Panthers fans are understandably disappointed by this decision, but it appears as though the team had very little choice in this matter. After all, extreme weather must be respected as it can be very dangerous. The Panthers are correct to not put their players and fans alike in harms way by going through with the ceremony. Furthermore, this is not the first NHL event to be cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Milton. The
Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators cancelled their final pre-season game of the year which was scheduled for tomorrow after it was previously delayed due to Hurricane Helene.