NHL suspends Florida Panthers exec for back-and-forth with playoff opponent's fan about Israel, Canada

The National Hockey League announced on Tuesday that a minority owner of the Florida Panthers has been suspended due to his social media activity.

Doug Cifu got into a spat with a Toronto Maple Leafs fan that turned into a discussion about the Israel-Palestine conflict and Cifu mentioning Canada as the "51st state."

Florida and Toronto are currently facing off in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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The series has been rather chippy, which began with a high hit from Florida's Sam Bennett on Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz - later in the game, Stolarz got sick on the bench and has not played since.

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