The Florida Panthers have acquired negotiating rights to Keith Yandle from the New York Rangers in exchange for a 6th round pick and a conditional 4th rounder in 2017 (depending on if Yandle signs with us). It's a steal for us if we sign him but a steal for the Rangers if we don't sign … Continue reading Panthers acquire Yandle for Picks
State of the Panthers: Top 3 Goalie FA Targets
Here are our top 3 goaltending free agent targets: 3. Ben Scrivens: Scrivens I think has potential but I think he can't handle the Canadian Media. 2. James Reimer: I hear a lot of rumors that the Panthers are interested in this guy. He is young and can do a good job backing up Luongo … Continue reading State of the Panthers: Top 3 Goalie FA Targets
State of the Panthers: Goaltenders
Welcome to Part 5 of State of the Panthers. We will cover goaltenders. Roberto Luongo: Lu needs to be limited to 50 games max this year. He had an average postseason. He is the oldest goalie in the league. He had a good year however he seemed to struggle a bit near the end of … Continue reading State of the Panthers: Goaltenders
Season Opener 2016-17
The Florida Panthers will open up their season aganist the New Jersey Devils on October 13th at the BB&T Center. The time is unknown. The full schedule will be announced tomorrow.
Draft Coverage Announcement
The Puck Under the Sun will live tweet the 1st round of the 2016 NHL draft. I'm not sure if I will be able to cover Rounds 2-7 on Twitter but I will do my best but I have somewhere to be and that might prevent me from covering those rounds live. If you want … Continue reading Draft Coverage Announcement
Player Rewinds: Reilly Smith
Pos: RW Stats: 82 GP, 25 G, 25 A, 50 PTS On July 1, 2015 the Panthers ripped off the Boston Bruins in which they gave up Jimmy Hayes for Reilly Smith. Smith was an ironman playing in all 82 games and 6 postseason games. He was a great sniper. He disappeared a lot but … Continue reading Player Rewinds: Reilly Smith
Florida Panthers Draft Pick Spots 2016
These are the spots the Panthers will be making their draft picks in the 2016 NHL Draft: 1st Round: 23rd overall 2nd Round: 33rd overall (acquired in a trade from VAN in the Gudbranson/McCann deal) 4th Round: 94th overall (acquired in a trade from VAN in the Gudbranson/McCann deal) and 114th overall 6th Round: 174th … Continue reading Florida Panthers Draft Pick Spots 2016
McCoshen signed
In 2013 with the 31st overall pick the Panthers selected Ian McCoshen. Now today it has been officially confirmed that he has signed an ELC. He went to Boston College. I expect him to play in the AHL before coming up to the NHL.
State of the Panthers: Too 5 Defenseman we should get in Free Agency
Welcome to the 4th part of State of the Panthers. We will be looking at the Top 5 Defensemen we should get in Free Agency: 5. Tom Gilbert: I liked Gilbert when he played for the Panthers. He missed this season due to an injury but hopefully should be back. I really like Gilbert and … Continue reading State of the Panthers: Too 5 Defenseman we should get in Free Agency
State of the Panthers: Defense
In this edition of State of the Panthers we will look at who we think will be with us next year. Aaron Ekblad: Ekblad is a talented player. He is the obvious number 1 defenseman. He is in line to get paid big time. He struggled in the second half (after being cheap shotted by … Continue reading State of the Panthers: Defense
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