All players and coaches were at work on Wednesday at the Florida Panthers’ practice facility. Nobody was on the ice. That’s a nice problem to have right now. Florida will open the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs at home. That much is certain. The opponent — Boston or Toronto — won’t be decided until at least Thursday.
Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice, right, talks with assistant coach Tuomo Ruutu, left, during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla.
“We have a sports science group, got a new facility, got lots of things we can do for recovery for these guys and we’re exploring all that,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. “And we’re trying to learn too. It’s not that we set a program and we’re staying with it. There’s a better way and that’s what we’re doing down there today.”
They could use the rest. Forward Sam Bennett, who missed the last 3 1/2 games of the five-game series with Tampa Bay because of an upper-body injury, will skate for the first time since getting hurt on Thursday. The Panthers haven’t said if he’ll be ready to play in Game 1 against the Bruins or Maple Leafs, but it stands to reason that the more time Florida has off now the higher the chances are of Bennett being ready.
“This time is huge for us,” Panthers forward Anton Lundell said. “We’re trying to take it and recover and get some energy back.”
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