Well this is going to be a long couple of weeks. With Roberto Luongo out for 2-4 weeks, the Panthers are forced to turn to James Reimer and by goodness he was awful. Reimer let in 2 easy ones. However it wasn't his fault. Keith Yandle had an inexcusable turnover in the 1st period that … Continue reading Game 2 Recap: Reimer and Defense Drop the Ball in 5-4 loss to Columbus in home opener

Game Date: October 11, 2018 Columbus Blue Jackets (2-1-0, 4 pts)  vs Florida Panthers (0-0-1, 1 pt) Columbus Stat Leaders Goals: Nick Foligino, Artemi Panarin, Josh Anderson (2) Assists: Nick Foligino, Anthony Duclair, Alexander Wenneberg, Markus Nutivarra (2) Points: Nick Foligino (4) Save Percentage: Sergei Bobrovsky (.919) Florida Stat Leaders Goals: Jacob MacDonald (1) Assists: … Continue reading Game 2 Preview: Lammikko set to make debut as Panthers host Blue Jackets for home opener

The Florida Panthers played a great game. However they lost in a shootout. Why? Andrei Vasilevsky. The Lightning's Russian goalie played unbelievable making 42 saves on 43 shots. On the Panthers goaltending end of things. The Panthers goaltending was fine but Roberto Luongo only lasted 32:21 when he was forced to leave the game with … Continue reading Game 1 Review: Vasilevsky stops Panthers time and time again in 2-1 Cats shootout loss

Well after 179 days without Panthers hockey, we are back! The morale and expectations are high. To kick things off the Panthers face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning look the same. Same dominant top 6 and same dominant defense. Let's take a look at some keys to the game. Defense wins Championships … Continue reading Game 1 Preview: Panthers @ Lightning

After a relatively healthy 2017-18, the Florida Panthers are opening their much hyped 2018-19 campaign with several injuries. After a great second half which ultimately saw the Panthers fall a point short and tie a record for most points without making the playoffs, the Panthers had a good offseason. The Panthers finally solidified their top … Continue reading Panthers Battered and Bruised heading into 2018-19 Campaign

Aleksander Barkov was named the 10th captain in Florida Panthers franchise history today as former captain Derek Mackenzie passed the torch to the 23 year old Finnish phenom today. Barkov along with others was a heavy favorite for the captaincy to his skill and his nature and his well liked status in the locker room. … Continue reading Aleksander Barkov named 10th Captain in Panthers Franchise History

Welcome to The Puck Under the Sun's preview of the 2018-19 season. I enter my third full season as a Panthers blogger when October starts and this upcoming season is looking pretty bright. The metropolitan division is looking weaker and while the atlantic has 3 titans above the Panthers which will be tough challenges, the … Continue reading 2018-19 Season Preview

The Florida Panthers forward core is really jammed. With the top six pretty much set in stone, there are several young/veteran forwards fighting for 6 spots and likely 1 scratch spot  during training camp. Let's take a preview. Locks Aleksander Barkov- The 23 year old Finnish center is the best player on the team and … Continue reading Looking at the Forward Competition at Training Camp

Let's get 26-17 out of the way. Part 1 is right here: https://thepuckunderthesun.com/2018/07/27/ranking-all-31-nhl-top-line-centers-part-1/ 26- Mika Zibanejad (New York Rangers) Zibanejad is a decent center but he hasn't exceeded 51 points in his career. In my opinion, a top line center needs to put up 60 points on a consistent basis. Because Zibanejad doesn't have a lot … Continue reading Ranking NHL Top Line Centers Part 2

Today we will be ranking all 31 top line centers in the NHL. Although you may think it hard to be it was pretty easy. Now a lot of young guys like Barzal and Karlsson who were fantastic last year will be lower on the list because they need to prove that they can be … Continue reading Ranking all 31 NHL Top Line Centers Part 1