Welcome to the Tenth edition of The Panther Prowler, we have a lot to get to so let's get started. INJURIES Defenseman Aaron Ekblad (Concussion/Neck) and Right Wing Prospect (Ranked #4 in our system by The Puck Under the Sun) Jayce Hawryluk (Hand) both were the first two selections by the Panthers in the 2014 … Continue reading The Panther Prowler 10
Florida Panthers Season Preview (Pre-Season Edition) 2016-17
Welcome to the Florida Panthers Season Preview Pre-Season Edition for 2016-17 (FYI, the next one will be out sometime between October 8th and 13th ). I will talk about a lot of stuff here so please bear with me. PROJECTED OPENING NIGHT ROSTER #1 Roberto Luongo (Goalie); #3 Keith Yandle (Defense); #5 Aaron Ekblad (Defense); … Continue reading Florida Panthers Season Preview (Pre-Season Edition) 2016-17
The Panther Prowler 9
Until October 13th, every Saturday I will post all of the Panthers news of late into one post which will be in The Panther Prowler. HUBERDEAU SIGNED Well Panther fans can finally take a breath, knowing that all of their young core is solidified as Jonathan Huberdeau signed a 6 year $5.9M deal on Tuesday. … Continue reading The Panther Prowler 9
Vincent Trocheck named to Team North America for the World Cup of Hockey
23 year old Panthers 2nd line Center Vincent Trocheck has made Team North America at the World Cup of Hockey. Team NA are players from the US and Canada under the age of 23. He joins fellow teammate Aaron Ekblad. Trocheck is replacing Sean Monahan (back). Trocheck had 25 goals and 53 points in 76 … Continue reading Vincent Trocheck named to Team North America for the World Cup of Hockey
Pre-Season Playoff Predictions- Superk116
ROUND 1 EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida vs. Montreal (Florida in 6) Tampa Bay vs Boston (Tampa in 4) Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia (Pittsburgh in 5) Washington vs NY Islanders (Washington in 6) WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago vs St Louis (Chicago in 7) Dallas vs Nashville (Nashville in 7) Anaheim vs San Jose (San Jose in 7) Los Angeles vs … Continue reading Pre-Season Playoff Predictions- Superk116
Best Panther Player Tournament Round 1: 1 vs 16
Welcome to The Best Panther Player Players Tournament, a big tournament March Madness Style to find out who you think is the best Panther player of all time. Today's matchups are: (1) John Vanbiesbrouck vs (16) Bryan Allen (1) Roberto Luongo vs (16) Magnus Svensson (1) Scott Mellanby vs (16) Dave Lowry (1) Ed Jovanaski … Continue reading Best Panther Player Tournament Round 1: 1 vs 16
Minor League and Prospect Updates Rundown: 9/1/16
Welcome to Minor League and Prospect Updates, a series that goes weekly every Thursday with updates from the Panthers prospect base. If you want any prospect news this is the place. GRECO SIGNED TO AHL DEAL The Panthers signed OSU Winger Anthony Greco to an AHL deal worth $50K. He was a standout at development … Continue reading Minor League and Prospect Updates Rundown: 9/1/16
Top 10 Panthers Prospects #1: Mike Matheson
Acquired: 23rd Overall Pick in 2012 2015-16 Stats: Portland (AHL) 54 GP, 8-12-20 and Florida (NHL) 3 GP, 0-0-0 Matheson is our #1 Prospect and its not even close. He started off Game 1 in the Playoffs as the healthy scratch and at the end of our series he was playing on the top pair … Continue reading Top 10 Panthers Prospects #1: Mike Matheson
Top 10 Panthers Prospects # 2: Ian McCoshen
Acquired: 31st overall pick in 2013 2015-16 Stats: Boston College (NCAA) 40 GP, 6 G, 15 A, 21 PTS In May of 2016, the Panthers signed Ian McCoshen to an ELC and traded away physical defenseman Erik Gudbranson a trade that upset many. Now McCoshen is in a way like Gudbranson, he is physical. He … Continue reading Top 10 Panthers Prospects # 2: Ian McCoshen
Jagr isn’t getting any younger and when he does retire who should replace him?
I hate to say this but Jaromir Jagr is getting old. He doesn't play that great in the playoffs when we need him. I predict he will end up retiring sometime within the next three years. It is time to start looking for a replacement on the top line. Remember I'm not talking about this … Continue reading Jagr isn’t getting any younger and when he does retire who should replace him?
The Puck Under the Sun 