By Sam Laskaris Writer Six Nations’ Brandon Montour and his Florida Panthers teammates now have the formidable task of trying to keep their Stanley Cup hopes alive. The Panthers were downed 7-2 by the host Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. With that victory the Vegas squad now leads the Florida side 2-0 in their best-of-seven series to determine this year’s National Hockey League playoff champions. The Golden Knights had also hosted Game 1 in the final series and emerged victorious by a 5-2 score. As a result, Montour, who is a defenceman, and his fellow Florida teammates would now have to capture four out of the next five games in the series in order to hoist the Stanley Cup this year. The Panthers will no doubt be hoping to capitalize…