EDMONTON – The Florida Panthers are always ready to play seven.

Following a 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, that mindset hasn’t changed as they will try to pull even in the series in Game 2 on Friday at Rogers Place.

“It’s going to be a long series,” forward Sam Bennett said after Game 1. “I don’t think we expected this to be easy. You can learn some things from tonight, and then we’re just going to move on.”

For the defending Stanley Cup champions, bouncing back is nothing new.

Over their past two playoff runs, they’ve posted 9-4 record in games following losses.

“We’re a very strong group mentally, so I’d say it’s more technical than mental,” forward Matthew Tkachuk said of Florida’s ability to regroup. “We’ve got a lot of battle scars o

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