Matthew Tkachuk throws brother Brady under the bus

The Florida Panthers continue to bask in the glory of their 1st Stanley Cup victory in franchise history, securing hockey's ultimate glory last month with a thrilling seven-game series win over the Edmonton Oilers. While the Panthers were in real danger of falling victim to the reverse sweep, they took care of business in the deciding seventh game at Amerant Bank Arena. 

Since then, it's been non-stop partying with the Holy Grail all throughout South Beach. And naturally, the Cup found its way into the Atlantic Ocean courtesy of forward Matthew Tkachuk.

There was only one problem - that's not allowed, something Tkachuk would later explain that he wasn't aware of.

"I did not know that wasn't allowed, I promise you," Tkachuk told KSDK News. "It was the day after I won, I still hadn't slept at that point, and it was just me and a few of my teammates. We had nobody with us to say, ‘Matthew, don't be an idiot. Don't do that.' So I thought it was fitting, but if I would have known I wasn't supposed to do it, I wouldn't have done it, but also, I think it's pretty funny." 

And in true brotherly fashion, he decided to place the blame at his brother Brady Tkachuk's feet. 

"My brother was like, ‘The ocean's right there, why don't you just go take it in there right now, Matthew explained. I'm like, ‘That's a great idea. We'll go do that.' I guess I didn't give him credit when I first got asked about it, and he was pretty upset with me, so there, he gets the credit for that." 

Hey, nothing like a classic little brother on brother tattling! 

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