FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Seth Jones had waited most of his life to get a Stanley Cup ring. And then he had to wait even longer before he could see it.

The Florida Panthers handed out the rings from their second consecutive title on Monday, and Jones was the first person on the long list of players, coaches and staff who got the prized pieces of jewelry during the ceremony.

But the Panthers have a rule: Nobody opens the box until everybody can open the box together. So, Jones — who joined the team midway through last season — had to wait … and wait … and wait … before he and everyone else got to see the new shiny bauble.

“Awesome,” Jones said. “It’s a collection piece for the rest of my life.”

Among the highlights of the ring: A play on the speeches that Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett g

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