Matthew Tkachuk Sends Clear Message About Oilers-Panthers Stanley Cup Final originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Stanley Cup Final is back, and so are the title contenders. For the first time since 2009, the NHL will see a championship rematch, as the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers prepare to square off for a second straight year.

Matthew Tkachuk's perspective has changed since the Florida Panthers made the first of what's now three straight trips to the Stanley Cup Final.

It marks the first rematch in the Stanley Cup Final since 2009, and given the unpredictable nature of the NHL, hardly anyone could have foreseen that these two teams would meet ag