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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "For those who have been following the team for a while, it probably doesn’t feel like that long ago when just making the playoffs felt like an amazing accomplishment. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Buying postseason shirts and hats, packing the Sunrise hockey barn and getting a taste of some of the most cherished moments and feelings in all of professional sports…man, was it cool. " } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNjE3OTM2NjIzMjQ4NDky/img_6014.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Little did we know what was to come. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Thanks to guys like Matthew Caldwell, Bill Zito and Paul Maurice, the Panthers are not only a perennial playoff team, but they are also annual Stanley Cup contenders." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Tuesday’s victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of their second round series gave Florida a birth in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive season. " } }, { "id": "cxu601hn-cjcqcp60", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/spittinchiclets/status/1791647237933539545", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1791647237933539545", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "While digesting that statement, let’s take a moment and go over the checklist of recent success. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Five straight playoff appearances." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Three straight years advancing to at least the second round. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Two straight years reaching the Eastern Conference Finals." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Eleven straight playoff overtime wins. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Now the Panthers will face the New York Rangers for a right to play in the Stanley Cup Final. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "It’s crazy to think how far this franchise has come. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Whether you’re a new fan of the team or one whose been through the first Final run and the dark ages, I suggest you sit back (or stand up and cheer) and enjoy the ride, because these runs don’t come along often. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Next up, the Eastern Conference Finals. 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Florida Panthers reach Eastern Conference Finals for second straight season