Dear Everyone, Thank you so much for visiting The Puck Under the Sun. When I started this site 27 months ago, I never expected to get anywhere close to 10,000 and I never expected a large following on twitter too. It means a lot to me that my posts have been read so many times. … Continue reading Thank You for 10,000 views and the future of this site.

The Panthers have been linked to a lot of good players on the trade market that will help this team win a cup such as Pacioretty and Panarin. However the return would be costly. The Panthers aren't giving up solidified offensive talents like Barkov, Dadonov or Trocheck and the defense has a lot of no … Continue reading Why a Henrik Borgstrom trade shouldn’t be completely ruled out

Well it's been a while. For those of you who are new before last season, I looked at players I knew were gonna make the team and what their season statistical targets should be. Back in April, I revisited the series with a Part 1 going over on how Vincent Trocheck, Colton Sceviour, Mark Pysyk … Continue reading Revisiting the Means to Be Successful Series Part 2

Alex and I decided to predict what we think the standings will look like this year. 1- Tampa Me- 1st Alex- 1st 2- Toronto Me- 2nd Alex- 2nd 3-Boston Me- 3rd Alex- 4th (WC) 4- Florida Me- 4th (WC) Alex- 5th 5-Buffalo Me- 6th Alex- 3rd 6- Montreal Me- 5th Alex- 7th 7- Detroit Me- … Continue reading Way too early Standings Prediction- Atlantic Division

Let's wrap this up. Now these are the top 4 or actually now top 3 since #2 John Carlson resigned with the Capitals. So let's take a look at the top 3. 3- Paul Statsny 2- James Van Riemsdyk 1- John Tavares

Now everyone is hyped up about the Panthers 2018-19 campaign including me. Aleksander Barkov and co have finally emerged as full lethal threats and the defense is looking good. However there are still a lot of questions facing this team. How will Goaltending be? The Panthers got phenomenal goaltending from Roberto Luongo last year. Despite … Continue reading Concerning Questions facing the Panthers

Let's look at the six newest members of the Florida Panthers. Grigori Denisenko Image Credit: Zimbio Round 1 Pick 15 Position: Left Wing TSN Rank: 15 NHL Central Scouting Rank: 7 (European Skaters) Home Country: Russia 2017-18 Stats: Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) 31 GP 9-13-22 He is a high skilled forward who is very good with … Continue reading Florida Panthers Draft Class of 2018

Let's resume. Part 1 is right here. 8. David Perron Pos: Winger Age: 30 Current Team: Vegas 2017-18 Stats: 70 GP, 16-50-66 Despite a late season slump, Perron is still a valuable asset. Perron put up a career high 66 points last year with the Vegas Golden Knights. The 30 year old consistently puts up … Continue reading Top 12 Free Agents Part 2

Welp! This has been a wild morning. Following a tough week in Ottawa with rumors swirling around that Senators forward Mike Hoffman's fiancee had harassed the wife of Erik Karlsson, the Senators dealt him to San Jose. However Hoffman wasn't a Shark for long. The Sharks flipped Hoffman to the Panthers for 3 draft picks. … Continue reading Panthers trade for Mike Hoffman

1st Pick- Buffalo Rasmus Dahlin Defense Sweden 2nd Pick- Carolina Andrei Svechnikov Winger Russia 3rd Pick- Montreal Brady Tkachuk Forward USA 4th Pick- Ottawa* Filip Zadina Winger Czech Republic *- This pick could be deferred to Colorado as a result of the Matt Duchene trade. If Ottawa defers I expect Colorado to also pick Zadina. … Continue reading NHL Mock Draft Round 1