The Bolts Real Threat is in Florida

The Florida rivalry will be red-hot this season. Olympic clarity coming. Is Ryan Reaves the NHL's top-fighter?

Upon signing his one-year deal with the Panthers, Joe Thornton opined that one prime reason why he favors the Cats is that they have a legitimate chance to win a Stanley Cup.

"That," says Papa Joe, "is a good reason why I chose Florida. The Panthers have the goods to win it all."

He's not whistling "Dixie" either.

A year ago The Skaters From Sunrise were r…