With the first season of the Bill Zito era about to get underway, the Florida Panthers made a lot of changes to their roster in the Coronavirus offseason. Notable players exited including Evengii Dadonov, Brian Boyle, Erik Haula, Lucas Wallmark and likely Mike Hoffman to free agency. The Panthers also subtracted Mike Matheson, Colton Sceviour … Continue reading New Cats on the Block Part 1: Rookies that Could Make the Starting Lineup in 2020-21

Because the consensus of the general American public are that they are a bunch of idiots, Coronavirus is once again surging in the United States. With politicians more interested in playing games over who keeps power than saving lives, Coronavirus will not leave American shores for a long period of time due to the sheer … Continue reading What would the NHL Look Like if COVID causes restrictions on Border Travel

Bill Zito's first draft is in the books. Let's take a look at the nine newest Panthers. Anton Lundell Panthers draft pick Anton Lundell Position: Center Drafted: 1st Round 12th Overall Country: Finland 2019-20 Stats: HIFK Helsinki (Liiga); 44 GP, 10-18-28 Projected NHL Arrival: Mid 2020-21 Height: 6'1 Weight: 185 Potential: 2nd Line Center Overview: … Continue reading Florida Panthers Draft Class of 2020

I've decided to make this series five parts. Craig Billington Image credit to The Denver Post Current Position: Assistant General Manager Current Team: Colorado Avalanche Resume: A former NHL Goaltender, Craig Billington has served in the Colorado Avalanche organization for several years. Billington became the Assistant GM of the Avalanche in 2009. Billington serves as … Continue reading Panthers GM Search Part 2

Well, Dale Tallon is done. The Panthers need a new General Manager. I have researched 20 options which will be divided into 4 parts of 5 candidates. Here is Part 1 of our search. I will be giving each candidate a grade from A+ to F- Eric Joyce Eric Joyce, the assistant GM of the … Continue reading Panthers GM Search Part 1

Only three words can be expressed as a positive for this game. Those being "It doesn't count". Nonetheless, the Panthers pathetic effort against the Lightning deserves heavy scrutiny, especially as the Lightning were absent the talents of Victor Hedman and Steven Stamkos. The Panthers had Aaron Ekblad and Mackenzie Weegar absent and this definitely hurt … Continue reading Recat: Panthers come out flatfooted against the Lightning

Using the teams I predicted to be eliminated, I ran a sim to pick who gets the 1st overall pick. The winner is the Minnesota Wild 1st Overall Pick- Minnesota Wild- Alexis Lafrieniere, LW, Canada NHL Arrival: 2020-21 Potential: Lafrieniere is an elite winger. I expect him to get 1st line minutes next year, alongside … Continue reading 2020 Mock Draft

In this post, I will predict each qualifying round matchup, along with the round robins. I will use the losers from this post to run a simulation to see who gets the #1 pick and do a mock draft. I will also use the winners from this post to predict the playoffs further. The Top … Continue reading Predicting the Qualifying Rounds

With the NHL set to return July 30th according to the New York Post, the Panthers must prep their roster. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs are truly unique thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, and so each team has been asked to supply 28 skaters and as many goalies as they can for playoff action. I … Continue reading Projecting the Panthers Expanded Playoff Roster

The Florida Panthers development system is a mess. Ever since the failed Tom Rowe coup, the Panthers have failed to develop any prospect. The 2015 NHL Draft hosted by the Panthers is going to be the greatest in NHL History and the Panthers did terrible. Only three players have made the NHL for the Panthers, … Continue reading The Panthers Must Fix Their Development System