Teams handing out towels for their fans to wave isn't new, but the Florida Panthers have taken it to the next level

When the Florida Panthers skate onto the ice at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday, fans will be waving red and white towels made especially for this year’s Stanley Cup final. Article content

As the Panthers and Oilers skated in Sunrise, Fla., the seats were already blanketed in “Rats Rule” towels that the fans will wave before and during Game 3. Article content Article content

The rat has long been a symbol of the Panthers franchise. There’s even a rat mural in the media area at the arena. The rat tradition dates back to 1995, when Panther Scott Mellanby smashed a rat with his stick in the team’s old dressing room at the Miami Arena, then went out and scored twice that nig

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