Panthers Cup Pregame: No Concert, Watch Party; Nicklaus on Drums

SUNRISE — The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers are off the ice in preparation for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The arena, as you can see above, is all dressed up and ready to welcome the Stanley Cup into the building.

If the Panthers win, the Cup sticks around for a while.

Hopefully it likes stifling heat.

On Tuesday, the Panthers worked out in Fort Lauderdale with Ryan Lomberg returning to the lineup after being out since Game 4 of the Rangers series.

No One Covers the Florida Panthers Like FHN. Period.

As for pregame action, there will be no pregame concert nor watch party outside the arena.

The spot where it has been held the past two postseasons is cleared out and ready to welcome cars at $75 a pop.

No explanation given for the decision not to hold an outdoor pregame/watch party other than these are put on by the NHL and, well, there is not one tonight.

The bass drum will be out before the game and after Mike McDaniel and Alonzo Mourning got the honor in Games 1 and 2, the Panthers are turning to a golf legend who happens to live around here: Jack Nicklaus, who has a home in Palm Beach County, will be on drums tonight.

We have pregame video from both sides of the aisle today as Paul Maurice, Matthew Tkachuk, and Aaron Ekblad all spoke in Fort Lauderdale.

We also have Connor McDavid, Kris Knoblauch, Zach Hyman, and Connor Brown for the Oilers.