The Florida Panthers made an unusual demand to the NHL

However, let's go back a little bit. The Panthers told the NHL they would prefer to play on a different night than the Miami Heat - who are in the Eastern Conference Final in the NBA. Unfortunately for the Panthers, the NHL didn't accept to change the calendar a bit - they could've switched the nights of its two second round series in the East...

We can understand this demand by the Panthers. Hockey isn't as big as basketball in this market and they must do everything in their power to have fans by their side on game nights.