HAPPY NEW YEAR! And a panthers win to go along with it. 2016 had its ups and downs. However, it ended on a high note in large part thanks to James Reimer. Tom Rowe made the controversial decision to start Reimer for the 2nd game in a row instead of Roberto Luongo even though the … Continue reading Reimer leads the Panthers to end the 2016 calendar year on a high note: Dec 31, 2016: Cats 3, Stars 1

Florida Panthers (15-14-8; 3 OTL; 6th in Atlantic) Dallas Stars (16-14-7; 3 W; 4th in Central) Location: American Airlines Center- Dallas, Texas (Away) Date/Time: December 31, 2016 at 8:00pm   Reilly Smith returns for the Panthers tonight. However, the cruel wheel of Injuries did charge a price and that is the loss of Colton Sceviour … Continue reading Struggling Panthers face the hot Stars: December 31, 2016

The Florida Panthers continued their struggles Thursday night with a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens tied the game at 2 with a Brandon Gallagher goal with 2:37 left in the 3rd period. This was a well deserved win for Montreal who dominated most of the game. James Reimer made 37 saves. … Continue reading Montreal completes the comeback: Dec 29, 2016: Montreal 3, Florida 2 OT

Date: Thursday December 29, 2016 Opponent: Montreal Canadiens Location: BB&T Center Sunrise, FL (Home) Time: 7:30pm   Montreal Canadiens (21-9-5; 47 Points; 1st in the Atlantic; Lost in Overtime to Tampa Bay on Wednesday 4-3) Florida Panthers (15-14-7; 37 Points; 6th in the Atlantic; Lost in the Shootout to Toronto on Wednesday 3-2) Season Series: … Continue reading The Big Cubano Returns: December 29, 2016 Montreal @ Florida

The Panthers injuries continued. This time it's bad. Aleksander Barkov, the team's best forward, left the game early in the 2nd period and did not return. Barkov's injury is undisclosed, although someone tweeted a GIF of him on one of his last shifts blocking a Keith Yandle slapshot in the back. He will miss today's … Continue reading Panthers comeback effort falls short: Toronto 3, Florida 2 SO December 28, 2016

In this post, I will be ranking all 30 NHL teams on what percentage of their total goals for were scored by Defensemen. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas! In the NHL, normally forwards do all of the goal scoring and defenders normally get assists or just handle the grunt work- which is keeping the puck out … Continue reading Goals Scored by Defensemen realtive to total goals percentage

During the 3rd period of the Panthers 3-1 home loss to Boston, Aleksander Barkov scored the Cats only goal of the night. The primary assist deflected off Jaromir Jagr's side. The assist would be Jagr's 1,888th career point, which put him in sole possession of 2nd overall in NHL Career points as he beat Mark … Continue reading Jagr beats Messier

Jonathan Marchessault is set to return to the lineup tonight. However, Roberto Luongo will be out of the lineup. Luongo has a minor undisclosed injury (probably suffered from all of the times he has been ran over recently) but is still expected to start tomorrow night against Detroit. James Reimer starts tonight against Boston with … Continue reading Luongo out tonight

Pittsburgh Penguins       (+3) Chicago Blackhawks       (+1) Columbus Blue Jackets   (+6) New York Rangers            (-3) Montreal Canadiens        (-3) Philadelphia Flyers          (+6) Washington Capitals       (E) San Jose Sharks                 (+4) Ottawa Senators               (+2) Minnesota Wild                (+9) Anaheim Ducks                (+5) St Louis Blues                   (-7) Edmonton Oilers            (-5) Boston Bruins                 (-1) Los Angeles Kings           (+3) Calgary Flames                (+11) Carolina Hurricanes       (+6) … Continue reading NHL Power Rankings: November 23, 2016 to December 21, 2016

President-Elect Donald J Trump announced today that he has nominated the owner of the Florida Panthers NHL Franchise Vincent Viola to be the Secretary of the Army. Viola, a graduate of West Point (1977) is very involved with the army from his service with the 101 Airborne Division to funding and founding the Combating Terrorism … Continue reading Donald Trump nominates Panthers Owner Vincent Viola for Secretary of the Army