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The Florida Panthers will unfurl their second Stanley Cup championship banner in as many years on Tuesday night, but as soon as the flag takes its place in the rafters, it’ll be about looking forward.

The journey to a three-peat starts with a game against the Chicago Blackhawks on NHL Opening Night, and the Panthers already have some adversity to overcome.

The Cats will be without Aleksander Barkov for the entire season, while Matthew Tkachuk isn’t due back until December at the earliest.

Florida is still a prohibitive -285 favorite to defeat the Blackhawks on Tuesday evening.

Blackhawks vs. Panthers odds, prediction

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