Paul Maurice spills beans on secret Panthers team ritual

The Florida Panthers were able to stave off elimination, defeating the Boston Bruins in a stunning overtime Game 5 of their Round 1 Stanley Cup Playoffs series. Needless to say, it’s the 65-win Bruins who now have the pressure on them to put away the team that not many believed would even take a single game from them. 

Head coach Paul Maurice also recently related a rather interesting story about a ritual that his team has prior to overtime games, and it apparently came in handy as Matthew Tkachuk potted the game-winning tally.

« You walk in and your whole team’s naked because they’re taking off their underwear and putting on dry underwear, » said Maurice when asked to describe any unusual tram rituals he’s come across over the years. « Like, that’s kind of strange. »

Hey, whatever works right?