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USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Sam Bennett pulls a Leo DiCaprio with stunning free agency announcement
SAM BENNETT SAYS HE'S NOT F'N LEAVING. 🤯 The Florida Panthers really don't have a ton to worry about given the fact that they're now two-time Stanley Cup champions in back-to-back years. All everyone should be focusing on is celebrating the win (after damaging the Cup), and it seems like that's the case. But with the salary cap come some hard decisions. This time around, that means Conn Smythe Trophy winner Sam Bennett is going to need a new contract now that he's a free agent. And you can bet any team looking for some goal scoring and toughness is going to want to give Bennett serious money. Which brings us to the post-Stanley Cup celebration. Bennett and some teammates were out celebrating at Miami nightclub E11EVEN and cameras caught Bennett stepping up to the mic and pulling off the Leonardo DiCaprio meme from Wolf of Wall Street: "I ain't [expletive] leaving." Well, THAT should calm down some of the fears surrounding whether Bennett is leaving for, er, greener pastures. WARNING: NSFW LANGUAGE AHEAD! You heard the man. He's not leaving! This should make you all happy, Panthers fans, although I feel like if your team has won a title twice, you've got a five-year period where it doesn't matter if you can keep it going.
USA Today
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Panthers' post-Stanley Cup song choice was an epic Oilers troll job
Panthers' post-Stanley Cup song choice was an epic Oilers troll job The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions once again, and with a second straight victory over the Edmonton Oilers, they're certainly not above some trolling. As the NHL champs celebrated for a second year in their locker room, some folks noticed a certain song playing as they smoked cigars, danced and drank some bubbly stuff: that would be Chappell Roan's instant classic, Pink Pony Club. That wouldn't be so significant ... except that Pink Pony Club happens to be the song that the Oilers adopted after wins this season. So if the Panthers knew that -- and I would assume they would -- that is some high-level trolling right there. Take a look: Wow. Insult to injury right there, I'd say. And I can't imagine the Oilers are going to bring back that as their victory song, since it was sort of a 2024-25 season kind of thing.
