In this post, I will take a look back at the 2013 NHL Draft Class for the Panthers. 2nd Overall Pick- Aleksander Barkov, C With the second overall pick in 2013, the Panthers had an opportunity to take Defenseman Seth Jones. They passed on him for the quiet Finn Sasha Barkov. It turned out to … Continue reading Taking a look back at the Panthers 2013 NHL Draft Class

Yesterday in our nation's capitol, James Reimer recorded the second of back to back shutouts to end the year for the Panthers. Sadly, Reimer's heroics came too late as the team had been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs over a week ago. A lot of changes were done to a once 103 point team but … Continue reading Dale Tallon reinstated as GM of the Florida Panthers; Tom Rowe relieved of his coaching duties

First of all Happy Birthday to my website! One year ago today, I started my Panthers blogging journey. It has been a wild and fun ride. I'm not going away anytime soon. Sadly the Panthers 2017 Coaching Search Series is, as this is my final article. I will be rating my top 10 of the … Continue reading Florida Panthers Coaching Search Wrap Up: Top 10 Coaches from My Lists

All good things must come to an end and sadly this is the last part of our coaching search. We have seven more names to go. Part 1 and Part 2 are a little farther down the front page but enough chit-chat and let's get rollin! Dallas Eakins Experience as an NHL Head Coach: Yes … Continue reading Florida Panthers Coaching Search 2017, Part 3

Almost no one expected this. After a franchise record 103 point season, the Florida Panthers have been eliminated from playoff contention for the 2016-17 season. They have only produced 77 points and if they somehow win the remaining 5 games, they still will fall short of the mark they posted in 2014-15. Now it's been … Continue reading Florida Panthers Mathematically Eliminated from Playoff Contention

Welcome to the Second annual Puck Under the Sun's Annual Panther MVP. I last did one of these in my first week on this site when I named Jaromir Jagr the Florida Panthers team MVP for 2015-16 according to me. I was planning on doing this article on April 10th but my pick has been … Continue reading The Puck Under the Sun’s 2016-17 Panthers MVP

Aaron Ekblad has been cleared to play and will be in the lineup tonight for the Florida Panthers tonight when they face the Carolina Hurricanes. The young 21 year old cornerstone defenseman has missed the past four games with a concussion. This was his 3rd concussion and 4th upper body injury since he turned 18. … Continue reading Ekblad is playing tonight. But should he Be playing?

Welcome to Part 2 of my Florida Panthers coaching search. Part 1 is right here: https://thepuckunderthesun.wordpress.com/2017/03/12/florida-panthers-coaching-search-2017-part-1/ Now in part 1, I explored 7 of 21 candidates I would consider for the Panthers coaching job next year. In part 2, I hope to do 7 but might end up doing more or less depending on the … Continue reading Florida Panthers Coach Search 2017; Part 2

This offseason the Cats have tough choices to make. There are several players that become free agents and many who have underperformed and are set to start making big bucks. Here are the players that will become free agents this offseason on our current roster. UFA A Unrestricted Free Agent means that on July 1st, … Continue reading Florida Panthers: Players that become free agents this offseason; Part 1

Disclaimer: This article is not criticizing Rowe, instead I am making an observation. It's quite obvious. Tonight proved it again. If Tom Rowe is behind the bench at the start of the 2017/18 season, then I will be SHOCKED. It's quite obvious the writing is on the wall for the rookie coach. His fanbase hates … Continue reading The Writing is on the Wall for Tom Rowe