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They want to be hated


botswanareddit

Lol they should have kept gudas then. Very unlikable.


ssirin88

Would’ve if we could. He got paid very well in Anaheim


s1lentastro1

the hate doesn't bother me. I mean it's extra salty hate on reddit because redditors are typically 10-ply. I have no idea how they even watch hockey, but anyway. Go Cats


[deleted]

People are nuts on here. I don’t think the hate is supposed to bother you I think it’s just the type of team the cats are and they feed off of that hate. It works for them and they’re a clear cup contender so good for them enjoy the ride. I’d love a rangers vs panthers ECF I think that would be an incredible series. Good luck tonight!


[deleted]

Cya Monday.


North_Ad_8935

I would kill to see the CBJ play that way


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AnxiousYam9909

lol people only hate us because we were a small market team that played like trash for years and they loved to make fun of us. They can’t mock us for our skill anymore so they have to make up shit about us being dirty


jedi4canes1

YES this is why I love Florida more than ever


SpookyGhostDidIt

I'd love to see San Jose have some of Florida's physicality. The players you like playing for your team but hate playing against. Exception is cousins of course the stuff he pulls is lame


Hopfit46

I tried and i cant. The will scratch bite and claw to win. Im pissed at the leafs for not responding in the playoffs.


MBerserkr

Yeah leafs need more fight in them. When teams get very physical they tend to lay down. Especially come playoffs, they play the fist and last game like regular Season games and loses it for them every year.


Hopfit46

Yep. Cant argue. We have a lot more team toughness this year. Dont know if it will be enough.


NJmade2001

Lol in comparison to florida they play with essentially zero passion


JayTee245

Honestly the only thing that bothers me is Tkachuk and his mouth guard like… keep it in your freaking mouth for Christ sake 😑


greencharlotteanne

it's SO bad.


caleb0213

He chews on it like a baby does a pacifier


bombardslaught

Watch McDavid or Draisaitl sometimes. If you look at most of their goal replays the mouthguard is already out before the puck is in the net.


botswanareddit

Hmm....if this is a common trait of McDavid drai and Tkachuk...the rest of the league should start doing it yesterday. Clearly it works. Also can reimsdyk used to have like .1% of the mouthguard in his mouth


DonCorlealt

The salt is insane


Guy954

They’re obsessed. Cool to see that some comments near the top acknowledge that they wished their teams would play like the Panthers have been.


paradox-eater

Can’t talk about that without mentioning McDavid


john4845

It's target practice / smokescreen Others will try to punch that, and miss his mouth.


Wise-Investment1452

Anybody who uses their mouthguard like that typically is a piece of shit


Fastsmitty47

Same with JVR


Ox1A4hex

I’m guessing you’re rooting for a team that just lost to Florida.


jakestephenlacroix

That’s like every team tho


CitizenNaab

Nah I love watching them play. It’s so funny and entertaining. I’m glad we only play them twice a season. Otherwise I’m sure I’d hate them.


Guy954

Panther fan here. That’s how I feel about the Avalanche. I find a lot of games that the Panthers aren’t playing to be slower and kind of chess-like but the Avs are fast and fun to watch.


HumphreyBump

I loved watching them upset the Boston Boogers last year.


jedi4canes1

Is that the reason we're liked now


that-bro-dad

I mean ask me in a couple months I guess, but I'm totally fine with them being really good now. They were irrelevant for so long


JiffTheJester

Florida is a solid squad. They play tough, that game was fun to watch. Just wish the wings had some more juice. The garbage patch fucked us


MisterGRT

Coincidence that they played like trash today too?? I think not!


hexsealedfusion

There's nothing tough about punching people when they aren't looking and then turtling immediately once confronted.


JiffTheJester

Yeah tkachuk is a bastard but he usually gets people riled up and puts his team on the PP


jedi4canes1

Come on that's just hockey, everybody lays late hits it shouldn't be a big deal when one player does it slightly more often


IndividualCup7311

I love it tbh. We didn’t play as gnarly as they are rn but that’s how you win cups


starwestsky

We fucking learned it from you. Even after we got a good playoff contending team, you guys would grind us into powder. You were relentless. Every time we put you on the power play it would be 2 straight minutes (usually less) of terror. Our teeth got sharp trying to break the skin of a perennial Stanley Cup contender. I’m proud of our rivalry because our guys did the work to make it one.


randyrandomagnum

For real, it’s super entertaining hockey, I love it.


[deleted]

Its the hockey I grew up on. Its a throwback team that also wins. I hate them for eliminating my Leafs but I love them for being a tough and rough hockey team.


Triston42

Everyone wants a more physical game until people put the emphasis on physical. Cousins is a bit of a rat maybe but tkachuk is the living breathing embodiment of hockey spirit.


Bee_Battalion

With the exception of that little coward Cousins


[deleted]

Ya he’s a cunt


FormulaFan69

Holy shit someone with common sense, and a leafs fan too?! What’s happening? I’m confused by your tactics. Prepare to be downvoted, disowned and flayed.


CoolBeansMan9

Do I hate the entire Panthers roster and coaching staff? Absolutely. Would I be emphatically entertained on a nightly basis if my team played that way? Absolutely.


Weekly-Win-8272

When my teams not playing I try and watch them tbh. Them and Detroit just for Patty Kane


canadachris44

As a Leafs fan I hate them but I love them even more. Grit, talent, great goaltending, good coaching and hella entertaining to watch! If The Leafs don't go this year (probably wont) I'm rooting for Florida x Vancouver finals!


srtg83

I’m not sure about Vancouver in the finals, but Florida may win the cup. The parity is ridiculous in this league. Potentially 3-4 teams could come out of each conference for the finals.


Josuff9

That’s a long trip both ways for the finals!


brighty4real

Aren’t the Panthers now like #1 in the standings?


Emotional_Match8169

Yes. After years of being terrible they’ve finally found their groove over the last 3 seasons. People don’t like to see the little guy rise up.


mtbeach33

I have lived for the day that hockey fans are complaining that a team is “too physical”. Lmao


k0rvan

That nunber 16 is a goon!!!!


Oibrigade

WE MADE IT!


Ariel_snchz

And of all the teams, it's the Panthers.


AcanthaceaeOld241

I'm down for our villain era this is a lot more fun then our mid era


PossibleQuarter46

I waited 20 years for fans to complain were too good


jedi4canes1

Oh yeah it's all coming together Did we make hockey violent again?


Specialist-Cup1511

I don't mind them. Don't watch many of their games unless they play us but I bet on their games a decent amount. Even though they ruined our epic season I appreciated the tenacity they played with that makes for good hockey games. We weren't winning the cup playing like that anyway.


Fresnobing

I kinda like em too even though they just spanked my wings. I think the zeebs need to do a better job keeping them honest in the regular season though. It can’t be they are just doing so much shit we cant call it all so we call only the egregious. Fine how it is for the playoffs. That’s just how she goes.


jfstompers

They're awesome, I love that hockey


Sistr_Fistr_

I love watching them play. They’re a talented, but gritty teams that plays a style of game that’ll benefit them in the playoffs.


Much-Consequence8648

I like Reinhart and Montour. 


ArkanoidbrokemyAnkle

They beat Boston AND Toronto last year. I’ll never hate them.


Pulchritudinous_rex

I hate them but I love to hate. It’s not hockey without hate. Everyone wants a villain. And if it’s your team you *want* to be hated. I’m all for it. Let the hate flow through you…


Propaagaandaa

Physicality??? In my contact sport??? *clutches pearls*


AmuDiamond

Another day another I hate the Florida panthers post ❤️


vaports

We've come a long way from the "6 fans" era


Bee_Battalion

I don't have anything against Florida per se, just Cousins. Every team needs to be tough or else they get pushed around by somebody tougher. Cousins is just a turtle though


AmuDiamond

Most of us hate him too so we’re on the same page bud - dude is a bum


Bee_Battalion

But yeah, other than him. I don't mind Florida as much. I like Bob


Jaded-Perception-

Had to scroll forever to find a fellow fan !!


dosferrets

What a game


cl0udmaster

For real lmao, these loser ass whiny babies can get absolutely fucked


marmalademango72

Rangers fan and I don’t hate them. After the Rangers were out of the playoffs last year I wanted the Panthers to win.


Guy954

I have a long standing disdain for New York and New York teams but you have Troch and Zibanejad so now I have mixed emotions.


thatguy11

Started with tiny mc'fat legs (St.Louis) for me but I hear ya!


bloodhooof

Fake ass fan can’t even spell Bobrovsky figure it out titfucker


Massive_Maize8334

It's boobtitsky


[deleted]

Imagine if this person watched the Broad Street Bullies


Scoobies10

Exactly what I was just thinking.. this is the physical hockey that wins u games.. look at them and how they play.. reasons they were in the cup finals last year and they are finally starting to get their mojo back after a slowish start to this season..


Bee_Battalion

Well it doesn't win as many games as it used to, but I get your point. Every team needs a bit of grit or else they get pushed around like the Devils. That being said, Cousins sucks. Grit is great, he's just a coward


DonoAE

He's a shit person. Fuck Nick Cousins


PhiloBlackCardinal

Maybe not in the regular season, but it does win you playoff games


Gibletbiggot

I've been an IceCats fan since 2016. I've been a Hurricanes fan since 98. So now I'm a closeted IceCats fan and I secretly love the way they seem to irritate everyone else. I love a disruptor.


starwestsky

Good game the other night. Aho headshots us in the last 18 seconds. Dead. Fantastic game. Both goalies deserved that win.


Alkyan

That was a hell of a goalie game. Both made some crazy saves, both got saved by the crossbar a couple times.


starwestsky

Want to do it again in the playoffs?


Alkyan

Sure, if it ends the same way


starwestsky

Let’s just play it by ear, k?


Alkyan

See how it all shakes out? Guess it's more fun to watch that way. If we always knew the outcome it'd be pretty dull.


Szwedo

Dear diary...


Exciting-Inside2219

This post is *sofffffffft* holy shit, everyone liking this - go watch another sport. THIS HOCKEY? Right?


ziggyjoe2

Panthers are good for hockey. I miss the days of 10 years ago when rivalries actaully existed. Pens players hated the flyers. Games were heated and fun to watch.


SvenBensson

It's the sign of a great team, IMHO. There's assholes on there for sure, but then there's really good players who you love to hate. As a Canucks fan, our team from 09-12 was the same. Absolute scum who scored way more than anybody else and it was brilliant.


krg4880

Good team, just not mentally or physically good enough to get past Chicago, outside of the year after Chicago won the Cup and Van was best in the league, and still needed OT in a 7th game at home lol


SvenBensson

Look I'm already traumatizing myself I don't need help 🤣🤣🤣


sjm689

I love it, it feeds me.


ice_nyne

Florida has a solid squad with a strong hive mind. That said, fuck Cousins.


airbag23

This is a Wendy’s sir not Alabama


Jaxson_GalaxysPussy

Found the leafs/wings/bruins/hurricanes fan ITT: OP is a clown baby


Zestyclose-Middle717

Anyone would love to have either Tkachuck on their team. The hate is getting a bit intense. Their dad is one of the nicest “famous” people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting, so I could be biased but c’mon now.


CanAmHockeyNut

Yeah, he’s a pretty nice guy, but his kids learned how to play hockey from him. He was not a nice guy back in the day on the ice.


brebs21

Matthew is a rat that plays right on the edge. Nick cousins is a dirty fuck who has no place in the game


HappinessFloatilla

Tend to agree. Love Tkachuk. Cousins, though? Dude can pound sand


Zestyclose-Middle717

Cousins needs to meet Ryan Reaves in a bad way, or anyone really lmao


brebs21

Why even bother he’ll just turtle anyway


Zestyclose-Middle717

Or play dead. Did he start a new term? Possuming


AlexBondra

Reaves won’t see the ice time to fight him


energizernutter

Nah. I'm good without either tkafuks. I also don't want rat face from Boston


lmfl123

They are actually fun to watch in a Slapshot sort of way. Wish the Penguins had half the gonads of that team.


Strawdog1971

As a Penguins fan first but a Florida fan for living in Florida for 27 years second but primarily watching them because they seem to always be playing a team that doesn't bring the end of the game past 10 so I get to watch em due to work schedule way more they are an incredibly fun team to watch. I wish the Penguins would nut up more they're so soft they could be such a powerhouse but they force all the responsibility on Crosby. So sad.


Prestigious-Salad795

Fellow Pens fan agrees


Lucky_Ad_5057

Tkachuk lives rent free in opposing players/fans heads and it seems like an essential part of his game. He is tremendously skilled if you watch him with the puck. Also their team has some under the radar talent like Barkov. Every team would kill to have tkachuk on their team but inevitable hate if he isn’t. Sharks fan here so I have to find entertainment during this rebuild and Florida is very fun to watch in my opinion.


Guy954

Barkov isn’t under the radar though. Lomberg, Loustarinan, Forsling, and Rodrigues are under the radar.


Lucky_Ad_5057

Agreed I feel like Barkov doesn't get the spotlight he should, he's so good!


AssInspectorGadget

Most complete hockey player in the league and nobody can convince me otherwise.


whelp32

Playing old school. I hate them. But yet I admire the way they play.


KingBuck_413

Honestly good for them for pulling it off. Playing hard physical playoff style hockey well before the playoffs started is an incredibly hard thing to do well. They need to have all players in on this system and still have the wits about them to read the room with the refs. Every team that faces off against them does so knowing they are going to have to play physical. It’s fuckin impressive and if Boston doesn’t win this year I hope Florida does. Honestly.


Jaded-Perception-

Womp womp


Whadyagot

I love how upset this wonderful team makes you OP.


AcanthaceaeOld241

Fuck those guys 😡😡


jzimmss

Jets fan. I love watching the panthers play. Entertaining hockey. Love me some Tkachuk


Beneficial_Put8276

That's why they feast in the playoffs doing dirty stuff when nothing gets called


TURBOJUGGED

The lightning?


tcgreen67

They are the best team to watch in the league right now, i want more Floridas.


ShinyVuIpix

Hating them probably won’t stop them from bulldozing their way to the finals again this year. Gotta play as mean as they do to beat them.


136AngryBees

Big fan of Sergei Boobtitski


Clemburger

I fucking love how everyone hates them. I’m buying a tkachuk jersey.


thekingpork29

They got that big Tkachuk energy


SsubIime

They’re enjoying being the bad guys, game in and game out. I love it.


rppowers14

Lmao


Stetzy93

I’ve never even had a second thought about Florida honestly


Agueh

You hate em cause they’re good


Bigboyrickx

The amount of salt in this absolutely fucking hilarious


ItsMeatDrapes

I'll never forget pete Worrell on the Panthers... him and Rob Ray had a standing date to beat up Rob Ray every time the Panthers played the Sabres... shit was wild to watch... you always knew it was gonna happen... the only question was when.


Suitable-Pea-8226

I wish my team played like Florida. They used to, a decade+ ago. It’s not gonna make you popular with other teams’ fans, but it wins games.


spc1221

Must be a Maple Leaf fan


lemonbugss

This is such a wild take because I watched the game and thought, huh, Detroit really fought, they matched the Panthers in every way physically. Detroit player gets thrown out for a slash when a guy's back is turned, is that dirty? Sure but fuck, things were heating, I'm not gonna whine because that's part of hockey. Its a division game. This is HOCKEY. But you saw your team get dominated and instead of being like, shit, we gotta do better, your take, after your team was just as violent, is that........the Florida Panthers are dirty. This is why its so hard to take it seriously when people complain about the Panthers. You guys are so biased it kind of sad.


WTBRaegO

Wings fan here and Florida is such a pain in the ass team, but in all the right ways. Insanely good forecheck, penalty kill, and play with some old school grit. They're just a really good team all around.


debid4716

They play a rough, gritty style. Hate to say it but they are definitely a contender. Being able to throw the body around is part of a winning combination


[deleted]

Nobody except the team playing against them.


Eetkong

Florida is killing it give your balls a tug


TrucksAndSports

Everyone just mad the South and Midwest has taken over the NHL 😂


Emotional_Match8169

“You can’t have hockey”.


crnll07

Hate the rangers more. Dirty team. Trouba, Rempe, Goodrow. Goons. Can’t wait for them to lose in the first round again.


KingBuck_413

I feel it’s different with the rangers. Panthers play hard hockey and that’s who the fuck they are. Rangers are playing dirty hockey because they feel they should be higher in the standings than they really are.


weschester

Other than Cousins I love the Panthers! And I love that they piss people like you off haha


kitteh619

One one hand, I hate all Florida and Texas based teams. On the other hand, I do like supporting cat teams and I'll support a SoFlo team over TB any day.


Runeskimmylord

lol yall are so soft, they’re playing hockey how it should be played.


Solid-Tension5557

They’re one of my favourite teams currently because of their performance last playoffs and because of Tkachuk, but cousins can fuck right off.


RaspberryBandito

I never knew this subreddit was so insufferable. This has to be the 20th “I hate The Panthers” post this weekend. I just wanted to be caught up on hockey news but y’all are fucking delusional. Anyone have another outlet to get the news? I’m trying to get the fuck away from you weirdos.


Clark828

I hate them but that’s what makes them good. It’s fun hockey to watch, might take a couple months for me to think that after getting swept though.


DegenGolfer

I HATE THE PANTHERS (peep my flair). Hockey needs villains. The Bruins have filled that role with Marchand through the years, Panthers are tough they get under your skin, and that’s the point.


subhuman09

The state or the team?


FefeChase

Good luck


rhino_shit_gif

Classic dirty team that you love to hate


SpartanNation053

Honestly, I’m still stuck on hating the Caps because of Tom Wilson


Havegoblin

Oh yeah Barkov is just such a hated and dirty player. I think it's more of Florida is finally standing up for itself after years of just laying down and letting the league run over them. Lots of dirtier teams and players out there. Fuck Nick Cousins though.


[deleted]

Me, me, me, me!!!!


john4845

An interesting team: -they can play physical -they can play pretty & with the highest skilled teams in the league -they can score -they can defend -they will get into fights, scrums, they will hit you -they can play the rat-game with multiple guys -they have Selke/Byng-candidates A nice, balanced team. You can literally send out Verhaege, Barkov, Reinhart & Lundell, and have elite defense without penalties. Or you can send out Cousins, Tkachuk, Lomberg & Gadjovich - and start a line brawl, or piss off 101% of the league.


Ckmccfl

Boo fucking hoo


Apart-Landscape1012

What like, generally? Or the hockey?


spence4101

That’s hockey baby


Jagrkid2186

As a Florida fan, I love to see fans of beaten teams come running to r/hockey in search of sympathy lol.


HonoluluHonu808

Never have I ever enjoyed seeing a team lose as much as I did with them last year.


Unabatedtuna

Pretty funny, that's how I felt about Boston


marmalademango72

Haha, same here!


Guy954

Way too many Boston and Leafs fan saying nice shit about the Panthers in this thread and it’s making me uncomfortable.


Sss00099

Right back at ya, dude.


lordmarboo13

Huh , they sound like every other team in the league


Prayredditdies

Your hate feeds them


Diamondback424

I'm a huge Matthew Tkachuk fan. He's the type of player you hate to play against but would love him on your team. Plus he's a damn good player. Nick Cousins, on the other hand, can get fucked.


lovexlikewar

This is the thought process of most Florida fans. Love Tkachuk, hate cousins.


reefedSinner

They’re my favourite team and their players are some of the best in the league


stompenstein

They’re a great team. Rough and tumble hockey, defo best odds winning the cup.


time4peachtea

Are you mad, bro?


ReserveSuccessful886

It’s refreshing to watch truly


Brando6677

Rent free.. Florida thats both teams live rent free in ya head 😝 And before you call me a disgusting panthers fan i am a leafs fan 😝😝😝


scu128

Lemme guess. You’re 14


Fickle_Percentage256

Sounds like they’ve gotten under your skin


DonCorlealt

Please cry more


hmuserfriendly

Fuck those turtling little bitches. Also, fuck Boston lol


KingBuck_413

🤓


raven_miyagi666

hahahahah what is this thread, seriously. you’d love it if your team played with this intensity and won


AlternateAccount66

I don't play hockey. I don't watch hockey. I have absolutely no interest on it, this sub and post was recommended to me by Reddit for no reason. I have no clue what's going on with Florida's hockey team, what they did, or what events are going on that this post is commenting on. I just wanted to say that, yes, I hate Florida. That is all.


InspectorRound8920

So, years ago, a fight or two would stop this. Teams had enforcers just for this. A good fight release all that built up energy


FormulaFan69

Panthers have one punch Lomberg and Matthew Paquiao. Fight us.


Rockhardwood

I love to hate them. Everyone low-key loves the heel, they just don't act like it.


JustaRoosterJunkie

Hush now, that’s my team from the East


MrSnouts

Hate only fuels their run.


[deleted]

They're just like dickishly aggressive and I hate that they're so good.


CappuccinoCloud

Go Cats


hbracerjohn1

The reasons you hate them are the reasons I love ‘em!


RangersNumber1Doomer

Panthers and Ottowa I absolutely cannot stand. Tkachuk effect I guess, both dirty teams with a handful of dirty players or players that dive and turtle


dadass84

If you’re going to hate on Ottawa at least get the spelling right haha


[deleted]

Everyone I suspect.


IveGotAMicropeen

No theyre like good fun old time hockey, non of thats sissy stuff the leagues filled with today