{"id":2371,"date":"2025-06-21T12:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T12:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/2371\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T12:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T12:47:10","slug":"matthew-tkachuk-adds-insult-to-injury-with-vivid-shot-at-connor-mcdavid-during-panthers-stanley-cup-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/2371\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Tkachuk adds insult to injury with vivid shot at Connor McDavid during Panthers’ Stanley Cup celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matthew Tkachuk<\/a><\/strong> and the Florida Panthers<\/strong> definitely know how to party. Perhaps their success in the NHL<\/strong> is largely thanks to their desire to celebrate appropriately afterwards. While enjoying a night of festivities in Downtown Miami, the two-time Stanley Cup<\/strong> champion sent Connor McDavid<\/strong> a blunt message.<\/p>\n

Tkachuk and the Panthers<\/a> won\u2019t ever forget their back-to-back Stanley Cups<\/a> in the NHL. Whether they\u2019ll remember the events after the final horn, that\u2019s a whole other story. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Florida was honored on Thursday night at a nightclub in Miami, where the entire night revolved around the emerging dynasty in Broward County<\/a><\/strong>. Tkachuk, who has become the face of the franchise since arriving in town in 2022, has never been one to hold back his thoughts. Even the intrusive ones.<\/p>\n

While standing on stage during Friday\u2019s dawn in the 305, Tkachuk gave free rein to his mischievous side. The target of his brief yet blunt comment? None other than McDavid<\/a>\u2014<\/strong>whom the Panthers have now defeated in back-to-back Stanley Cup<\/a> Finals.<\/p>\n

\u201cConnor McDavid, who?\u201d<\/strong> said Matthew Tkachuk\u2014or what was left of him after a long week of partying. Later, he pointed the microphone toward the crowd as they chanted, \u201cF\u2014 McDavid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Brad<\/p>\n

see also<\/p>\n

Brad Marchand, Panthers have reportedly drawn out contract to keep him with Matthew Tkachuk after Stanley Cup<\/p>\n

<\/a>A night of revelations<\/p>\n

Ever since the final horn sounded at Amerant Bank Arena in Game 6, the Cats have been on a memorable run of sincere statements. Some of which they might want back later. A drunk mind speaks a sober heart<\/strong>\u2014the Panthers have proven just that.<\/p>\n

Fans caught a glimpse of what\u2019s to become based on the speeches made by the players. Sam Bennett<\/strong>, for example, might have spoiled the suspense around his NHL<\/a> future as he recreated an iconic movie scene to address his situation. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not fuc\u2014- leaving,\u201d<\/strong> Bennett roared at the crowd, who erupted in response to the news scoop. It was a night of sincere admissions beneath the glow and twilight of Miami\u2019s nightlife.<\/p>\n

The party isn\u2019t over just yet. A long summer of celebrations lies ahead<\/strong>, including the championship parade on Sunday<\/a>. Hopefully, the weather holds up better than last year\u2019s downpour. Either way, Tkachuk and the Cats have already proven they\u2019re not afraid of a little rain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matthew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers definitely know how to party. Perhaps their success in the NHL is…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[3260,1323,3261,293,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-2371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-connor-mcdavid","9":"tag-florida-panthers","10":"tag-matthew-tkachuk","11":"tag-nhl","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114721432874377178","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}