After suffering a gruesome injury, Vincent Trocheck was stretchered off the ice with 1:47 to go in the 1st period after a scary collision in the boards. Trocheck was favoring his lower body. Darren Dreger reported Trocheck will be out long term as he is undergoing surgery today. The Panthers have not called anyone up … Continue reading Trocheck out long term

So this segment will be where I'm looking at what is happening around the league and giving my thoughts. Blackhawks fire Joel Quenneville- Well this was unexpected. After 10 years behind the bench in Chicago, Joel Quenneville is out. The Blackhawks are currently on a five game losing streak. Quenneville's tenure has seen the Blackhawks capture … Continue reading NHL Notes 11/6/18

I decided to combine my recap of last night with tonight's preview. RECAP Florida Panthers 6    Washington Capitals  5   (Shootout) My 3 Stars: 1- Vincent Trocheck (1 G, 2 A)  2- Jonathan Huberdeau (1 G, 2 A, GWSOG), 3- Lars Eller (3 A) Good Performance but didn't make the stars: Alex Petrovic Well that … Continue reading Game 5 Recap and Game 6 Preview: Panthers beat Capitals, head home to face Detroit

The 0-2-2 Florida Panthers head into the American capital tonight to take on the Capitals. The defending stanley cup champions have started off with a record of 3-2-1. Capitals: The Capitals have been scoring a lot early on. The Capitals have scored at least 4 goals in 4 of their 6 games. The Capitals beat … Continue reading Game 5 Preview: Panthers try to snap early season slump against defending cup champions

The Florida Panthers are currently dead last. Yes I know it is only 3 games in but that is completely unacceptable. Losing to good teams like Tampa and Columbus is fine but you can't lose to Vancouver. I'm going to go on a rant. If you are saying don't push the panic button you are … Continue reading Dead Last: Recap on Vancouver and Rant

Saturday October 13th Vancouver (2-2-0) @ Florida (0-1-1) Florida: Russian defenseman Bogdan Kiselevich is set to make his NHL debut tonight against the Vancouver Canucks. The 28 year old Russian put up 123 points in 393 KHL games. Kiselevich missed the first two games due to a broken jaw. Kiselevich slides in on the Panthers bottom … Continue reading Game 3 Preview: Kiselevich set to make NHL Debut against Vancouver

Well this is going to be a long couple of weeks. With Roberto Luongo out for 2-4 weeks, the Panthers are forced to turn to James Reimer and by goodness he was awful. Reimer let in 2 easy ones. However it wasn't his fault. Keith Yandle had an inexcusable turnover in the 1st period that … Continue reading Game 2 Recap: Reimer and Defense Drop the Ball in 5-4 loss to Columbus in home opener

Game Date: October 11, 2018 Columbus Blue Jackets (2-1-0, 4 pts)  vs Florida Panthers (0-0-1, 1 pt) Columbus Stat Leaders Goals: Nick Foligino, Artemi Panarin, Josh Anderson (2) Assists: Nick Foligino, Anthony Duclair, Alexander Wenneberg, Markus Nutivarra (2) Points: Nick Foligino (4) Save Percentage: Sergei Bobrovsky (.919) Florida Stat Leaders Goals: Jacob MacDonald (1) Assists: … Continue reading Game 2 Preview: Lammikko set to make debut as Panthers host Blue Jackets for home opener

The Florida Panthers played a great game. However they lost in a shootout. Why? Andrei Vasilevsky. The Lightning's Russian goalie played unbelievable making 42 saves on 43 shots. On the Panthers goaltending end of things. The Panthers goaltending was fine but Roberto Luongo only lasted 32:21 when he was forced to leave the game with … Continue reading Game 1 Review: Vasilevsky stops Panthers time and time again in 2-1 Cats shootout loss

Well after 179 days without Panthers hockey, we are back! The morale and expectations are high. To kick things off the Panthers face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning look the same. Same dominant top 6 and same dominant defense. Let's take a look at some keys to the game. Defense wins Championships … Continue reading Game 1 Preview: Panthers @ Lightning