SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Florida Panthers had to win the Stanley Cup, and then they had to win another one, because it's the ultimate way to infuriate everyone who isn't the Florida Panthers.
They're the most antagonistic trash-talking bullies in the National Hockey League. Opponents decry their actions and fans of other teams outright loathe them. It took 29 years, but the franchise made famous for having rats thrown on the ice also now has the most famous rat on the ice in winger Brad Marchand -- a label he has accepted.