Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy Awarded to the leading goal scorer during the regular season My Pick: Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals) William M Jennings Trophy Best GAA for goalies who have played a minimum of 25 games My Pick: Carter Hutton (St Louis Blues) Frank Calder Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year My Pick: Matthew Barzal … Continue reading Award Predictions

When Denis Malgin returns from injury this week, Bob Boughner will face an interesting dilemma. However it is a good one. Which forwards should he play and which should he sit? Also GM Dale Tallon has to send someone to the minors. Should that be the struggling Radim Vrbata who could give Springfield a veteran … Continue reading Lineup Dilemma

Hey Guys, I have been really busy and I have ran out of ideas for the site. I will be taking a bit of a break. Spring Break starts soon so I should have a new batch of articles coming out starting March 20th. Sorry about that. With my assistant Alex resigning, I may need … Continue reading Update

Welcome to the Quarterly Report Card. This will cover games 43-60. Total Record: 29-25-6 (4th in the Atlantic) 64 points  .533 Home: 16-9-3  Away: 13-16-3 3rd Quarter: 11-7-0  .611 Goals For: 178 (2.97 GFPG)   Goals Against: 195 (3.25 GAPG) Atlantic: 9-5-1 Metropolitan: 7-7-4 Pacific: 8-6-0 Central: 5-7-1 Stats Leaders Goals: Vincent Trocheck (24); Aleksander Barkov … Continue reading Third Quarter Report Card

The Florida Panthers stood pat at the trade deadline despite being linked to big names such as Ryan McDonuagh and Max Pacorietty. With the injury of Denis Malgin and including the fact that Columbus got a boost plus it is late in the season, it is very unlikely that the Panthers will compete for the … Continue reading Pros and Cons of the Deadline

Good news for the Florida Panthers. They won't be leaving the state of Florida for over three weeks over a span of 12 games. Aside from a quick trip to Tampa on March 6th, the Panthers will be playing in the friendly confines of the BB&T Center where they are 13-9-3. The Panthers have played … Continue reading Panthers start Emotional Homestand

The Florida Panthers have won 6 of their last 7. However those 7 teams were not in the playoffs at that time. In the next 7 games the Panthers have to face teams currently in the postseason: Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto (x2), Washington, Pittsburgh and New Jersey. How do we stack up aganist the current playoff … Continue reading Do or Die

Yesterday afternoon a horrible tragedy happened. A gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. 17 innocent people died making it the second worst school shooting in American History behind Sandy Hook. It hit home to many Panther fans as some live near Parkland. However several players live in Parkland. Thankfully the … Continue reading Panthers Win an Emotional Game against the Canucks

Part 1- https://thepuckunderthesun.com/2018/02/10/top-10-florida-panthers-prospects-february-part-1/ So I decided to do parts 2 and 3 together. Stats are as of Saturday when I made the list. Also for those who don't know, in order to be qualified as a prospect, they must have less than 10 games of NHL experience. Another thing. Since I write about these guys every … Continue reading Top 10 Panthers Prospects February 2018 Parts 2/3

10 Jayce Hawryluk  (RW) Team: Springfield (AHL);  Age: 22; Stats: 46 GP  8-20-28;  Last Rank: 10  (Even); Projected NHL Arrival: 2018-19; Stats since last update: 13 GP 2-9-11 As I mentioned in an article earlier today, I think the Panthers should trade Jayce Hawryluk. Nevertheless, Hawryluk is still a member of the Panthers. He is the … Continue reading Top 10 Florida Panthers Prospects February; Part 1