAITING BACK THERE FOR EVERYBODY TO GET OFF OF THESE BUSSES, AND THEN THEY’LL TAKE THE STAGE AND BEGIN THEIR PROGRAM AND TALK TO THE CROWD. WHAT THEY SAY WILL BE INTERESTING. WE STILL HAVE A FEW MORE BUSSES AND PERHAPS A FEW MORE PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING UP. I SEE ONE, TWO, PERHAPS THREE MORE BUSSES. THIS IS A LOT MORE BUSSES THAN LAST YEAR. YES, MOST DEFINITELY. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN WE SAW SOME OF THE BUSSES PARKED HERE EARLIER AND WITH THE WIVES AND GIRLFRIENDS GET OFF THE BUS, THEY WENT BACKSTAGE AND THEY WERE POSING WITH THE STANLEY CUP. THEY GOT TO GET THEIR PRIVATE STANLEY CUP. I CAN TELL YOU, AS I SAID EARLIER, WE THOUGHT THERE IS ALSO ARRIVING HERE AT THE PARADE. I’M REALLY CURIOUS TO SEE ABOUT THAT. THAT SUNRISE CITY MAYOR MADE THE EDMONTON OILERS MAYOR ABOUT IF WE WIN, WE HAVE TO WEAR OUR JERSEY AND DECLARE ONE OF THEIR DAYS FLORIDA PANTHERS. I WONDER IF THEY CAN DO THAT THEN, YOU KNOW, AND TO SEE THEIR KIDS WITH THEM AS WELL. I MEAN, HOW MUCH HOW EXCITING THIS IS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. ACTUALLY WITNESS AND SEE THEIR FATHER, YOU KNOW, ENJOYING THIS MOMENT. I MEAN, IT’S SO EXCITING. AND A LOT OF THESE PLAYERS ARE GETTING OFF THE BUSSES, SHAKING HANDS WITH THE PLAYERS. TALKING, YOU KNOW, TO THE FANS, IT’S BEEN AN EXCITING TIME, SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME. I KNOW IT WAS KIND OF HARD. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, TO RECOGNIZE WHO THEY WERE. I DID RECOGNIZE THE SONG I DID RECOGNIZE BIG BOB. OUR FABULOUS GOALIE. I DID SEE A COUPLE OF OTHER PLAYERS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THEY LOOK DIFFERENT. THEY’RE ALL CLEAN SHAVEN. AND THEY SHAVED. THEY’RE SHIRTLESS. THEY’RE LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, I’M USED TO SEEING YOU WITH CLOTHES ON. EXACTLY. BUT I CAN TELL YOU, IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT THEY WEAR OR NOT. THEY’RE EXCITED. EVERYBODY EXCITED, ESPECIALLY THE FANS OUT HERE. THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE. THEY RECOGNIZE EVERYONE REGARDLESS. I MEAN, THIS CROWD IS JUST SO WONDERFUL. YOU KNOW? SO IS HERE. THEY’RE SO ENDEARING. AND THEY HAVE THEY HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 6:00 THIS MORNING. SO MANY OF THEM, BECAUSE THEY KNEW ONCE YOU’RE IN HERE, YOU’RE NOT GETTING OUT OF THIS AREA. EXACTLY. NOW, WE’RE STILL WAITING FOR THE I THINK IT’S MAYBE THE LAST BUS, BUT I DON’T WANT TO SAY THAT I’VE BEEN IN ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO. ONCE THE BUSSES GET HERE, THEY ARE LETTING THEM OFF HERE BY THE RED CARPET, WHICH IS BEHIND THE STAGE. I DID SEE A VIP TENT EARLIER ON THE BUILDING. THAT’S WHERE EVERYONE IS RIGHT NOW. IT’S REALLY HOT OUT HERE AND THAT’S AMAZING. THAT’S INTERESTING. IT REMINDS FOR A GOOD. BUT THEY’RE GETTING RID OF THE BEER OR WHATEVER ELSE IS DRIPPING ON THEIR FACES AND THEN HEAD ON STAGE. HERE IS THAT FINAL BUS. I BELIEVE THAT’S ARRIVING RIGHT NOW. ANOTHER BUS. AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, WITH THESE CONDOS AND HOTELS THAT LINE A1A, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THESE CONDOS HAVE SOME OF THE BEST SEATS BECAUSE THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, JUST HANGING OUT OVER THESE BALCONIES, WATCHING ALL OF THE ACTION. AND THEY’VE GOT A GREAT SPOT. ALL THESE FOLKS, ANGELA, WHO ARE JUST HANGING OUT OVER THESE BALCONIES. YEAH. I WONDER IF THEY WERE THERE LAST YEAR WHEN IT WAS RAINING AND LIGHTNING. I KIND OF DOUBT IT. BUT HEY, YOU NEVER KNOW. I TALKED TO A GENTLEMAN. UP AT THE LIFEGUARD. DIDN’T HAVE THE GUTS TO TELL HER THAT IT WAS LIGHTNING. SHE WOULD YELL AT HIM AND SAY, GET OUT OF THERE. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID? IT MADE ME HAPPY TO HEAR THIS YEAR. I KNOW IT’S HOT AND THE SUN’S BEATING DOWN ON US, BUT I’LL TAKE THIS OVER THE RAIN AND THE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING THAT YOU GUYS HAD TO DEAL WITH LAST YEAR. EXACTLY. WHERE? NO JOKE. LAST YEAR EXACTLY. THIS IS THE GREATEST. I GUESS THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU REUSED, RIGHT? THIS IS WONDERFUL. I MEAN, IT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE WE WERE WATCHING THE CROWDS HUDDLING UNDER THAT HUGE TENT. THE. AND THEN AS SOON AS WE SAW THE SIGNS OF THE PARADE COMING DOWN, A1A CLOSER TO US. EVERYBODY RAN FROM THE TENT AND JUST SCOOTING UP AS FAR AS THEY COULD TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE PLAYERS. YOU KNOW, I’M SEEING SOME FANS THAT I’VE SEEN BEFORE, SOME MUSCLE MAN. HE WAS AROUND HERE WITH A LITTLE MUSCLE SUIT, AND HE HAD HIS CAMERA IN HIS HAND AS WELL, AND HE BECAME A FAN. HE WAS THINKING OF THE PLAYERS AS WELL, SO I THINK EVERYONE’S CHEERING DOWN THERE. I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M MISSING, BUT IT MUST BE SOMETHING. OH, THERE’S SOME PLAYERS THAT ARE CHEERING WITH THE FANS. YEAH, THEY’RE CHEERING ON SOME OF THE PLAYERS DOWN THERE. I CAN’T MAKE OUT WHO IT IS. HE’S SO FAR AWAY. CAN’T MAKE OUT WHO IT IS. IT’S SO HARD TO TELL WHO THEY ARE NOW WITH THEIR HATS ON. THEY SHAVED. YEAH. IT’S KIND OF HARD TO SEE. YEAH. HE’S GOING HE’S WALKING ALONG THE WALL GIVING ALL THE FANS THE HIGH FIVES. THEY’RE ALL TAKING THEIR PHOTOS, TRYING TO GET A SELFIE. I’VE LOST MY ISP. SO YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE AND WE ALSO HAVE. HELICOPTERS AND WE’VE DRONES. SO IT’S GOING TO BE SOME GOOD VIDEO FOR EVERYONE ATHLETES OVER TO THIS THIS CELEBRATION TODAY. NOW IT’S IN THE PLAYERS AND YOU’RE WALKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THEY’VE GOTTEN OFF THE BUS. WAITING TO GET TO THE BANDS. THERE YOU GO. YOU NEED ELVIS SIGNING, SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS. SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS HERE. YOU. THAT’S AWESOME. SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS. A TODD AND SHANE. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN HEAR US. WE JUST HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH OUR IFB. WE CAN HEAR YOU, FELICIA. ANGELA, WE CAN HEAR YOU. I JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO BRING YOU GUYS IN A LITTLE BIT. THAT’S THE LAST THING WE COULD DEFINITELY HEAR YOU. I THINK I’VE HAD SOME PLAYERS COMING IN THERE. WE. IS THAT THE CHUCK RIGHT THERE? LIKE THEY’RE DRINKING. CAREFUL. THEY’RE REPLICAS OUT THERE TO THE CROWD. SMOKING A CIGAR. HE’S GOT A SMALL STANLEY CUP IN HIS HAND, POURING HIS DRINK OF CHOICE. LOOKS LIKE A BEER. PUFFING ON A CIGAR. GOOD CHOICE. AND THE CROWD IS LOVING HIM. GOT A CIGAR IN HIS HAND WITH THAT DRINK. FANS ARE JUST LOVING THIS. NOT LETTING THE HEAT STOP THEM. NOT LETTING THE CROWD GET IN THEIR WAY. THAT WAS VERY CUTE. IF YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO SEE THAT. SOMEBODY, HE’S ENJOYING IT FOR SURE. HE’S JUST TAKING IT ALL IN. AS HE SHOULD TWO IN A ROW. DON’T. HELP. KNOW WHY? AND WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE PEOPLE COMING. I NEED SOME RIGS WITH PLAYERS ON THEIR. I THINK WE’RE GOING TO TOSS TO A BREAK RIGHT NOW. YOU’RE WATCHING WPBF 25 COVERAGE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION FROM FORT LAUDERDALE. WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS. SHAYNE WRIGHT HERE WITH TODD MCDERMOTT. OUR COVERAGE ON THE PARADE OF CHAMPIONS. STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS BACK TO BACK. THE FLORIDA PANTHERS AND TODD WHAT A DAY IT’S BEEN. THE PARADE’S GONE PAST US. WHERE WE ARE, WHERE IT STARTED. ABOUT THESE FANS CAME OUT EARLY I KNOW RIGHT. WE FEEL A LITTLE LEFT OUT BUT BUT WE’RE STILL HERE AND THE CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE BY THE STAGE. WE’LL HEAD BACK THERE IN A MOMENT. BUT MAN, WHAT A DAY IT’S BEEN. IT HAS BEEN AMAZING DAY AND AGAIN THE WEATHER’S BEEN PERFECT. THE FANS HAVE BEEN PERFECT. THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A GREAT PARTY AND IT CONTINUES DOWN THE STREET WHERE OUR CREWS ARE. WE’LL GO BACK TO THEM IN JUST A MOMENT. SUCH AN AMAZING DISPLAY OF AFFECTION FOR THIS TEAM. REALLY. PEOPLE REALLY FEEL THE CONNECTION. FLORIDA. AND TO DO THE TO HAVE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF WINNING TWO CUPS IN A ROW AND SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT MUCH EARLIER IN THIS TELECAST IS BRAD MARCHAND. NOW, HE CAME TO THE TEAM LATE IN A TRADE WITH THE BOSTON BRUINS. AND OUR FRIEND STEVEN GRAVES, OUR MORNING ANCHOR, GOT A LITTLE BIT OF FLACK FROM FELICIA AND ANGELA FOR NOT SEEING STANLEY CUP RIGHT BEHIND HIM. I DON’T THINK THAT’S FAIR BECAUSE AT THE SAME TIME, HE WAS RIGHT BELOW US HERE WHERE WE ARE AT THIS ROOFTOP HOTEL ON THE STREET. WHEN BRAD MARCHAND GOT OUT OF THE BUS. AND AGAIN, HE’S BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 100 DAYS. RIGHT. AND IN SOUTH FLORIDA, THEY’VE THE FANS HAVE REALLY EMBRACED HIM. HOW COULD YOU NOT EMBRACE A PLAYER LIKE THAT? I MEAN, HE’S HE’S HE’S NOT A BIG GUY. SO HE PROBABLY RELATES TO MOST MORE REGULAR PEOPLE BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE HOCKEY PLAYERS ARE HUGE, RIGHT? ESPECIALLY NIKO MIKKOLA HUGE GUY. BUT BRAD MARCHAND IS ABOUT, I DON’T KNOW, MY HEIGHT. 510 EVEN WITH THE SKIN ON. HE’S NOT THAT BIG A GUY, NOT THAT BIG, BUT HE’S QUICK, HE’S CRAFTY, HE’S FAST AND HE’S 37 YEARS OLD, CONSIDERED AN ELDER STATESMAN IN HOCKEY, CAME OVER FROM BOSTON AFTER SPENDING 16 YEARS IN THAT JERSEY. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THEY LOVE THEIR FANS. I LOVE THEIR PLAYERS UP THERE. YEAH, HE WAS A FAN FAVORITE THERE. A LOT OF FANS DID NOT WANT TO SEE HIM LEAVE. BUT WHAT YOU DID SEE, ESPECIALLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WAS BRAD MARCHAND FANS. BOSTON BRUINS FANS CONGRATULATING MARCHAND. THEY WEREN’T SALTY ABOUT IT. THEY WEREN’T THROWING HATE. THEY LOVE THEIR PLAYERS. THAT’S HOW MUCH THEY LOVE THEIR PLAYERS. THAT’S HOW MUCH THEY LOVE BRAD MARCHAND. IT TELLS YOU THE KIND OF PERSON HE WAS, THE KIND OF PLAYER HE WAS TO THAT FRANCHISE FOR SO LONG. ALMOST TWO DECADES IN THAT JERSEY. AND THAT AFFECTION IS NOW GOING BOTH WAYS BETWEEN FLORIDA PANTHERS FANS AND MARCHAND. AND WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE BUS, HE STARTED TALKING TO FANS, SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS, DOING HIS THING. STEVEN GRAVES WAS RIGHT THERE AND TALKED TO HIM. TAKE A LOOK, TELL US WHAT IT’S BEEN LIKE. REALLY. IT’S UNBELIEVABLE. IT’S THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD. IT’S IT’S A DREAM COME TRUE IN SOUTH FLORIDA IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, RIGHT? LIKE THE ENERGY IS DIFFERENT. THEY KNEW IT RIGHT DOWN HERE. IT’S PRETTY — SPECIAL. REALLY IS SPECIAL. AND THIS IS SUCH A SPECIAL DAY FOR PANTHER FANS AND FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL, TO ACTUALLY HAVE THIS KIND OF PARTY AND HAVE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE ALL THE CHANTING, ALL THE BAGPIPES, ALL THE DRUM BEATS. IT’S BEEN AN AMAZING TIME. AND NOW THAT WE CAN HEAR THE DRUM BEATS AWAY FROM US, DOWN A1A AROUND THE CORNER WHERE THAT RALLY IS ABOUT TO START. AS THE PLAYERS HAVE GATHERED. BUT YOU CAN’T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT THE PLAYERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH AND THEIR CONNECTION WITH THEIR FANS AND THEIR CONNECTION TO THAT CUP, WHICH THEY WILL NOT LET GO OF ANYTIME SOON. LET’S GO BACK TO FLESH AND ANGELA DOWN THERE WITH THE FANS RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE RALLY AND FLEET. YOU KNOW WHAT? I’M I’M I’M EXHAUSTED. I’M EXHAUSTED, AND I’M NOT EVEN THE ONE ON STAGE OR THE ONES IN THESE BANDS AND THESE BUSSES. THIS PLACE IS OUT OF CONTROL. AS WE SAW EARLIER. I THINK THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE HERE THIS YEAR THAN THERE WERE LAST YEAR. NOT ONLY JUST FANS, BUT ALSO IT’S BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE FANS OR EVEN MORE OFTEN. MAYBE THE RAIN KEPT THEM AWAY LAST YEAR, OR THEY JUST BETTER NOT COME IN THE RAIN. I MEAN, THIS IS ABOUT FAMILY. DO YOU THINK THIS IS LIKE THE PARADE THAT NEVER ENDS? THERE’S MORE PLAYERS. THEY JUST KEEP ON COMING. I CAN’T SEE THE END OF IT. BUT AGAIN, I THINK THEY’RE WAITING FOR EVERYBODY BECAUSE I CONTINUE TO SEE THE PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WALKING ALONG THE CARPET. THEY’RE MAKING THEIR WAY TOWARDS THE BACK AND THEY’VE GOT THE SCREENS UP. SO WE SEE THEM WALKING TOWARDS THE BACK. SOME OF THEM HAVE ACTUALLY MADE THEIR WAY INTO THE OCEAN. IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SCREEN YOU’RE LIKE, WAIT, ARE THEY GOING TO THE VIP CENTER OR ARE THEY GOING INTO THE WATER? SO WHO KNOWS. NOT SURE WHEN THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO START. SO WE’RE JUST WAITING AT THIS POINT. WE SEE THERE’S ANOTHER BUS NOW, A BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT BUS THAT’S PULLED UP. SO WE HAVE SOME MORE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE GETTING OFF. THERE’S A MILITARY OR POLICE SWAT VEHICLE, AND THAT ACTUALLY MIGHT BE THE LAST VEHICLE OR ONE OF THE LAST VEHICLES THAT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE THE LAST ONE. BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN TODAY. EDMONTON OILERS FANS, EVEN THOUGH AFTER WE WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP, WHEN I WAS IN THE ARENA, I TALKED TO THEM ALL THE FANS, SOME OF THEM WERE, ALL OF THEM WERE SAD, BUT THEY ALL FOR, YOU KNOW, THE PANTHERS DID A GOOD JOB AND THEY APPRECIATE THEM. AND AGAIN, THEY WERE ALSO OPTIMISTIC, SAYING THAT WE’LL SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR. BUT AS YOU SAID, YOU’VE BEEN HEARING THAT PEOPLE ARE PREDICTING THAT THE OILERS WILL MAKE IT NEXT YEAR. BUT I BET THAT NOT ONLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE’RE A GREAT TEAM, BUT BECAUSE IT’S FLORIDA AND WE’VE GOT THIS HOCKEY GAME NOW. YOU KNOW, WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT SECURITY AND HOW TIGHT SECURITY WAS AND HOW MANY DIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WE SAW EARLIER THIS MORNING. THEY WERE ALL AT THE PARK, KIND OF STATIONED THERE BEFORE THEY BROKE OUT. FORT LAUDERDALE POLICE HAVE BEEN AWESOME. THE CROWD WAS CHEERING FOR THE POLICE AS THEY WALKED OUT. A1A WE HAVE THE MOUNTED UNIT HERE. WE’VE SEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTUALLY WALKING ALONG WITH THE PLAYERS, PROTECTING THEM AND JUST KIND OF WALKING THROUGH THE CROWD TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING SMOOTHLY AND THAT EVERYBODY’S BEHAVING THEMSELVES. AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANYTHING. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING SMOOTHLY. AND I GUESS THAT’S EXACTLY HOW THEY WANTED IT TO GO, BECAUSE THERE WAS AN EXTRA, EXTRA POLICE PRESENCE HERE THIS YEAR. I DIDN’T SEE THE COURT THAT WE SAW IN THAT PARKING LOT WHEN WE DROVE UP LAST YEAR. MORE POLICE AND EVEN WHAT THEY HAD NATIONAL GUARD HERE AS WELL, HELPING POLICE. THAT HELPED EVERYONE. IN THEIR PLACE. AND NO ONE EVEN GOT OUT OF HAND. THEY RESPECTED THE LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT WAS HERE AS WELL. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE I DIPPED INTO THE MOTOR AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE ARE NOW TRYING TO MAKE THEIR WAY BACK HERE TO SEE THE ACTUAL RALLY. I UNDERSTAND THEY’RE GOING TO BE IN FOR THREE. YOU WAIT AND SEE. YOU CAN WAIT FOR THE PLAYERS TO TAKE THE STAGE. I THINK THEY’RE TRYING TO RUSH RIGHT NOW. BUT NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE FANS HERE. YEAH, THE FANS THERE IN THE OCEAN, ACTUALLY, I DON’T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU, ANGELA, BUT FINALLY STARTING TO SEE SOME PLAYERS ACTUALLY TAKING THE STAGE THERE. THAT’S THE FIRST TIME THAT WE’RE ACTUALLY SEEING SOME PLAYERS GETTING ON THE STAGE, BECAUSE THEY WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE. HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I WAS LISTENING TO MY SPORTS TALK RADIO YESTERDAY AND ALL OF THEM WERE HERE AND THEY’RE BROADCASTING LIVE FROM HERE. AND THEY ALL ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT ALL OF THE PLAYERS ARE GOING TO COME BACK. OBVIOUSLY, THEY’RE GOING TO BE SOME WITH SOME TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, CONTRACT ISSUES. IT MAY NOT COME BACK OR THEY THEY ALL WILL COME BACK. AND THAT’S GOOD TO KNOW BECAUSE YOU’D LIKE TO HAVE A THEME THAT I NEVER HEARD, THAT SOME OF THE PLAYERS ARE WILLING TO TAKE A PAY CUT TO COME HERE AND. IT’S BEEN A FUN MORNING, A FUN AFTERNOON. IT’S GOT TO BE A LONG DAY FOR THESE GUYS. BEEN AN EVEN LONGER DAY FOR THESE FANS WHO’S BEEN OUT HERE SINCE 6 OR 7:00 THIS MORNING. THEY HAVE TO KIND OF STAKE THEIR CLAIM. THEY PUT UP THEIR TENTS, THEIR CHAIRS, THEIR BLANKETS, JUST TO BE OUT HERE EARLY. THEY EVEN PRACTICE DRINKING FROM THE STANLEY CUP. THERE WERE FANS FILLING UP THEIR FAKE STANLEY CUP. THAT’S WHAT IT WAS. AND THEY WERE PASSING IT ALONG, PREPARING FOR THE ACTUAL PLAYERS TO GET HERE WITH THE REAL STANLEY CUP. AND THEY DID NOT DISAPPOINT. I MEAN, WE’RE WAITING AND I DON’T THINK THEY’RE ANY MORE BUSSES, BUT NOBODY IS LEAVING. WE DID SEE STANLEY STREET PANTHER. HE DID ARRIVE ON THE ZAMBONI EARLIER AND HE WAS LOOKING SHARP AS EVER. I DON’T KNOW HOW HE’S KEEPING COOL, THOUGH, WITH ALL THAT HAIR, BUT WHATEVER. IT’S HARD TO LOOK GOOD IN THE HEAT. I WAS SURPRISED ABOUT THAT TOO. I WAS LIKE, WOW, WE THINK WE’RE HOT. IMAGINE HOW HOT STANLEY C IS. OH YEAH, THEY’RE STARTING TO, I GUESS. YEAH, THEY’RE TRYING TO GET THE CROWD HYPED UP. THEY’RE WELL, YEAH, THEY’RE GOING TO TRY AND PUMP UP THE FANS, BUT THAT WON’T BE HARD AT ALL. WON’T BE DIFFICULT AT ALL. THEY’RE ALREADY PUMPED UP. THEY’RE JUST WAITING FOR THE MAIN ATTRACTION. WELL I THINK WE’RE GOING TO TOSS IT BACK TO YOU. TODD AND SHANE BEE LINE. DOWN THE STREET. ALL RIGHT, FELICIA. THANK YOU. ANGELA. THANK YOU. WE’LL GO BACK TO FELICIA AND ANGELA IN JUST A MOMENT. THEY ARE RIGHT THERE AT THE PARTY. I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO REMIND YOU THAT ONCE OUR COVERAGE OF THE PARADE ENDS HERE, WE DO CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE ONLINE FOR YOU ON ALL OUR PLATFORMS. WPBF.COM OR A APP, OUR NEWS APP, AS WELL. REMEMBER, WE WILL BRING YOU EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS AT THE RALLY AS WELL. WE’LL LEAVE OUR COVERAGE HERE ALONG THE, YOU KNOW, LONELY PARADE ROUTE ON A1A, WHICH YOU PROBABLY WILL BE FULL OF FANS AGAIN ONCE THAT RALLY BREAKS OUT AND THEY START HEADING DOWN TO ALL THESE VARIOUS RESTAURANTS AND BARS ALONG THE STREET HERE. BUT WHAT A WHAT A DAY HERE IN FORT LAUDERDALE. IT’S EVERYTHING THAT FORT LAUDERDALE CITY OFFICIALS COULD HAVE WANTED AS FAR AS THE PARADE AND THE WEATHER COOPERATED. YEAH, THEY DID COOPERATE, DID COOPERATE LAST YEAR BUT DIDN’T COOPERATE THIS YEAR. AND LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT THIS SCENE. THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS YOU DON’T GET TO SEE. WE DON’T GET TO CELEBRATE OFTEN. AND THE FANS ARE OUT. PEOPLE ARE OUT ENJOYING THEMSELVES AND NOT AS IF, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATE IN SOUTH FLORIDA OR TO HAVE FUN AND TO BE OUT AT THE BEACH AND SPENDING THE DAY AND ALL OF THESE PLAYERS, MOST OF THESE PLAYERS ARE ARE FROM DIFFERENT AREAS, WAY DIFFERENT AREAS. WE GOT COUNTRIES, DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, FINLAND AND SWEDEN AND SOME FROM CANADA. AND, YOU KNOW, A VERY INTERNATIONAL ROSTER. A LOT OF THE NHL IS, IS IS MADE UP THAT WAY. BUT THEY’RE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY’RE SOUTH FLORIDIANS NOW BECAUSE OF THEY A LOT OF THEM LIVE HERE OF COURSE, AND SPEND THEIR SEASON HERE. AND A LOT OF THEM LIVE HERE IN THE OFFSEASON. SO THEY’VE BECOME SOUTH FLORIDIANS. THEY’VE EMBRACED THE THE CULTURE. THE CULTURE HAS EMBRACED THEM AND THEY’RE REALLY ENJOYED THEMSELVES BEING A FLORIDA PANTHER, I THINK THAT’S WHY YOU HEARD TODD SAM BENNETT SAY, I’M GOING TO BE HERE PREMATURELY, BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO BE HARD FOR HIM FOR NEGOTIATIONS BEFORE NEGOTIATIONS, BEFORE ANYBODY HAS COME OUT AND SAID ANYTHING ABOUT NEGOTIATING BECAUSE HE IS A, YOU KNOW, UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT AND REALLY COULD GO ANYWHERE. HE’S MAKING ABOUT FOR A LITTLE BIT OVER $4 MILLION. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT HE COULD DOUBLE THAT. HE COULD GET UP TO $10 MILLION ON THE OPEN MARKET. CAN’T DO THAT IN FLORIDA, THOUGH, RIGHT, WITH THIS TEAM? WELL, I’M NOT SURE. I DON’T THINK THERE’S $19 MILLION IN CAP SPACE FOR THE PANTHERS. THEY CAN USE IT IN ANY KIND OF WAY, BUT IF THEY CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH HIM, ONE THING THAT WE’VE TALKED ABOUT IS HOW BILL ZITO HAS PUT THIS ROSTER TOGETHER. HE’S WORKED HIS MAGIC TO FIT EVERYBODY UNDER THE CAP, AND THAT’S PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT DURING THE REGULAR SEASON. HOW TO BRING SAM BENNETT AND SOME OF THE OTHER FREE AGENTS BACK. BUT IT BECAME MORE OF A PRIORITY, OF COURSE, IN THE PLAYOFFS, WHEN YOU SEE HOW BIG OF AN ADDITION AND HOW BIG OF A REASON, SAM, SUCH A FACTOR AND SUCH A GOAL SCORER. AND THESE ARE THIS IS A GUY THAT SOME SAID HE WAS KIND OF A CAST OFF FROM OTHER TEAMS, AND SETH JONES CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS DIDN’T HAVE A A GOOD RUN TO END THERE, BUT THEY COME HERE AND HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. AND MATTHEW TKACHUK CAME OVER IN 2022 VIA TRADE. AND YOU KNOW, THAT’S HOW THIS ROSTER IS BUILT UP VIA TRADE. AND OF COURSE, THE CAPTAIN ALEKSANDER BARKOV DRAFTED HERE. SO WE GOT A MIXTURE OF DRAFTED PLAYERS, PLAYERS THAT COME BY FREE AGENCY AND PLAYERS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE ROSTER THAT HAVE REALLY MADE THIS ROSTER WHAT IT IS. IT IS AMAZING TO TO HEAR BARKOV TALK ABOUT WINNING THIS WITH THIS TEAM TWO SEASONS IN A ROW, BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN HE WAS A ROOKIE. YEAH. AND THAT WAS IT WASN’T PRETTY THOSE YEARS. NO THAT WAS TEN YEARS AGO. AND IT WAS A DIFFERENT TEAM A DIFFERENT OUTLOOK FOR THE FLORIDA PANTHERS. PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT STANLEY CUPS. NO, NO. THEY WERE JUST REALLY HAPPY TO TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. REALLY. WE HAD, YOU KNOW, SOME SUCCESS AGAIN EARLY IN THE FRANCHISES BABY YEARS, AS I LIKE TO CALL IT. AND AND THEN A DROUGHT FOR A WHILE. PLAYOFF DROUGHT FOR A WHILE NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT. AND THEN BARKOV CAME ALONG. HE WAS WITH THIS TEAM WHEN THEY WEREN’T THAT SUCCESSFUL. AND THEN YOU SAW THE THE CHANGES STARTED BEING MADE AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY TURNED THIS THING AROUND IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS WHEN THEY WON THE PRESIDENTS CUP, WENT TO THE STANLEY CUP WITH VEGAS AND VEGAS WAS JUST A BETTER TEAM THAT YEAR. CHANGES WERE MADE COME BACK THE NEXT YEAR AND THEN COME BACK THE YEAR AGAIN NEXT YEAR AFTER THAT, AGAIN, BACK TO BACK AGAINST EDMONTON. AND YOU SAW AND YOU SAW EXACTLY, EXACTLY WHAT A TEAM WILL BE ABLE TO DO WHEN THE ROSTER IS CONSTRUCTED THE RIGHT WAY, WHEN THE CULTURE IS CONSTRUCTED THE RIGHT WAY, AND WHEN THINGS ARE, YOU KNOW, MEANT TO BE THE RIGHT WAY. AND YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK BACK NOW ON HOW THE PANTHERS GOT HERE, HOW THIS TEAM WAS BUILT, AND HOW THIS BACK TO BACK STANLEY CUP TEAM WAS MADE. FRANCHISE THAT WENT 13 OUT OF PLAYOFF IN 2002 14. MY HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED. BLOOD. THE SWEAT, THE TEARS LITERALLY LIKE BEING ABLE TO THROW MY GLOVES UP, LIFT THAT CUP. I CAN’T IMAGINE. LIKE I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M HERE. OH, UNBELIEVABLE. LIKE IT’S IT’S A LOT OF PRESSURE, A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. AND YOU DREAM OF THIS AS A KID, RIGHT? AND I CAN’T REALLY BELIEVE IT’S HERE. RIGHT. BUT THE WINDING ROAD TO TRIUMPH. BEATING THE LIGHTNING IN FIVE GAMES. THE MAPLE LEAFS IN SEVEN, THE HURRICANES IN FIVE AND THE OILERS IN SIX. THOSE WHO WON THE CUP ON THIS TEAM LAST YEAR, ALLOWING THE PLAYERS WHO’VE NEVER WON TO LIFT IT FIRST. THAT’S WHAT MAKES THESE MEN SPECIAL, TO BE AWARE OF THAT. THEY’RE JUST NOT SELFISH AT ALL. THEY DON’T NEED THE CAMERA TIME. THEY’RE NOT TRYING TO PUT THEMSELVES. THERE’S NO PECKING ORDER. I’M A CHAMPION FOREVER WITH THESE GUYS AND IT’S AMAZING. I’M SO HAPPY WE GOT TO GOT TO DO IT BECAUSE I’M EMOTIONALLY DRAINED. I’M PHYSICALLY DRAINED. THERE’S THE HARDEST THING I HAD TO DO EVER IN MY LIFE. THE WORD SPECIAL, DEFINED AS SOMETHING OTHERWISE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT’S USUAL. WELL, TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS YEAR’S FLORIDA PANTHERS STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS IN 2025. THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE YOU’LL NEVER SEE A GROUP THIS SPECIAL AGAIN. WATCHING THESE GUYS INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER, THAT’S BEEN THE GIFT OF THIS PLACE. THAT’S BEEN THE BEST THING FOR ME. PAUL MAURICE IS SUCH A PAUL MAURICE IS SUCH A HARD NOSED COACH, AND TO SEE THE EMOTION, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR, I THINK HE WAS A LITTLE BIT MAYBE STUNNED LAST YEAR. YEAH, REALLY. FINALLY HAVE A CUP. AND THERE WAS A RELIEF, A CAREER RELIEF FOR HIM. BUT THIS YEAR YOU SAW THE EMOTION. HOW MUCH HE TREASURES HIS TIME AMONG THESE PLAYERS. AND THEY THEY SPEAK SO HIGHLY OF HIM. THE PLAYERS REALLY LOVE HIM. AND JOHNNY AND I JOKE ALL THE TIME WHEN WE LISTEN TO HIS INTERVIEWS, WE TRY TO FIND SOUNDBITES FOR THE NEWS, AND IT’S HARD TO FIND A SOUNDBITE. HE DOESN’T SPEAK IN SOUNDBITES. HE DOESN’T GIVE YOU COACH TALK. HE THINKS ABOUT THE QUESTION THAT YOU ASK HIM. HE’S HE SPEAKS FROM HIS HEART. HE SPEAKS FROM HIS YEARS AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE LEAGUE. HE DOESN’T JUST TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR. AND THE PLAYERS REALLY RESPECT THAT IN A COACH. AND THEY PUT IT ALL ON THE ICE FOR HIM AND OBVIOUSLY FOR THE GUY NEXT TO THEM IN THE LOCKER ROOM. AND THAT’S HOW YOU BUILD A CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER. IT’S SOMETHING SPECIAL TO WATCH. YOU KNOW, JUST BEING A FAN OF SPORTS AND YOU REALLY GOT TO APPRECIATE IT. AND I THINK THAT’S SOMETHING WE SAW. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER ABOUT THEM HITTING ANOTHER GEAR IN THE PLAYOFFS. YOU SAW A TEAM THAT PLAYED WELL. THEY WERE DEFENDING STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS. THEY GOT IN THE PLAYOFFS AND THEY WENT INTO SIXTH. YEAH, THEY AND IT DIDN’T MATTER IF THEY WERE AT HOME OR YOU KNOW ON THE ROAD. WE TALKED ABOUT THEY HAD THE MOST PLAYOFF WINS ON THE ROAD IN NHL HISTORY. WHEN THEY LEFT AMERANT BANK ARENA IN SUNRISE, THEY WENT ON THE ROAD. THEY TOOK THE SHOW ON THE ROAD. AND IT’S BECAUSE OF THE THE TOGETHERNESS OF THE TEAM. WHILE YOU CAN DO THAT, IF YOU’VE GOT A BROKEN UP TEAM AND THESE GUYS ARE CONNECTED, WHEN YOU GO ON THE ROAD, YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT BE BUMPING HEADS, RIGHT? PLAYERS, CERTAIN PLAYERS PLAY BETTER AT HOME, NOT WITH THIS TEAM. EVERYBODY PLAYS WELL ON THE ROAD OR AT HOME. IT DIDN’T MATTER FOR THIS TEAM AND IT’S A TESTAMENT TO THE ROSTER THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER, THE MANAGEMENT AND THE CAMARADERIE AROUND THE TEAM. AS WE’VE BEEN SAYING, TED, ROAD WINS DURING THESE PLAYOFFS, NHL RECORD, OUR COVERAGE IS GOING TO CONTINUE. WE’RE GOING TO TAKE YOU TO THE BIG RALLY WITH THE PLAYERS ON STAGE AT FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH PARK IN JUST A MOMENT. RIGHT NOW, WE’LL TAKE A BREAK. YOU’RE WATCHING WPBF 25 NEWS LIVE COVERAGE OF THE STANLEY CUP VICTORY PARADE FOR THE FLORIDA PANTHERS, PART TWO. YOU. IT IS HOT OUT HERE. WELCOME BACK EVERYONE. YOU’RE WATCHING WPBF 25 COVERAGE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY PARADE. WE ARE LIVE IN FORT LAUDERDALE, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STAGE IS BEHIND US AND THE PLAYERS ARE TAKING THE STAGE RIGHT NOW. WE’VE SEEN A BUNCH OF THEM ON STAGE. YOU CAN SEE THEY ACTUALLY JUST HAD STANLEY C PANTHER TAKE THE STAGE AS WELL. HE WAS ON DRUGS JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO. OH MY GOODNESS. THIS DAY I DON’T KNOW I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS ANTICIPATING, BUT IT HAS EXCEEDED WHAT I WAS EXPECTING. AND THAT’S A GOOD THING. IT HAS BEEN SO ELECTRIC AND YOU CAN HEAR RIGHT NOW. A LITTLE BELAFONTE. A AND THEY GO, HEY, OH, HEY, OH HEY, OH. THEY’RE GETTING THE CROWD INVOLVED. THEY’RE GETTING THEM HYPED UP FOR THE PLAYERS. OH MY GOODNESS, FELICIA, I DON’T KNOW HOW WE CAN COMPETE AGAINST THAT. I MEAN, THEY SAID IT ALL. THAT’S HOW EXCITED THEY ARE TODAY. I KNOW IT’S BEEN SUCH A FUN DAY. THE DJ’S BEEN PLAYING GREAT MUSIC. THIS CROWD HAS REALLY BEEN HAVING A LOT OF FUN AND THERE GOES A CHANCE. THERE GOES THE CHANCE. LET’S GO PANTHERS! LET’S GO! AND YOU CAN SEE WHO’S BANGING THE DRUM TODAY. IT IS STANLEY C PANTHER. HE IS OUR GUEST DRUMMER TODAY. ALL I DO IS. WHAT WE DO IS WIN. I’M TELLING YOU, THEY’RE ON POINT WITH THE MUSIC. THAT’S FOR SURE. THEY ARE DEFINITELY UP. AND THEY SAY THEY’RE. THEY’RE STAYING THERE WITH THE RIGHT MUSIC HERE TODAY BECAUSE IT’S SO FITTING FOR THIS GROUP AND IT’S SO FITTING FOR THE CROWD WHO IS AS EXCITED AS THE PLAYERS ARE TODAY. THESE ARE LOYAL FANS, I’LL TELL YOU. YOU KNOW, EARLIER, TODD SAID THAT THEY HAD THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE AND THEY THEY HAVE A GREAT AERIAL VIEW. BUT THIS IS WHERE THE PARTY IS. ANGELA. MOST DEFINITELY. THEY STARTED EARLY, AS YOU KNOW, WE GOT HERE. THEY WERE ALREADY PACKED ALREADY READY FOR THIS MOMENT. THE PLAYERS WERE HERE EARLY TOO, AS A MATTER OF FACT, READY FOR THIS MOMENT. AND NOW WE’RE JUST WAITING FOR ALL OF THEM TO MAKE THEIR WAY ON STAGE WITH THEIR FAMILIES SO THEY CAN HAVE THEIR RALLY PRESENTATION FOR THEIR LOYAL FANS WHO ARE OUT HERE TODAY. I MEAN, WE CAN’T HEAR A THING. WE CAN’T HEAR EACH OTHER, WE CAN’T HEAR OUR PRODUCER TALKING TO US. WE CAN’T HEAR ANYBODY ELSE. BUT SO WE’RE JUST TALKING RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW WHAT? I NOTICED ONE THING. THERE ARE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE OUT HERE TODAY, AND THAT SAYS A LOT FOR THIS TEAM. THEY’RE STARTING THEM YOUNG AND THEY’RE GOING TO BE HERE. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. WE’VE GOT REALLY GOOD AT READING LIPS TODAY. THAT’S IT. YOU KNOW, I SAW THEM ALSO IN THE PANTHER SHOP. THEY THE PLAYERS, THEY GO CHAMPION. I GUESS THAT’S MY. PANTHER. AND THERE’S THE TEAM THEY’RE INTRODUCING THE PANTHERS PLAYERS. TAKING THE STAGE. THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A FALSE ALARM. THAT, YOU KNOW THEY WERE AT THE SANDI LAND SHOP AND THEY KNOW ALL THE NAMES OF THE PLAYERS. LIKE THEY KNOW THEIR FACES. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED. COAST GUARD HELICOPTER FLYING VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTLINE. KIND OF SCARED US ALL. LOOKS LIKE THE COAST GUARD ARE GETTING IN ON THE ACTION HERE TODAY. WELL, NOW EVERYONE IS MAKING THEIR WAY CLOSER UP TO THE STAGE. THEY WERE BEHIND US, BUT THEY’RE ALL KIND OF MAKING THEIR WAY UP SOUTH OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT HERE ON THE RISERS. ONCE THEY GET A CLOSER GLIMPSE OF THEIR FAVORITE PLAYERS. YEAH, THEY’RE FLYING UP AND DOWN THE COAST. LOOKS LIKE THEY JUST MADE A TURN AND THEY’RE COMING BACK FLYING NORTH. A LOT OF BOATS ALSO HAVE KIND OF. JUST FLOATING. OH, THEY’RE FLYING RIGHT OVER THE STAGE. RIGHT OVER THE CROWD. OH WOW. UNBELIEVABLE. WHAT IS GOING ON? OH MY GOODNESS I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT. WELL ACTUALLY I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT IT’S A FLORIDA PANTHERS. AND THAT’S HOW THEY ROLL. THAT’S HOW THEY ROLL. RIGHT. EVERYBODY IS I THINK I CAN SEE MORE PEOPLE JOINING THE PLAYERS ON THE STAGE. AND I’M LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE STANLEY CUP. LORD STANLEY NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION. BUT HE’S GOT ONE. OH, HE AND HE’S THREE AND THREE. THREE AND THREE. WELL, THERE’S A CONN SMYTHE. WE KNOW WHO THE MVP IS. THAT WOULD BE THE SMYTHE TROPHY AS WELL. AND THERE GOES STANLEY RIGHT NEXT DOOR. THEY’RE BRINGING STANLEY NEXT TO IT. EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THAT IS. THE LITTLE CUP WITH ALL THE NAMES AROUND THAT RING. I THINK WE HAVE ALL THE PLAYERS THERE RIGHT NOW, AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE STANLEY CUP WAS GOING TO BE REPAIRED IN TIME FOR THIS PARADE. WELL, IT’S DEFINITELY AND NOW LET’S LOOK BACK AT THE JOURNEY OF THIS REMARKABLE PLAYOFF RUN. AND THAT FAN THERE, THAT YOUNG FAN, YOU SEE HIM AT THE GAMES ALL THE TIME. FELICIA AND ANGELA, YOU SEE THAT LITTLE MAN THERE ALL THE TIME. AND YOU THROW HIM ON THE JUMBOTRON A LOT OF TIMES. AND AND REALLY A FAN FAVORITE AT EACH OF THE GAMES. AND AT LEAST THE GAMES I’VE BEEN TO. HE’S ALWAYS THERE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A IT’S LIKE A HIGHLIGHT REEL FOR THIS SEASON AND THE PLAYOFFS. THE AMAZING RUN PANTHERS HAD IN THE PLAYOFFS TO TAKE THEIR SECOND STANLEY CUP. AND AS YOU CAN HEAR AGAIN, THEY’RE GETTING THE PLAYERS ON STAGE. ANY PLAYER WANTS TO SPEAK WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK. THEY’LL PASS THAT CUP AROUND. WE’LL HEAR FROM COACH PAUL MAURICE AS WELL. IF THIS IS A RECAP OF EVERYTHING THEY DID THIS SEASON, JUST A MAGICAL SEASON FOR THE FLORIDA PANTHERS. YEAH, TODD. USUALLY THIS SEASON, DURING THE SEASON THEY’RE REALLY RESERVED. WHEN YOU TALK TO THEM IN THE LOCKER ROOM, THEY SAY ALL THE RIGHT THINGS. I’M NOT SURE THEY’RE GOING TO SAY ALL THE RIGHT THINGS TODAY. THEY’VE HAD A THEY’VE HAD A LONG LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE EMOTIONAL. IT’S GOING TO BE EMOTIONAL. AND YOU KNOW THEY’RE GOING TO ENJOY THEMSELVES AS THEY SHOULD AFTER A LONG SEASON LIKE THIS. NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO IN LIFE, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU GET TO ENJOY THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR, YOU GOTTA BE HAPPY FOR FOR ANYONE TO GET TO ENJOY IT. AND TODAY’S THE DAY TO DO THAT. AND LET ME TELL YOU, THERE IS A BANNER PLANE FLYING THE BEACH HERE AT HARD ROCK IS ASKING YOU IF YOU’D LIKE TO MAKE A BET ON THE THREE PEAT THREE IN A ROW BEFORE A PANTHERS, AND WITH ABOUT 90S LEFT, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THE PANTHERS KEEP THIS TEAM TIGHT? STAY AWAY FROM INJURIES AND DO THIS AGAIN. YEAH, YOU SAID THE RIGHT WORD. STAY AWAY FROM INJURIES. THEY DIDN’T HAVE MAJOR INJURIES. AND THAT’S PART OF THE REASON WHY THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO BACK STANLEY CUP TITLES. AND THE SUMMER DURING THE REST OF THE SUMMER AND BEFORE TRAINING CAMP STARTS, IT’S GOING TO BE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. THIS TEAM HAS PLAYED A LOT OF HOCKEY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BECAUSE THEY’VE GONE WELL INTO THE POSTSEASON, BUT THEY’RE GOING TO GET THEIR REST. THE MANAGEMENT AND PRESIDENT BILL ZITO, HE’S GOING TO DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE WHAT HE’S PAID TO DO IS TO PUT THE BEST TEAM ON BACK ON THE ICE AGAIN. HE’S GOING TO BE CHARGED WITH THAT. HE’S DONE THE BEST JOB HE COULD, AND HE’S ALL HE’S SHOWN IS THAT HE CAN DO IT. HE CAN PUT THE BEST ROSTER TOGETHER AGAIN. AND I THINK ALL THE PANTHERS FANS HAVE FAITH THAT SAM BENNETT WILL BE BACK, AND SOME OF THE OTHER GUYS WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH BRAD MARCHAND. AND, YOU KNOW, WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THEY HAVE PLAYED A LOT OF HOCKEY AND NOW THEY’VE HAD A LOT OF STANLEY CUP VICTORY PARADES. TWO IN A ROW, MAYBE A THIRD. THAT’S GOING TO CONCLUDE OUR COVERAGE HERE FROM THE PARADE ROUTE ON A1A HERE ON FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH. BUT THE RALLY CONTINUES. YOU CAN SEE OUR COVERAGE ONLINE AT WPBF.COM. THE VERY LOCAL APP, OUR NEWS APP AS WELL. WE WANT TO THANK OUR ENTIRE PRODUCTION CREW FOR EVERYTHING THEY’VE DONE TODAY, BOTH BACK IN THE BOOTH AND HERE ON TOP OF THE BEACH HOUSE HOTEL BY HILTON ON A1A. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. AND TO OUR ALL OUR TEAMMATES, STEVEN, FELICIA, ANGELA, CHRIS, BROOKE AS WELL, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHERS. IT’S BEEN A GREAT DAY. CELEBRATING THE PANTHERS CONTINUES ONLINE FOR YOU. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY. GO CATS. IN THE HOUSE. WESTON COOPER CITY. DAVIE HOLLYWOOD AND FORT LAUDERDALE. WELCOME, EVERYBODY. NOW I GOTTA APOLOGIZE TO ALL YEAR. LAST YEAR I STOOD UP HERE LIKE A DUMB GUY AND I SAID, ENJOY THIS. IT’S ONCE IN A LIFETIME. SORRY. NOT WHEN YOU GOT SERGEI STOPPING PUCKS. IT’S NOT ONCE. NOT WHEN YOU GOT REINER WITH A FOUR GOAL CLINCHER. IT’S NOT ONCE, NOT WHEN YOU GOT GADJO AND GREER BANGING AROUND. IT’S NOT ONCE. AND NOT WHEN YOU HAVE THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. GUSTAV FORSLING BACK THERE. IT’S NOT ONCE AND NOT WHEN WE HAVE ALL OF YOU, THE GREAT SOUTH FLORIDA FANS AND THE GREAT PANTHERS FANS. SO FORGET ABOUT IT BEING ONCE IN A LIFETIME, BECAUSE GUESS WHAT? WORLD? THEY’RE BACK. NOW, LAST YEAR THE WEATHER WASN’T SO GREAT, BUT I’M LOOKING AROUND THIS YEAR AND I DON’T SEE ANY LIGHTNING. I DON’T EVEN SEE ANY HURRICANES IN THE FORECAST. THERE SURE AS HELL AIN’T NO MAPLE LEAFS ON THE BEACH. AND I’M LOOKING OVER AT THE BEAUTIFUL ATLANTIC. I DON’T SEE ANY OIL IN THE OCEAN. DO YOU? NOW, THESE GUYS ON THE STAGE, GREAT PLAYERS, GREAT TEAM, GREAT CHARACTER. AND BECAUSE AS GOOD AS THEY ARE ON THE ICE, THEY’RE EVEN BETTER PEOPLE OFF THE ICE, WHICH IS SAYING SOMETHING. THE ACCOMPLISHMENT IS AMAZING, FOLKS. SECOND STRAIGHT STANLEY CUP. THE MOST GOALS IN A POSTSEASON SINCE 1991 AND THE FOURTH MOST EVER. THESE GUYS SOMEHOW SCORED 94 GOALS IN THE PLAYOFFS. YOU KIDDING ME? IN A SECOND STRAIGHT CUP FINAL WIN OVER EDMONTON, THEY LED FOR NEARLY 256 MINUTES. THAT’S A FINALS RECORD. THEY OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS IN THE PLAYOFFS BY 38 GOALS. THAT’S THE MOST IN THREE DECADES. AND THEY LIFTED THE TROPHY AT AMERANT BANK ARENA ON HOME ICE TWO YEARS IN A ROW. THAT HASN’T HAPPENED IN NEARLY 40 YEARS. AND WITH ALL THAT, THE AFTER PARTY MAY HAVE TRUMPED IT. IT’S POSSIBLE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, COACHES, PLAYERS. MEDICAL STAFF, EQUIPMENT, STAFF, EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS A HAND IN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP, AND SO DO ALL OF YOU. SO LET’S GET STARTED. YOU HEARD ENOUGH OF ME. I DID TELL STANLEY. LET’S JUST STAY HOME, BABY. SO HE FIGURED WE’LL STICK AROUND. YOU KNOW, HE’S A LITTLE BIT AWAY FROM STATEN ISLAND, THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT, CLASS OF 2002. US ARMY CAPTAIN, PANTHERS PRESIDENT AND CEO MATT CALDWELL. COME ON UP. WHO WANTS A THIRD CUP? TALK TO ME. YOU GUYS ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. THIS BEACH IS ROCKING RIGHT NOW. SPECIAL THANKS TO FORT LAUDERDALE. AMAZING JOB SETTING THIS UP. OUR POLICE AND FIRE. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING BROWARD COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR INVESTING US ON BEHALF OF THE BILOELA FAMILY. OUR OWNERSHIP. I’VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO STAND IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU. SO HUMBLED THAT THE FAMILY CHOSE ME TO TO TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU. IT’S JUST AN AMAZING, AMAZING JOB THAT ALL OF YOU SUPPORTING US, WATCHING THESE, THESE GREAT WARRIORS BEHIND US. I’M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THEM IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT I WANT TO ADDRESS ONE THING THAT I’VE SEEN OUT IN THE MEDIA. SO HAVE YOU GUYS HEARD SOME OF THIS RHETORIC THAT THE REASON WHY THE PANTHERS ARE WINNING IS BECAUSE THERE’S NO STATE TAXES IN FLORIDA, RIGHT? HAVE YOU GUYS HEARD THIS? THE MEDIA, SOME OF THE BIG MARKETS BUYS IDIOT IS OUT THERE SAYING THAT ALL THESE FOLKS SAID, NO, IT’S A NICE LITTLE BENEFIT. IT’S A GREAT BENEFIT, DON’T GET ME WRONG. BUT LET ME TELL YOU THE REAL REASON WHY WE’VE WON TWO STRAIGHT CUPS. WE’RE GOING TO BE GOING FOR A THIRD OR THIRD. FIRST. IT STARTS WITH GREAT OWNERSHIP. WE GOT THE BEST GENERAL MANAGER IN THE NHL, BILL ZITO. WE GOT THE BEST COACH IN THE LEAGUE. PAUL MAURICE. WE GOT THE BEST CAPTAIN IN THE LEAGUE. SASHA BARKOV. AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THE BEST FANS, THE BEST TEAM. YOU SEE HOW THESE GUYS BOND TOGETHER, SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE THAT WE’RE HERE WITH YACHTS AND BEAUTIFUL BOATS AND THE GREATEST FANS IN THE WORLD. SO THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US. LET’S GO WIN ANOTHER ONE. ALRIGHT FANS. ALRIGHT. IT’S MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE THE BEST HIRE THAT THE VIOLA FAMILY AND MYSELF HAVE EVER HAD IN OUR IN OUR CAREER. AND OBVIOUSLY THE PANTHERS, THE ARCHITECT OF OUR ROSTER, OUR GENERAL MANAGER BILL ZITO. THANKS, MATT. SO, HEY, COME ON. THAT’S OKAY. SO MY MESSAGE TODAY IS ONE OF THANKS. AND THERE’S A COUPLE LAYERS TO WHO WE NEED TO THANK TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY. HAVERHILL ROAD. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THESE MEN, IT’S THESE PLAYERS, THESE COACHES WHO ARE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS, OUR STAFF, OUR SCOUTS. LEO FROM THE DINING ROOM, EVERYBODY GETS TOGETHER. AND IF YOU CAME TO SEE US AND YOU WALKED INTO THE ROOM, YOU WOULDN’T KNOW WHO THE SUPERSTAR WAS OR WHO THE OTHER GUY WAS. AND IT’S A BLESSING. AND I CAN’T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH TO ALL YOU GUYS. IT’S A TRUE HONOR. NEXT, THE VIOLA FAMILY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR EMPOWERING US TO TRY TO BE GOOD. I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS BECAUSE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PLAYERS AND THE FANS HERE, IT’S REAL. IT’S SINCERE. WHEN YOU HAVE GUYS GETTING OFF BUSSES TO RUN AROUND AND HIGH FIVE WHEN YOU HAVE. I SEE THE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THE PLAYERS AND THE FANS AND THE PLAYERS. KNOW THE GUY FROM LAST WEEK? YEAH, I REMEMBER YOU. IT’S WONDERFUL, IT’S REAL AND I CAN’T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH. AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, I’D LIKE TO THANK OUR FAMILIES. WE’RE AWAY AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME. WE’RE NOT ALWAYS THERE FOR OUR KIDS. WE’RE NOT AT EVERY GAME OR EVERY PRACTICE. WE’RE NOT THERE EVERY NIGHT. AND OUR WIVES, OUR SPOUSES, OUR CHILDREN DO THIS FOR US. SO I’D LIKE TO INVITE THERESA, MRS. V, COME UP. AND I’D LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF THE WIVES TO COME UP RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, JULIE. I CAN’T THANK HER ENOUGH. AND MRS. V IS GOING TO TOAST EVERYBODY. HERE’S TO THE BETTER HALF. THE WIVES. THANK YOU GUYS. YOU’RE AWESOME. LOOK AT THIS. AND BY THE WAY, I DON’T WANT TO GET KILLED AT HOME. SO A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY WIFE, DANA TODAY. YEAH, RIGHT IN THE FRONT ROW. YOU KNOW, THEY DON’T GET ANY CLASSIER. THEY DO NOT GET ANY BETTER. HE DOES MORE. HE CLAIMS HE JUST STANDS BEHIND THE BENCH IN A SUIT. BUT TRUST ME, THAT’S NOT TRUE. NOT ONE, BUT THE TWO TIME DEFENDING STANLEY CUP CHAMPION COACH PAUL MAURICE. RANGERS WIN THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE STANLEY CUP. SO ALL WE’VE PROVED IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES IS THE MEN BEHIND ME HAVE NO CHANCE. A DATE IN THOSE GIRLS UNLESS WE’RE PLAYING PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY. NO CHANCE. AND ALL THE WOMEN KNOW WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. THE MEN ARE GOING — RIGHT, BOY. YOU HAVE NO IDEA. SO. AND I DIDN’T CHECK WITH THE VIOLA FAMILY, AND I SHOULD HAVE. AND I DIDN’T CHECK WITH THE PLAYERS, BUT A PROCLAMATION FROM THE FLORIDA PANTHERS TODAY IN. OF LOVE. SO HERE WE KNOW THIS IN THE HISTORY OF MAN, THERE IS NO CHANCE THERE HAVE EVER BEEN THIS MANY CAT LOVERS IN ONE SPOT. SO THOSE OF YOU FIND PEOPLE THAT BRAVED THE WEATHER LAST YEAR, YOU SAW A CAT IN THE FRONT AND A CAT ON THE BACK. I GOT TWO CATS ON THE FRONT. THAT’S POPPY, THAT’S PENNY, AND THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY A GROWN MAN AT 58 GETS ON A STAGE IN FRONT OF A HALF MILLION PEOPLE IS. IF YOUR DAUGHTER MADE ME. MY DAUGHTER MADE US. AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND. BUT IN TRUTH. SO WE LEAVE HERE TODAY TOGETHER. THE MEN BEHIND ME LOVE YOU. ALL OF YOU LOVE THE MEN BEHIND ME. SO WE WILL ASK THIS OF YOU. THE POLICE OFFICERS AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS FOR ALL THEY DO TO KEEP US OUT OF HARM’S WAY. THIS SUMMER. LET’S KEEP THEM OUT OF HARM’S WAY. THAT WILL BE OUR GIFT TO ALL OF THESE PEOPLE. ALL OF YOU. ALL OF YOU ARE A GIFT TO US. I HOPE THESE MEN BEHIND YOU GAVE A GIFT TO YOU THAT YOU WILL CARRY FOREVER. SO NOW I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOUR CAPTAIN. THESE MEN’S CAPTAIN AND THE CAPTAIN, MR. SASHA BARKOV. FIRST OUT OF THE CORNER AND THEN BACK BEHIND THE NET. WITH ORLOV ALL OVER HIM. BARKOV BREAKS FREE TO THE FRONT OF THAT BACKHAND, AND HE SCORES. HERE’S THE SHOT. SCORES! SASHA BARKOV. ALL RIGHT, LET ME START WITH THE WAY I. IT ENDED LAST YEAR. LET’S DO IT AGAIN. BUT. BOY. BY. THANK YOU. I STILL HAVE MORE TO SAY. THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING. I KNOW IT’S A LITTLE BETTER DAY TODAY THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR, BUT STILL, THIS IS AMAZING WHAT A DAY WE’RE HAVING RIGHT NOW WITH YOU GUYS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU. BUT FIRST OF ALL, I KNOW MAYBE THANK YOU TO MY TEAM. BUT FIRST OF ALL, TO THE EQUIPMENT GUYS. MEDICAL GUYS WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS, WE WOULD NOT BE HERE. AND THEN STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING GUYS. WE HAD TO TRAVEL SO MUCH THIS YEAR. WE TRAVELED TO FINLAND. WE TRAVELED TO EDMONTON AND THESE GUYS MADE OUR LIVES EASIER AND MADE OUR BODIES READY TO PERFORM ON THE ICE. SO WE WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT THOSE GUYS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I’VE BEEN FOR THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. AFTER THE TRIP TO 11, I’VE BEEN THINKING, WHO AM I GOING TO INTRODUCE NEXT? AND. LIKE, I JUST, I WOULD LOVE TO BRING EVERY SINGLE PERSON HERE, BUT I HAVE TO BRING RHINO HERE. REINHARD WITH THE STEAL. NICE MOVE. CUTS TO THE NET SCORE TO RIGHT SIDE. REINHARDT TO THE NET. HE SCORES! IT’S A HAT TRICK. THE MOST EMPTY NETTER HIGHLIGHTS I’VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. THE ONLY THING I’VE HEARD ALL DAY IS HOW THIS IS THE BEST PARADE THAT’S EVER BEEN HAPPENED IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THANK GOD I MISSED LAST YEAR. NOT THIS YEAR. I’M GOING TO KEEP THIS REAL SHORT AND SWEET BECAUSE, AS BACH NOTED THE OTHER NIGHT AT 11, I HAD THE MIC FOR 45 MINUTES TOO LONG. YEAH, YOU DID. IN HONOR OF DJ KHALED, WE THE BEST. AND I MEAN THAT. ANOTHER ONE. NEXT UP, HE CAME HERE THREE YEARS AGO. HE WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR AND EVERYTHING CHANGED. THE GUTS, THE GRIND, THE TALENT. THREE EASTERN CONFERENCE TITLES, TWO STANLEY CUP WINS. THE PRODUCT OF BIG WALT AND CHANTEL MATTHEW TKACHUK. SCORES AGAIN. CATCH UP CATCHING. CAN’T WAIT TO START. I COULD GET USED TO THIS. OH, MAN. NOW I. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NOW I HAVE I JUST HAVE A FEW PEOPLE TO THANK RIGHT NOW. TODAY’S PARADE WAS. IT CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY ENTIRE LIFE. SO POLICE AND AND THE FIREMEN AND EVERYBODY HERE. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR MAKING IT. SOME OF THE SOME OF THE MOST FUN AND SAFE. AND AND THESE ARE MEMORIES I’M GOING TO HAVE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. BUT THERE’S TWO PEOPLE THAT PUT THEIR ABSOLUTE NUTS ON THE LINE FOR ME TO COME HERE. AND THAT’S VINNIE VIOLA AND BILL ZITO. SO THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU GUYS. ME GETTING TRADED HERE HONESTLY CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER. AND I HAVE ALL OF YOU TO THANK. SO THANK YOU. I, I DIDN’T I DIDN’T HAVE ANYTHING PREPARED THAT I LIKE THE REST OF EVERYBODY. BUT I WAS TALKING TO GUSTAV FORSLING IN THE BACK AND WE WE WE THOUGHT ABOUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE LINES EVER. AND IT WAS I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO ABSOLUTELY — NOBODY BECAUSE I DOUBLE CHAMP DOESN’T WHERE THE — HE WANTS. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO CALL UP THE BEST DEFENSE IN THE LEAGUE. GUSTAV FORSLING BABY. THANK YOU GUYS. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK. OBVIOUSLY THE VIOLA FAMILY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. AND BILL SEATTLE WHO BROUGHT ME HERE OFF WAIVERS. THANKS, CAROLINA. CAROLINA MARINA. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY I WANT TO THANK MY PARTNER IN CRIME, AARON EKBLAD. GET UP HERE. AT THE CIRCLE LIONHEART. SHOT. HE SCORED A POWER PLAY GOAL. AND IT’S ONE FOR THE HIGHLIGHT REEL. STAAL LOST THE PUCK. STAR AARON EKBLAD. WE LOVE YOU. AND IT’S FUNNY. AFTER 11, MY AGENT CALLED ME AND HE SAID, MAKE SURE YOU DON’T SAY IT. WHATEVER BENNY SAID. YOU GOTTA HOLD ON TO THAT LEVERAGE. HEY, BENNY. ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THANK YOU. THANK YOU FANS. THANK YOU, MY TEAMMATES. THANK YOU. VINNY. 11 — YEARS YOU BELIEVED IN ME, BILLY. YOU BELIEVED IN ME. DALE TALLON. ALL THE PEOPLE THAT BELIEVED IN ME TO COME IN AND DO WHAT I DO AND DO WHAT WE DO — BEST. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A I HAVE A BRACELET ON. CAN ANYBODY GUESS WHAT IT SAYS? — YOU. BROOKS. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. HAVE FUN. ENJOY. HOCKEY. THE PANTHERS HAVE PLAYED IN FOUR STANLEY CUP FINALS. WE’VE WON TWICE, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE GOT A CONN SMYTHE TROPHY. THE PLAYOFFS ARE HIS TIME TO SHINE. NO ONE IN NHL HISTORY HAS SCORED MORE GOALS ON THE ROAD IN A PLAYOFF YEAR. TOUGHNESS AND DETERMINATION ARE JUST IN HIS DNA. SAM. BENNETT PLAYOFF SAM SMYTH TROPHY GOES TO THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IN THE PLAYOFFS. IT’S ONLY FITTING THAT THIS YEAR IS GOES TO THE LEADING GOAL SCORER, SAM BENNETT. MVP. IT’S TIME. THANK YOU GUYS. NO. THIS IS. THE. YEAR A YEAR. THIS IS TRULY INCREDIBLE. I MEAN YOU KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THEY DON’T LIKE THE WAY WE PLAY. THEY THEY DON’T LIKE THEY CALL US DIRTY. THEY CALL US NASTY. THEY CALL US BULLIES. SO NO, I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO, TO APOLOGIZE TO ABSOLUTELY — NO ONE. WE’RE THE DOUBLE CHAMPS. WE DO. WHAT THE — WE WANT. LET’S GO. EIGHT MORE YEARS, PLEASE. SAM BENNETT, BEAUTY. WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, HE’S THERE TO BACK IT UP. HE’S GOING TO THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME. HE’S WON TWO VEZINAS. HE’S NOW GOT TWO CUPS. YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT, BOBBY. BOBBY! SERGEI BOBROVSKY THE BRICK WALL. HERE’S NUGENT-HOPKINS WITH A SHOT. REBOUND. TERRI SLOT. CERNAK IN FRONT. MAKES A MOVE. SAVE! BOBROVSKY THE REBOUND. OH, WHAT A SAVE. WHAT’S UP? SOUTH FLORIDA. WHAT AN AMAZING DAY TODAY. THANK YOU GUYS ALL FOR COMING. IT’S IT’S BEEN GREAT. GREAT YEAR GREAT PLAYOFF AND GREAT VICTORY. I THINK I’D LIKE TO GET TOGETHER AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. I THINK WITH THIS UNBELIEVABLE OWNERSHIP WITH GREAT MANAGEMENT, WITH THE GREAT COACHING STAFF, THIS FANTASTIC GROUP OF GUYS. WITH INCREDIBLE YOU GUYS WITH INCREDIBLE FANS AND WITH THE BLESSING FROM THE GOD. WE CAN ALL MEET TOGETHER HERE NEXT YEAR. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST. YOU GOT GOOD AT THE ONE WORD CHANCE. SO OUR NEXT SPEAKER I JUST NEED THREE WORDS. THANK YOU. BOSTON. GET SHOT. BRAD MARCHAND RANSACKED AND OVERTIME. I COULDN’T HEAR YOU. THIS IS VERY UNEXPECTED. SO I GOT A LOT TO SAY. THIS HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE. I NEVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED BEING PART OF SOMETHING SO SPECIAL. I’M SO HAPPY THAT I DON’T HAVE TO PLAY AGAINST THESE GUYS ANYMORE. AND I’M SO HAPPY. I DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING KNOCKED OUT BY BENNY ANYMORE. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO IS PART OF, OF OF BRINGING ME HERE. IT’S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE. THERE’S A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE INVOLVED, BUT THANK YOU. IT’S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE. THERE’S BEEN A LOT GOING ON THE LAST FEW DAYS, ACTUALLY. BENNY AND CHUCKY BOTH SAW MY SPEECH, SO WE’VE KIND OF HAD A FEW MOTTOS GOING ON. FIRST OFF, BOYS, THANKS FOR BRINGING IT. AND SECOND, IF YOU CAN’T HANDLE IT, DON’T WIN. LET’S GO. TO BOSTON. THANKS TO VOICE. THANK YOU. ONE MORE TIME. THE ENTIRE 2025 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION FLORIDA PANTHERS, AS THEY SALUTE YOU, THE GREAT PANTHER FANS. WHOLE TEAM. COME ON UP. GOLF. CAN’T STOP. LA LA LA LA LA. GO, CATS. GO! CATS GO! CATS GO. LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA. GO. CATS GO. I KNOW YOU WANTED ME TO STAY. BUT I CAN’T IGNORE THE CRAZY VISIONS OF ME AND L.A. I HEARD THAT THERE’S A SPECIAL PLACE WHERE BOYS AND GIRLS CAN ALL BE QUEENS. EVERY SINGLE DAY I’M LOVING. MAKE YOUR DREAMS OF LEAVING TENNESSEE IS SANTA MONICA. I SWEAR IT’S GOING. HE WILL MAKE MY MAMA PROUD. IT’S GONNA CAUSE A SCENE. SHE SEES HER BABY GIRL I KNOW SHE’S GONNA SCREAM. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? YOU’RE A PINK PONY GIRL. AND YOU DANCE AT THE CLUB. OH, MAMA. JUST HAVING FUN ON THE STAGE IN MY HEELS. IT’S WHERE I BELONG. DOWN AT THE PINK I’M GONNA KEEP ON DANCING AT THE. I’M GONNA KEEP ON DANCING. I’M GONNA KEEP ON DANCING AT THE PINK PONY CLUB. SEE YOU, SEE YOU, SEE. COMMITTED NO CRIME. AND BAD MISTAKES. I’VE MADE A FEW. I’VE HAD MY SHARE AND KICKED IN MY BED. BUT I’VE COME THROUGH. MY FRIEND. AND WE. KEEP ON FIGHTING TILL THE END. WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS. NO TIME FOR MESS. WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS. OF THE WORLD. JONESY. SUNDAY. NO. PLEASURE CRUISE. I CONSIDER IT A CHALLENGE. AND I. MY FRIEND. TILL THE END. THOSE BALLOONS. BECAUSE WE ARE THE CHAMPS. MY FRIEND. AND WE KEEP ON FIGHTING TILL THE END. THE CHAMPION. GUYS, THE TEAM UP HERE THAT BROUGHT SOUTH FLORIDA ANOTHER CUP. LONDON. STRONG BELIEFS. MY LOVE HAS GOT NO POWER. HE’S GOT HIS STRONG BELIEFS. MY LOVE HAS GOT NO PAIN. HE’S GOT HIS STRONG BELIEFS. MY LOVE HAS GOT NO MONEY. HE’S GOT HIS STRONG BELIEFS. ONE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE JUST WANT MORE AND MORE FREEDOM AND LOVE WHAT HE’S LOOKING FOR. ONE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE JUST WANT MORE AND MORE FREEDOM AND LOVE WHAT HE’S LOOKING FOR. HE’S FROM DESIRE. MY DEFENSES PURIFIED, FREED FROM DESIRE. MY SENSES PURIFIED, FREED FROM DESIRE. MY DESIRE TO PURIFIED. FREED FROM DESIRE. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. MY LOVE IS MY MONEY. HE’S GOT IT FROM. MY LOVE HAS NO POWER. HE’S GOT A STRONG BELIEF. MY LOVE HAS GOT NO PAIN. HE’S GOT STRONG BELIEF. MY LOVE HAS GOT NO MONEY. HE’S GOT A STRONG BELIEF. ONE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE. JUST WANT MORE AND MORE. TILL MY LOVE. WHAT HE’S LOOKING FOR MORE AND MORE PEOPLE JUST WANT MORE AND MORE FREEDOM AND LOVE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR FREE FROM DESIRE? MY INTENTIONS. IT FREED FROM DESIRE. MIND AND SENSES PURIFY. FREED FROM DESIRE. MY AND SENSES PURIFIED. FREED FROM DESIRE. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA. WELL. YOU KNOW YOU MAKE ME WANT TO KICK MY HEELS UP AND SHOUT. THROW MY HANDS UP AND THROW MY HEAD BACK. AND COME ON NOW. DON’T FORGET TO SAY YOU WILL. DON’T FORGET TO SAY YEAH, YEAH, SAY YOU WILL SAY IT RIGHT NOW, BABY. COME ON, COME ON. SAY YOU WILL SAY YOU COMING NOW. SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME. SAY THAT YOU NEED ME. SAY THAT YOU WANT ME. SAY YOU WANT TO PLEASE ME. COME ON NOW. SAY I STILL REMEMBER WHEN YOU USED TO BE NINE YEARS OLD. DOO DOO DOO. YEAH, I WAS A FOOL FOR YOU. AND YOU’RE UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY SOUL. YEAH. NOW DON’T YOU GO UP, UP ON, UP TO NO. HEY! ARE YOU GONNA LEAVE? DO YOU GONNA LET ME GO? UP, YOU UP? I WANT YOU TO KNOW I SAID I. LOTS OF TIMES SO LONG. UNION’S BEEN ON STRIKE. HE’S DOWN ON HIS LUCK. IT’S TOUGH. ALL DAY WORKING FOR THE MAN. SHE BRINGS HOME HER PAY FOR LOVE. LOVE WHEN SHE SAYS WE GOT A HOLD ON TO WHAT WE GOT. IT DOESN’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND WE MAKE IT ALL NIGHT. WE GOT EACH OTHER AND THAT’S THE LOVE, OH, LOVE. WE’LL GIVE IT A SHOT. FOR YOU THERE. GIVE IT ALL AWAY. WE’LL BE I SWEAR I NEVER. COMING OUT OF MY CAGE. AND I’VE BEEN DOING JUST FINE. GOTTA, GOTTA BE DOWN. BECAUSE I WANT IT ALL. AND SHE STARTED OUT WITH A KISS. ME A KISS I’M FALLING ASLEEP AND SHE’S CALLING A CAB WHILE HE’S HAVING A SMOKE. AND SHE’S TAKING A DRAG. NOW THEY’RE GOING TO BED. NOW MY STOMACH IS SICK AND IT’S ALL IN MY HEAD. BUT SHE’S TOUCHING HIS CHEST NOW. HE TAKES OFF HER DRESS. NOW LET ME GO. I JUST CAN’
Officials in Fort Lauderdale have some advice for anyone who plans to attend the parade and rally for the Stanley Cup Champion Panthers Sunday.The parade followed the same route it did last year down A1A.Shayne Wright, Todd McDermott, Steven Graves, Felecia Rodriguez, Angela Rozier, Brooke Silverang and Cris Martinez were along the route. Below is the NHL Panthers Parade Map. 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Can’t see the map? Click here. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —
Officials in Fort Lauderdale have some advice for anyone who plans to attend the parade and rally for the Stanley Cup Champion Panthers Sunday.
The parade followed the same route it did last year down A1A.
Shayne Wright, Todd McDermott, Steven Graves, Felecia Rodriguez, Angela Rozier, Brooke Silverang and Cris Martinez were along the route.
Below is the NHL Panthers Parade Map.
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