It’s about to get spicy down in Pantherland! The Florida Panthers and the Maple Leafs are squaring up once again, this time on Florida turf, and you already know who’s riding shotgun with Toronto. Yup, their loudest and proudest hype-man, Paul Bissonnette. The former NHLer turned full-time Leafs cheerleader has never missed a chance to back his squad, and after they sent the Senators packing in Game 6 with a 4-2 dub, Biz was absolutely buzzin’. Leafs fans were sweating bullets when the Sens clawed back into the series, but that sweet Game 6 win? Oh, it hit different.
Biz, who once skated for the Penguins and Coyotes, has always repped Toronto with his whole chest. Now, as an “NHL on TNT” analyst, he’s free to wear that fandom like a badge of honor. And after that series win, he dropped a message straight from the heart: “To Leafs nation, an incredible victory… great job putting (Max Pacioretty), great adjustments this series… the core four, now core five, we’ve graduated with the performance of Matthew Knies. We’re onto greener pastures.” But hold up, just when the vibes were sky-high, a former USA hockey star pulled a bold stunt at the Panthers’ home game, and let’s just say… Biz was not having it.
Florida’s got jokes, and they’re hitting hard with the drumsticks. Colby Guy, the Florida Panthers beat writer over at PucksAndPalms.com and @pbpost, hopped on X to share a hilarious moment from the Panthers vs. Leafs showdown that had the whole arena howling. He posted, “#FlaPanthers legend Keith Yandle is tonight’s guest drummer. He gives the drum — and a shirt with @BizNasty2point0 drawn on it with the caption ‘Biz Idiot’ — a beating.” And yeah… that shirt? It wasn’t just any tee. It had Paul Bissonnette’s face sketched on it.
In the video, Yandle rolled up like a rockstar, crowd going wild, energy through the roof, and just as he started hammering the drum to hype up the Panthers faithful, out pops the shirt featuring Bissonnette’s cartoon mug and that “Biz Idiot” label. What does Yandle do? Oh, just casually slams the drumsticks through the shirt like he’s shredding a Biz-themed piñata. It was petty. It was loud. It was peak playoff trolling.
#FlaPanthers legend Keith Yandle is tonight’s guest drummer.
He gives the drum — and a shirt with @BizNasty2point0 drawn on it with the caption “Biz Idiot” — a beating. pic.twitter.com/YVaFuU167Q
— Colby Guy (@ColbyDGuy) May 11, 2025
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