NEWS JOKINEN BACK, BJUGSTAD SHOULD BE BACK ON TUESDAY Jussi Jokinen is back from injury. He returned on Thursday and was pointless against the San Jose Sharks. Nick Bjugstad is skating and he will return on the road trip. PANTHERS TRADE KAMPFER TO THE RANGERS FOR MCILRATH The Panthers traded Defenseman Steven Kampfer to the … Continue reading The Panther Prowler #18

The Panthers have traded Defenseman Steven Kampfer with a conditional 7th round pick to the New York Rangers for Dylan McIlrath. STEVEN KAMPFER Kampfer was the 7th defenseman in Florida for a couple of years. In 73 games with the Panthers, he has scored 2 goals and 6 assists which is 8 points. He had … Continue reading Panthers trade Kampfer to the Rangers

This year the Panthers went 5-6-1 in their first 12 games. Last year they went 5-4-3 in their first 12. That is only a 2 point difference. In their first 20 games last year they went 8-8-4 in their first 20. They weren't in a playoff spot then. It prompted Miami Herald beat writer George … Continue reading Panthers find themselves in a similar situation as last year

Welcome to Part 2 of my hockey analytics research. Part 1 is right here: https://thepuckunderthesun.com/2016/10/22/introduction-to-advanced-statistics-in-hockey-corsi-fenwick-and-the-problems-with/ Anyway in that article I examined the basic advanced statistics which were +/-, Corsi and Fenwick. This is a quick review: +/-: Goals For by Player's Team while he is on the ice -  Goals Against on Player's Team while … Continue reading Advanced Statistics in Hockey, Part 2: Zone Starts and Time %& Points/60 minutes of ice time

Welcome to The Puck Under the Sun's Tri Weekly Update. After every three weeks, I will review the NHL. Let's get started. THREE STARS OF THE THREE WEEKS 1st Star- Artemi Amnisov   (Center;  Chicago) Amnisov had 7 goals and 13 points in 10 games for Chicago. He is red hot right now. Last year, he … Continue reading NHL Tri-Weekly Update: October 12-November 2, 2016

Record: 4-4-1, 9 points Point Percentage: .500 Best Game: Oct 30       @ Detroit       W 5-2 Worst Game: Oct 29     @ Buffalo     L 0-3 THREE STARS OF OCTOBER FOR THE CATS 1st Star     #81  Jonathan Marchessault 9 games, 6 goals, 5 assists, 11 points The most underrated signing of the offseason, Marchessault emerged as Florida's best player … Continue reading Monthly Report: October 2016

The struggling and injury riddled Florida Panthers need some help. If I were them I would look to the minors. The Springfield Thunderbirds the Panthers AHL affiliate are off to a hot start. They are 3-1-0. Here are some options I would consider: Dryden Hunt (LW)- The Panthers need a bottom 6 Winger and for … Continue reading Options to consider in the minors