Although the season is only months into the season, some Maple Leafs will leave Florida with rings.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Steven Lorentz and Anthony Stolarz, the three Leafs players who played for the Panthers last season, received their Stanley Cup championship rings in a special ceremony on Wednesday before the game against their former team.

The original ring ceremony took place before the season on October 7, where all returning Panthers players got their first look at the jewelry.

But instead of simply sending the remaining rings to the retired players, the team decided to honor the former teammates with their own ceremonies at the team’s training facility.

“I’m at a loss for words, it’s pretty cool,” said striker Lorentz after training on Wednesday. “They did a great job. All the guys from last season were there in the room, so we could see everyone – coaches, staff and the guys. Brought back a lot of great memories.”

Although Lorentz said it “sucks” that he had to wait so long to get his hands on the hardware, he added that the wait was “definitely worth it.” Being able to see everyone, shake everyone’s hand and hug everyone.”

According to Stolarz, the trio was greeted by Panthers general manager Bill Zito, who then said a few words about them and their impact on the team’s Stanley Cup run.

Ekman-Larsson, who recently played his 1,000th game and received the Silver Stick as a Medal of Honor, said receiving the ring – the first of his long career – brought up a lot of emotions and gave him the opportunity to remember last year Game to remember playoff run.

“What we had in there was special and that’s why we had the chance to get to the end,” said the defender. “But it’s a new year. I’m here (in Toronto) and I’m excited to help the Leafs achieve the same goal. So it’s something special, something I’m very grateful for.”

Panthers head coach Paul Maurice also spoke about the trio and why it’s important to be able to hold ceremonies like this, saying it brings a “flood of memories” of the glory of the championship run.

“You have these great memories that you don’t live in every day, and then you get this great memory,” Maurice said. “So you come to the rink and love these guys, see them and be happy for them. … You get such nice little memories of a very special time.”

This ceremony wasn’t the first the Panthers have held for former players, nor will it be the last.

When the team visited the Ottawa Senators on October 10, they brought Nick Cousins’ ring with them to present here. Then, when the Panthers visit Seattle on December 10th, they will try to personally deliver defenseman Brandon Montour’s ring to him.

The Maple Leafs and their newly minted trio will face the Panthers on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.