Aaron Ekblad has been cleared to play and will be in the lineup tonight for the Florida Panthers tonight when they face the Carolina Hurricanes. The young 21 year old cornerstone defenseman has missed the past four games with a concussion. This was his 3rd concussion and 4th upper body injury since he turned 18. … Continue reading Ekblad is playing tonight. But should he Be playing?

Welcome to Part 2 of my Florida Panthers coaching search. Part 1 is right here: https://thepuckunderthesun.com/2017/03/12/florida-panthers-coaching-search-2017-part-1/ Now in part 1, I explored 7 of 21 candidates I would consider for the Panthers coaching job next year. In part 2, I hope to do 7 but might end up doing more or less depending on the … Continue reading Florida Panthers Coach Search 2017; Part 2

This offseason the Cats have tough choices to make. There are several players that become free agents and many who have underperformed and are set to start making big bucks. Here are the players that will become free agents this offseason on our current roster. UFA A Unrestricted Free Agent means that on July 1st, … Continue reading Florida Panthers: Players that become free agents this offseason; Part 1

Disclaimer: This article is not criticizing Rowe, instead I am making an observation. It's quite obvious. Tonight proved it again. If Tom Rowe is behind the bench at the start of the 2017/18 season, then I will be SHOCKED. It's quite obvious the writing is on the wall for the rookie coach. His fanbase hates … Continue reading The Writing is on the Wall for Tom Rowe

Welcome to Part 1 of our Florida Panthers Coaching Search. Tom Rowe is the interim coach and has not worked out. I decided to give Dale Tallon a hand and came up with a list of 20 names for the coaching spot. Since I implemented a new 1,000 words maximum limit per post, I will … Continue reading Florida Panthers Coaching Search 2017; Part 1

Today, I was looking at last year's standings. The Red Wings and Bruins had the same amount of points but Detroit was the only one to make the playoffs. While Boston had more wins, Detroit had more wins in regulation or overtime. In my opinion, Boston should've made it because I think total wins should … Continue reading The NHL needs to edit the tiebreaker

To win a stanley cup in the modern day NHL you need two very talented forwards, a cornerstone defenseman and an elite goalie. The Panthers have more than they need up front led by youngsters Sasha Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau and Vincent Trocheck. At D the Panthers have the suddenly turned from offensive into two way … Continue reading Reimer to the Rescue!

A look at the trades the Panthers made today. Florida trades D Dylan McIllrath and a conditional 2017 3rd rounder to Detroit for F Thomas Vanek On paper, this is all Panthers. If paper transforms into reality, when Dale Tallon retires this will be one move on his application into the Hall of Fame as … Continue reading Florida Panthers 2017 Trade Deadline Recap