“I think Florida will come out just smoking, just smoking,” Cherry said on Episode 311 of "The Don Cherry's Grapevine Podcast," where he joined his son, Tim, to discuss the series.

The Florida Panthers are two wins away from becoming the fifth Stanley Cup champion in the past six years from a U.S. state with no income tax.

Not much went right for them in Game 3 on Monday night, a 6-1 blowout loss that put them down 2-1 in the series after taking the opener at home.