Whatever the outcome of this year’s Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers , Florida Governor Ron DeSantis won’t be wetting his whistle on whiskey courtesy Alberta Premier Danielle Smith again this summer. Article content

On Tuesday, Smith told National Post she would not renew the friendly wager with her U.S. counterpart, who would have been required to send a bottle of Florida rum north had the Oilers completed their series comeback to defeat the Panthers last June. Article content

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“We are following the lead of Captain Connor and are going to do things a bit differently this year,” she wrote in a statement.

Smith is referring to Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid, who, after helping his team knock off the Dallas

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