As the NHL trade deadline approaches, rumors have Florida Panthers GM Bill Zito on the frontlines of General Managers making inquiries for a possible bolstering of the roster. With an unexpected injury to Captain Aleksander Barkov, the Panthers lack of center depth was exposed as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Florida Panthers by a score … Continue reading Trade Deadline Targets for the Panthers: Centers

After starting the season red hot, the Panthers cooled off a bit going 6-3-2 in their second set of eleven games. The 14-4-4 Panthers currently sit third in the central division, a point behind the second place Hurricanes and first place Lightning. THE LAST 11 The Panthers performance has been inconsistent during the last eleven … Continue reading State of the Panthers 2021 Part 2: The Comeback Cats

Welcome to a newish series of sorts on this site. Every 11 or so games this season, I will look at the State of the Florida Panthers. The First 11 Games The Panthers have got off to one of the best starts in franchise history with an 8-1-2 record through 11 games. The Panthers currently … Continue reading State of the Panthers 2021 Part 1: Panthers Off to a Hot Start

This post is long overdue as after each season I name my Panther MVP of the year, and I forgot to do it for 2019-20. Nevertheless, I'm gonna do a quick post covering my Panthers 2019-20 MVP which is Jonathan Huberdeau. These are the past MVPs: 2015-16 Jaromir Jagr 2016-17 Jonathan Marchessault 2017-18 & 2018-19 … Continue reading 2019-20 Panthers MVP: Jonathan Huberdeau

GAME ONE- Sunday Feb 7- Detroit 4, Florida 1 This game was a disaster. I'm not going to talk about it. As far as I'm concerned, this game doesn't exist. GAME TWO- Tuesday Feb 9- Florida 2, Detroit 1 This game looked like a repeat of Sunday's game early on as Filip Zadina quickly notched … Continue reading Series 5 Recap: Panthers split series with Red Wings

BACKGROUND The Detroit Red Wings (2-8-2) look to snap their 8 game losing streak as they visit the hot Florida Panthers (6-0-2). The Panthers are hoping to extend their point streak. These games will be games 3 and 4 between the teams. Last weekend, the Red Wings gave the Panthers a run for their money … Continue reading Series 5 Preview: Struggling Red Wings visit Panthers

Game One- Predators 6, Panthers 5 OT This game was a disaster at the end. Despite Jonathan Huberdeau's five point effort and first career hat trick, the Panthers still dropped this game. With 2:04 left in a 5-3 Panthers game, Roman Josi made it a one score game with a one timer past Sergei Bobrovsky. … Continue reading Series 4 Recap: Panthers and Predators split the series

The Florida Panthers (5-0-1) return home after a four game road trip to start a six game homestand. Their first guest will be the Nashville Predators (4-5-0) The Games Thursday Feb 4th Nashville @ Florida 7pm Friday Feb 5th Nashville @ Florida 7pm A Look at the Predators The Predators continue their roadtrip with a … Continue reading Series 4 Preview: Panthers return home to take on Predators

Just a quick note. Due to my schedule being absolutely crowded, I am going to only do my recaps at the conclusion of each series. SEASON SERIES The Florida Panthers defeated the Detroit Red Wings in Overtime last night to extend their point streak to 5 games. The 3-2 victory came thanks to Aleksi Heponiemi. … Continue reading Game 6 Preview: Driedger gets nod as Panthers look to sweep Detroit

This will also be quick, but not as abbreviated as my last post. Panthers 2017 2nd rounder Aleksi Heponiemi is set to make his NHL debut tonight. The 22 year old had 14 points in 16 games with MODO of the SHL this year, following a disappointing AHL debut campaign in which he only put … Continue reading Game 5 Preview: Heponiemi set to make NHL Debut in Detroit