For the past few years, I've been noticing a trend with the Florida Panthers. Whenever the expectations are high, the team falters. Two prime examples are 2016-17 and 2018-19. Now the 2016-17 failure can be blamed on a variety of things. You can say that the Jonathan Huberdeau injury or the offseason moves or the … Continue reading Expectations are a Death Sentence

I am pleased to announce that The Puck Under the Sun will post it's 1st ever Panthers Awards on April 13th. Awards include the return of the MVP award as well as other awards. Each award shall have a winner named by the committee of writers which include Kyle, Alex and Alejandro and a winner … Continue reading Puck Under the Sun Awards Announcements

Editors Note: Sorry this is so late in publishing. I was busy. Do you want to know where your team stands in true strength? Well you've come to the right place! These power ranks incorporate a variety of stats that get crunched to produce as accurate as possible "strength" number for each team (known as … Continue reading TPUTS NHL Power Rankings 2/24/19

Welcome to the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline. Let's look at the Florida Panthers. The Panthers are 9 points out of the playoffs. In order to make the playoffs, Florida will have to post a record of 18-4-1 down the stretch which is impossible. Florida is likely sellers. On the Block Derick Brassard- The Panthers acquired … Continue reading Trade Deadline Primer

Image by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images Look, before I begin, I understand why people like to throw our young guys into these talks. To all those up north who feel that south Florida doesn’t deserve a team, and that it should be in Quebec, or that it should be sold/moved because of revenue … Continue reading Opinion: The Top 5 Reasons Why I Hate Huberdeau Trade Talk

Image Credit to https://blackhawkup.com/2016/07/03/chicago-blackhawks-brian-campbell-not-enough/ #17 Brian Campbell Position: Defense Time as a Panther: 2011-16 Panther Stats: 376 GP (17th), 28 G (62nd), 147 A (12th), 175 PTS (16th) Best Season: 2011-12 82 GP, 4-49-53 Number Worn: 51 Notable Partners: Jason Garrison, Aaron Ekblad Brian Campbell was one of the main reasons why the Florida Panthers … Continue reading Top 25 Panthers of All Time: #17 Brian Campbell

  Image credit to http://www.espn.com/nhl/photos/gallery/_/id/9636782/image/4/1997-2001-ray-whitney-eight-sweaters-21-seasons   #18 Ray Whitney Position: Left Wing Time with Panthers: 1998-2001 Panthers Stats: 273 GP (33rd), 97 G (11th), 130 A (14th), 227 PTS (12th) Best Season: 1999-2000 81 GP 29-42-71 Number: 14 Number 18 is Ray Whitney. A key part of the Panthers making the playoffs in 1999-2000, Whitney … Continue reading Top 25 Panthers of All Time: #18 Ray Whitney

Image credit to https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/report-jaromir-jagr-will-begin-2017-18-playing-for-his-own-team-in-czech-republic/ #19 Jaromir Jagr Position: Right Wing Time as a Panther: 2015-17 Panther Stats: 181 GP (65th), 49 G (30th), 81 A (25th), 130 PTS (25th) Best Season: 2015-16 79 GP 27-39-66 Number Worn: 68 Notable Linemates: Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau Jaromir Jagr. He played with the Panthers from the ripe young … Continue reading Top 25 Panthers of All Time: #19 Jaromir Jagr

Image Credit to https://miamiherald.typepad.com/flapanthers/2011/10/david-booth-goes-from-mr-sunshine-to-mr-drizzle-florida-panthers-send-popular-booth-to-canucks.html #20 David Booth Position: Left Wing Time with the Panthers: 2007-11 Panther Stats: 309 GP (27th), 87 G (13th), 80 A (26th), 167 PTS (17th) Best Season: 2008-09 72 GP 31-29-60 Numbers Worn: 46, 10 Notable Linemates: Nathan Horton, Stephen Weiss Oh what could've been. David Booth. A promising career cut short … Continue reading Top 25 Panthers of All Time: #20 David Booth

Image Credit to http://www.notinhalloffame.com/hockey/top-50-hockey-players-by-franchise/top-50-florida-panthers/8032-25-ray-sheppard #21 Ray Sheppard Position: Winger Time with the Panthers: 1995-98 & 1999-2000 Panther Stats: 190 GP (61st), 61 G (17th), 60 A (41st), 121 PTS (33rd) Best Season: 1996-97 68 GP 29-31-60 Number Worn: 26 Ray Sheppard won a tiebreaking fan vote against Jay Bouwmeester with 62% of the vote. Honored … Continue reading Top 25 Panthers of All Time #21: Ray Sheppard