The Panthers are back in the Stanley Cup Final after losing in the title round last year

The 2023 Stanley Cup Final had just ended, the Vegas Golden Knights were celebrating their championship and a heartbroken bunch of Florida Panthers were taking off their skates for the final time that season. In that moment, standing in the locker room, Aaron Ekblad made a vow. Look, it's not exactly uncommon for some semblance of that to be said by the team that gets a championship shot and falls short.