from Ryan Yousefi of the Broward Palm Beach New Times,

Welcome to your safe place, bandwagon Florida Panthers fans — we've been expecting you. Imagine this as an anonymous after-hours meeting in a poorly lit room with a group of steel chairs perfectly placed in a circle; this is your judge-free zone. There is no such thing as a "bandwagon Florida Panthers fan" in this room, only "new Panthers friends."

By showing up to this meeting, you have taken the first step. Now we need to fill your Panthers-fan passion bucket so full of Panthers knowledge that Pavel Bure bobblehead dolls will start spilling out of it by the time we are done. What? Oh, sorry — Pavel Bure is an ex-Panthers player. Wow, we have some work to do.

Here, my new Florida Panthers buddies, is your hand-dandy guide to blending in as a longtime Florida Panthers fan....

Ummmmmm, all right? So how long have I been a Florida Panthers fan?

Technically you've been a fan since 1992. That's the year the Panthers became a thing in the NHL thing you've always been a fan of. You can't just say a year, though — nah, they'll sniff you out. You've been going to Panthers games since they were played at "The Big Pink Elephant." If you're a Miami Heat fan, you know that's the Miami Arena. Yes, the Panthers used to play there too. Those were weird times.

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