Florida Panthers Reportedly Hit Up the Tampa Strip Clubs the Night Before They Got Swept

If you can’t beat em, head to the strip club?

The Florida Panthers were swept out of the NHL Playoffs on Monday night by the Tampa Bay Lightning. They were shutout, and they definitely looked pretty sluggish. Now according to reports, we may know why they didn’t have that certain pep in their step. The Panthers reportedly spent the night before getting they were swept visiting the Tampa Bay area strip clubs.

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Of course this isn’t too shocking, athletes have been visiting strip clubs forever. You might as well enjoy the local flavor before you have to head home Sounds like the Panthers knew they were done for, so they figured why the hell not.

Visiting the strip clubs during the offseason can’t be as fun as hitting them up during the playoffs.

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