Nope, the famous, shirt-lifting Edmonton Oilers fan is nowhere to be seen at Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, and the supporter of the opposing team that is the subject of this article isn’t in that same vein whatsoever. Get your heads out of the gutter, y’all. Now down to business: What is going on with these young Florida Panthers fans?
We have this fiery youth getting the troops fired up on a level seldom seen, save for when Mike McDaniel pounds the big drum.
Our biggest fan since Day 1… of his birth, has a message for the Panthers 🗣️🗣️🗣️ pic.twitter.com/06QQNXeSec
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) June 10, 2024
Then we have this shirt-free menace of a kid who’s interview bombed Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch not once, but twice in this series already:
Shirtless kid is going HAM behind the bench during Knoblauch's interview 🤣 pic.twitter.com/hYZ8ZSsH1g
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) June 9, 2024
FLORIDA BOY SIGHTING 👀😂 pic.twitter.com/A81LGNJ6Yb
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) June 11, 2024
Knoblauch did a solid job keeping his eyes on the prize in both quick side chats. It’s hard enough to focus when Lord Stanley’s Cup is on the line and all of Canada’s hopes hang on your club. To be subjected to a quick peppering of questions that you couldn’t be less interested in or more eager to answer as fast as possible is, frankly, a rude interruption to the action. Look, I know. The reporter’s doing their job. It’s good TV in the eyes of the producers. Fine. But with Knoblauch maintaining his poise and class during all that in addition to dealing with this punk kid? That earns him a whole other level of respect.
Anything the Panthers or those who fill their arena can do to get an edge, they might as well try it. Psychological warfare. #ForTheCup. I’m here for it to a certain degree.
Obviously, a bare-chested Florida fan who pins themselves against the glass isn’t always an unwelcome sight. Hint: Search “panthers fan flash” on X dot com (warning: NSFW), where adult content nowadays really lurks around every corner.
…My thing is, what are this kid’s parents doing? Kind of a weird stunt to let your child pull in front of thousands of strangers and many more at-home viewers, no? Like maybe they think it’s cute, wholesome and innocent and I guess it is?? At least more so than a well-endowed lady lifting her shirt to show her unique, exotic loyalty to her team. But yeah. Hmm…
Let’s move on and root for a competitive Cup the rest of the way, shall we? And maybe once the series shifts back to Edmonton for Game 3, that one fan from that one time will be there to cheer the Oilers on.
