from George Richards of Florida Hockey Now,

The Florida Panthers did not want to hear about the Presidents’ Trophy Curse last season as the Boston Bruins did not entertain any thoughts on it as the playoffs approached this season.

There could be something to it, however, as the top regular season team in the NHL has not won the Stanley Cup since Chicago did so in 2013.

But what about the Presidents’ Trophy Rebound?

The Panthers certainly hope that’s a thing....

Since 2003, only two teams which won the NHL Presidents’ Trophy won the Stanley Cup that season.

During the same time, three teams which won the trophy the previous season and did not win the Cup did so the following season — and they have all come recently as Colorado did it last year, the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and the Washington Capitals in 2018.

That means of the past six Presidents’ Trophy winners — not counting the Panthers — three won the Cup the following season.

Florida would not mind becoming the fourth member of that club.

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