It hasn't been easy and nobody said it's going to be easy.'Īdded Tkachuk: 'We earned that thing, and definitely didn't do it the easy way. Everything just happened so quick,' Barkov said.
A few of the Panthers did, but Barkov didn't pass it around. After some photos, Aleksander Barkov - the captain who had two assists, one of them on the game-winner - grabbed it, and skated it away. NHL Senior Vice President Brian Jennings was the one tasked with presenting the Prince of Wales Trophy. and we're lucky to have Chucky on our side. Tkachuk arrived last summer saying he wanted to bring Florida a Cup.
MATTHEW TKACHUK, ARE YOU KIDDING?! 😱😱😱 HE SCORES WITH 4 SECONDS LEFT IN REGULATION AND SENDS FLORIDA TO THE #STANLEYCUP FINAL! /Om5qu9d1T7- now, beasts of the East.
