It was an unbelievable feeling,” Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen said. “I think every player lived for that moment and we’re here to work for it.”

The Stanley Cup is still making its championship tour of South Florida. It was on a basketball court with the Miami Heat this week, is going somewhere else on Thursday and there’s a few more appearances to make after that.

We’ll make very sure that our day is completely focused on what we’re doing, not living in the past, and then, maybe more importantly, the ‘hangover idea,’ not living in the future.’

The Florida Panthers open training camp on Thursday morning in Fort Lauderdale with coach Paul Maurice and his staff welcoming a number of new players. Florida, the defending Stanley Cup champions, will look a little different this coming season after salary cap restrictions cost the Panthers a couple of key players.

The hard work and dedication that makes Florida such a great, difficult team to play against starts on day 1 of training camp

The Florida Panthers were back on the ice Thursday for the first time since winning the Stanley Cup just a few months ago.