This offseason will be interesting. The current Panthers are poised to make a playoff run next year. Hopefully health luck continues for the Core 4 which are Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Aaron Ekblad and Vincent Trocheck. The Core 4 missed a combined 3 games this year all of them Barkov. Forward The Panthers don't need … Continue reading What do the Panthers do this offseason?

With several thousand dollars going to charity on the line, the New York Rangers let everyone down in a big way. A 5-0 loss to the Flyers eliminated the Florida Panthers from playoff contention and also lost a Panther bandwagon of pledged money that was going to go to Henrik Lundqvist's foundation. This is the … Continue reading Flyers victory eliminates the Panthers

This is my 2018-19 lineup projection. I know on twitter in mine I was talking about free agent acquisitions but in this post we will exclude free agent acquisitions. Here is a preliminary look. Nick Bjugstad- Aleksander Barkov- Evengii Dadonov Jonathan Huberdeau- Vincent Trocheck- Owen Tippett Denis Malgin- Henrik Borgstrom- Frank Vatrano Jamie McGinn- Jared … Continue reading 2018-19 Lineup Projection

Top prospect Henrik Borgstrom is set to make his NHL debut tomorrow night in Ottawa. Borgstrom has held the ranking of the Panthers #1 prospect for the whole year here at The Puck Under the Sun. A surprise off the board pick in the 2016 1st round, Borgstrom has been lighting it up at Denver. … Continue reading Henrik Borgstrom set to make NHL Debut Tomorrow in Ottawa

Oilers Scope: The Oilers have lost their last 2 games. They are 5-4-1 in their last 10. They looked to be on the rise last year. However Cam Talbot and Leon Dratsial have fallen back to Earth. That leaves McDavid to carry this team. However I was wrong. I thought McDavid could carry the Oilers. … Continue reading Game 69 Preview: Edmonton @ Florida

For the remainder of the season, I will be publishing individual game previews and recaps. Bruins Scope: The Bruins come into this game winners of 7 of their last 10. However the B's have a big problem. Zdeno Chara and Charlie McAvoy are both currently injured. Torey Krug another top 4 defenseman is questionable. McAvoy … Continue reading Game 68 Preview: Boston @ Florida

Welcome to The Puck Under the Sun's 3rd annual Panther MVP Award. Here is what the award history is 2015-16: Jaromir Jagr          Runner Ups: Aleksander Barkov, Aaron Ekblad 2016-17: Jon Marchessault Runner Ups: Vincent Trocheck, Aleksander Barkov Now this year's MVP award was pretty obvious. However before I unveil the team … Continue reading Florida Panthers 2017-18 MVP

With the return of Denis Malgin, Maxim Mamin has been taken out of the lineup. While taking a guy out who only has 2 goals in 16 games may seem logical, Mamin has had a huge impact. The team is 13-1-2 with him in the lineup. You don't want to mess with that. Mamin will … Continue reading Why taking out Mamin is a bad idea