Panthers hold full team practice in Fort Lauderdale on June 5. The Florida Panthers were back on the ice in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday for a full team skate at their new practice facility. All players were present and accounted for as the Cats are ramping up their preparations ahead of the Stanley Cup Final. Florida will battle the Edmonton Oilers for the right to hoist Lord Stanley's Cup, with Game 1 set for Saturday night. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNjE3OTM2NjIzMjQ4NDky/img_6014.jpg] Wednesday's practice was a high-paced skate in which the team worked on several elements of their game. In addition to several rush and skill drills, Florida did a fair amount of special teams work. The top units remained intact, and there was some best-on-best practice going, with the power play group of Sasha Barkov, Sam Reinhart, Matthew Tkachuk, Carter Verhaeghe and Brandon Montour facing off against Kevin Stenlund, Anton Lundell, Aaron Ekblad and Gus Forsling. Don't be surprised if you see Florida try some slightly different things, like moving around Reinhart or trying to feed him the puck in the bumper spot from the top of the zone as well as from near the goal line, where many of the Cats' primary power play assists have come from. As for Florida's forward lines, they remained intact from what we saw at the end of the Eastern Conference Final against New York. The only question will be who Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice deploys as his fourth line wingers when the series starts against Edmonton. On Wednesday, he rotated both sets of wingers – Kyle Okposo and Steven Lorentz as one pair and Nick Cousins and Ryan Lomberg as the other – onto the line during rushes with center Kevin Stenlund. Maurice has kept the winger pairings intact when making changes on that line during the playoffs. We'll see if that remains a constant against the Oilers. Here is how the lines looked on Wednesday: Carter Verhaeghe – Sasha Barkov – Sam Reinhart Evan Rodrigues – Anton Lundell – Matthew Tkachuk Eetu Luostarinen – Sam Bennett – Vladimir Tarasenko Steven Lorentz/Ryan Lomberg – Kevin Stenlund – Kyle Okposo/Nick Cousins Florida's defensive pairings have not changed since the regular season and are expected to remain the same at least through the start of the series. The Panthers will be off on Thursday before holding another full team practice on Friday at Amerant Bank Arena, which will be followed by Stanley Cup Final media day. Game 1 between the Cats and Oilers is set for Saturday night at 8 p.m. from Amerant Bank Arena. LATEST STORIES FROM THE HOCKEY NEWS - FLORIDA 'I love every one of you': Paul Maurice, several Panthers were mic'd up for Game 6 of ECF [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/i-love-every-one-of-you-paul-maurice-several-panthers-were-micd-up-for-game-6-of-ecf] Matthew Tkachuk provides update on hating Oilers comment, rivalry with Edmonton [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/players/matthew-tkachuk-provides-update-on-hating-oilers-comment-rivalry-with-edmonton] Florida Panthers to host Stanley Cup Final watch party at Amerant Bank Arena [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/florida-panthers-to-host-stanley-cup-final-watch-party-at-amerant-bank-arena] Florida Panthers 'as healthy as you can be' entering Stanley Cup Final [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/florida-panthers-as-healthy-as-you-can-be-entering-stanley-cup-final] Throwback to 2014 NHL Draft photos of Aaron Ekblad, Sam Reinhart, Leon Draisaitl, Sam Bennett [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/players/throwback-to-2014-nhl-draft-photos-of-aaron-ekblad-sam-reinhart-leon-draisaitl-sam-bennett-] Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNjQxMjA5NjI4NzMxMDIz/unnamed.jpg]
