Threat of Hurricane Milton canceled their public ceremony, but the Panthers held a private one to pass out their Stanley Cup championship rings.

Freedom was the word that Florida coach Paul Maurice kept saying to his team over the final days of the Stanley Cup Final. Play with freedom, he said. He wanted the team loose, to remember that the work had been done, to trust what had gotten the Panthers to the final and helped them take a 3-0 lead.

The Panthers canceled their public ring ceremony Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena in part because it would take resources away from hurricane prep.