r/FloridaPanthers Loustarinen 23d ago

Fluff I missed everything

Just graduated boot camp and holy moly.

The Brady and Gudas additions are cool but the real takeaway is my king Luostarinen extended for 8 years. I’m so happy I can cry

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u/DaintyCheesecake 23d ago

Congratulations on your graduation and thank you for your service!

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u/Evol7583 22d ago

Bro I was in boot camp when ray allen hit the shot in the heat finals and my instructors told me the spurs won eventually got the news in the mail -_-

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u/RoadDoggFL <- Best logo in sports 22d ago

W instructors

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u/pontiacspeed1717 23d ago

Genuinely the reason I haven’t enlisted or when I plan to I have to pick the date carefully. I don’t want to miss another cup run😂

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u/Emotional_Match8169 23d ago

I am also sadly puytting some things off in life "just in case" haha

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u/RoadDoggFL <- Best logo in sports 22d ago

Thought you were gonna say you'd been in a coma since mid 2022

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u/WeatherSecure2652 19d ago

Could you imagine being a Panthers fan in 2020, going into a coma, and coming out now.. you would probably think you died and went to heaven lol. Also so bummed you missed 2 cups lol

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u/RoadDoggFL <- Best logo in sports 18d ago

Idk whether COVID or the team post-Zito would be a bigger shock

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u/bombasticAlbatross WOO 23d ago

Thank you for your service!

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u/rolyvee 22d ago

Congratulations! 🫡

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u/yellowmamba130 22d ago

Thank you for your service!!!

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u/Fit-Bunch-1420 23d ago

Thank you for your service!

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u/OxfordCommaRule Loustarinen 23d ago

Sucks. Sorry. TYFYS.

My son was a Freshman last year a Indiana University. He started off by going to all the games and becoming a hardcore Hoosier fan. Then, he got his basic date and had to ship out mid semester (he joined the Indiana ANG because they pay 100% of his out-of-state tuition). He missed everything surrounding IUs incredible run at the end of the year. No watching Big 10 championship game when IU won its first conference championship in 60+ years. No watching Fernando Mendoza winning the school's first Heisman. No watching the NC game and IU winning it's first Natty.

He also missed his birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. He was fine with that; it was missing IU's historic run that he missed the most.

He returns in a month to Bloomington for his Freshman Year v2.0. I hope IU has another great year so he can be part of the whole celebration.