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.

Gadjovich was on the ice after the Panthers defeated the Oilers 2-1 in Game 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. Like the other Panthers who were not playing, he got dressed in his full uniform as the game was winding down to celebrate on the ice if Florida ended up holding on for the victory.