Live from Southern California. This is the Jim Rome Show.

I don't know that I've ever done this and this is why I'm different.

This is not why I'm that guy that's going to fall into that pattern of hot take bull crap. Mount Rushmore bull crap.

Saying things to get you to look at me bull crap. You don't know what you're going to get for me.

And I want to make sure that people who deserve credit, get credit, and get shine and get run.

So let me start off by shouting out to my South Floridian

homies. South Florida peeps. I'm not even going to ask you how you're living this morning.

Instead I'm going to ask, has life ever been better than it is this morning?

Seriously, has there ever been a better time

to be an eight seed from the Miami metro area?

Apparently, this is the secret to dominating the

post season being 8 and being from South Florida because as incredible as

the heat have been, the Panthers just managed to beat them to an

Eastern conference title. That's right. Florida Panther fan, today is your day.

I'm pretty certain, although I'd probably have to check

with Stucknut, but I'm pretty certain

that I have never spent an entire opening segment on the Florida Panthers.

And I mean ever.

Maybe the last time they made a run to the Stanley Cup final maybe and how long ago was that

27 years ago right around smack off three however today panther fan you're earning your shine, national shine,

international shine, or at least the panthers are earning some shine.

Or if I'm going to get really specific with it, Chuck E.

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