In this series, I will grade the Panthers performance every 20 games or so. We have finished the first 20 games. Record: 7-11-2   (7th in the Atlantic) 16 points   .400   Home: 4-3-2  Away: 3-8-0 Goals: 61 Goals For (3.05 GFPG)  72 Goals Against (3.6 GAPG) Versus Each Division Atlantic 2-3-1 Metropolitan 1-6-1 Central 2-0-0 Pacific … Continue reading First Quarter Report Card

When the Florida Panthers decided to let 30 goal scorer Jonathan Marchessault and one time 25 goal scorer Reilly Smith go to the Vegas Golden Knights, there was a lot of controversy as the Panthers had decided to protect struggling Nick Bjugstad. After a 24 goal season in 2014-15, injuries plagued Bjugstad, causing him to … Continue reading Nick Bjugstad quietly putting together a solid season

Dale Tallon is rumored to be looking for a scoring winger. This is not good news for Radim Vrbata. Vrbata although he has 7 assists, has only scored 3 goals all of them in a hat trick effort against the Anaheim Ducks. At 36 years old Vrbata is in his last year according to some … Continue reading Let’s look at who is on the Panthers trade block

In professional sports, frustration is natural. Whether it be because a team isn't living up to it's potential or they can't get anywhere in the playoffs, many fans get frustrated with their team. The 2016-17 Florida Panthers season was probably the most frustrating sports seasons for most South Florida sports fans in a long time. … Continue reading The Most Frustrating Team in the NHL?

On Thursday night, Panthers nation suffered through 90 seconds of agony during a commercial break. What happened to cause this suffering? Right before the commercial break, Anaheim Ducks defenseman Josh Manson delivered a high cross check to the head of Panthers star center Aleksander Barkov. Barkov looked to be in pain. Barkov has a long … Continue reading Michael Haley brings a much needed security guard attitude to the team

The Florida Panthers are 2-4-0 and are on a 3 game skid with all 3 losses coming from the Keystone State including two from the two time defending Stanley cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. While the Panthers held on with the Pens losing 4-3 in both games including a great effort in the final minute, a … Continue reading Panthers 3 game skid shines dark light over team’s fate

Thank you Mr. Drance and Ian McCoshen! 1. What was it like being picked in the 2nd round by the Panthers in 2013? "It was really exciting. It's something that you work towards as a hockey player, it's a goal that you want to achieve, but it's just a stepping stone. You're still trying to … Continue reading Interview with Ian McCoshen

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Lightning 4 Panthers 5 Goals: Kucherov (2); Namestinkov (2); Dadonov (1); Bjugstad (1); Point (2); Sceviour (1); McCann (1); Trocheck (1); Johnson (1) My 3 Stars: 1st- Trocheck 2nd- Dadonov 3rd- McCann Winning Goalie: James Reimer (1-0-0; 26/30; 3 Earned Goals) Losing Goalie: Andrei Vasilevskiy (1-1-0; 43/48; 5 Earned Goals) Notes Officiating was awful. The … Continue reading Panthers overcome awful officiating to win 5-4 in their home opener

Today, Elliotte Friedman and Bob Mckenzie announced that the Panthers have signed 23 year old defenseman Michael Matheson to a 8 year $4.875M deal. Matheson is entering his second season. In his first full season with the Panthers, Matheson had 17 points