FORT LAUDERDALE - A new season begins, but the mindset remains the same.

Hoist the Stanley Cup in June.

Despite entering the season with an otherworldly resume over the past four seasons - a President’s Trophy, three Stanley Cup appearances and back-to-back Cup wins - the Florida Panthers look at the upcoming season as a clean slate.

Any previous stats are not going to matter when the puck drops for the season opener on October 7 at Amerant Bank Arena against the Chicago Blackhawks.

“We start from zero again,” goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, a playoff hero the past two Cup runs, said during media day at Baptist Health IcePlex on Wednesday.

After defeating the Edmonton Oilers in six games in June to win their second straight Stanley Cup, the excitement didn’t end for the Panthers as they

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