The Stanley Cup still runs through Florida and an Atlantic Division as dominant as ever

Of the NHL’s four divisions, the Atlantic has stood above all recently and that is not going to change this year if the threepeat-minded Florida Panthers have their say.

No matter how many games — 314 including playoffs — the two-time defending champion Panthers have logged making three straight Stanley Cup Final appearances, or the loss of captain Aleksander Barkov to a season-ending injury , forward Sam Reinhart has faith Florida is bigger than the sum of its parts.

“It’s a team in every sense,” Reinhart said. “I think just the trust in each other and the confidence that that when the moment comes to us, we’re going to be prepared to play our game.”

The band — including Brad Marchand — is mostly back together in south Florida, minus Barkov and with Matthew Tkachuk out until Decem