The Florida Panthers are an enigma. It's like there are two different teams. Arizona's game showed us. In the first 39 minutes the team was lazy and was just being trampled offensively. That team is what I'm going to call the Lazy Team. In the last 21 minutes the team turned up the energy and … Continue reading A tale of two teams

The Florida Panthers are kind of an enigma. They are not in need of a rebuild. But they are far from being a contender. What's wrong? After a hot start their offense burned out. The offense hasn't been scoring other than Huberdeau, Barkov, Trocheck, Dadonov and occasionally Bjugstad. The defense is better but still makes … Continue reading Panthers should target Erik Karlsson

Some surprising news came out of the Panthers a couple of hours before puck drop. Injured forward Evengii Dadonov was returning to the lineup. Two weeks early. However Dadonov wasn't put on the top line. Rather, Nick Bjugstad was kept with Huberdeau and Barkov. While the second line of McGinn (in for Denis Malgin who … Continue reading Dadonov overshadowed by Bjugstad in return

My thoughts: Dang Lou. Man that is a rough injury. Reims didn't look very sharp out there. He cost us the game. However you got to hit the net in the shootout. Also Barzal > Crouse. @CarterHud: Down 1-0, Anders Lee ties it at 1 in his office, for career goal number 100, and number … Continue reading @CarterHud and I recap last night’s loss

Note: I will be starting a series in case I tweet something controversial and I get a lot of backlash. This is the first one. So, last night Roberto Luongo suffered a lower body injury. It appeared to be his groin or hip, which would be a big problem for the 38 year old, as … Continue reading Clarifying my controversial tweet #1

On November 14, Jonathan Huberdeau was tossed around like a rag doll by the Dallas Stars. Although he still scored two goals, Huberdeau has looked a bit less aggressive since that game. Many speculate he is hurt, as he had missed several shifts that game. After that game, Huberdeau went pointless in four straight games … Continue reading Huberdeau has been struggling recently

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With a long-term injury to top line forward Evengii Dadonov, the Panthers decided to give Denis Malgin a chance. The 2015 4th round pick surprised many last year, as he fought for and won the 3rd line center job to take while Nick Bjugstad started the year on the injured reserve. Malgin started strong with … Continue reading Denis Malgin is making the most of his promotion

In this series, I will grade the Panthers performance every 20 games or so. We have finished the first 20 games. Record: 7-11-2   (7th in the Atlantic) 16 points   .400   Home: 4-3-2  Away: 3-8-0 Goals: 61 Goals For (3.05 GFPG)  72 Goals Against (3.6 GAPG) Versus Each Division Atlantic 2-3-1 Metropolitan 1-6-1 Central 2-0-0 Pacific … Continue reading First Quarter Report Card

When the Florida Panthers decided to let 30 goal scorer Jonathan Marchessault and one time 25 goal scorer Reilly Smith go to the Vegas Golden Knights, there was a lot of controversy as the Panthers had decided to protect struggling Nick Bjugstad. After a 24 goal season in 2014-15, injuries plagued Bjugstad, causing him to … Continue reading Nick Bjugstad quietly putting together a solid season