This has been a different final than many in the recent past, in part because there’s no underdog in it who no one expected to get this far, the opponents know each other well and the teams are nearly at full strength.

The setup says there really won't be much home ice advantage for the Panthers, just as there wasn't for Edmonton.

Seth Jones certainly paid his dues. Suiting up in more than 900 games between the regular season and playoffs, the veteran defenseman is savoring his first trip to the Stanley Cup Final with the Florida Panthers. “I’m just trying to take it all in,” he said of playing on hockey’s biggest stage.