The Florida Panthers return from the All-Star Break. Instead of 4 long-term injured players they have 2 now. Center Nick Bjugstad and Defenseman Alex Petrovic returned to the lineup on Thursday in the 2-1 overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning. On Monday afternoon the Panthers held a closed practice at the BB&T Center. Injured … Continue reading Panthers slowly returning to full health as the All-Star break ends

Today, a lot of Panthers news came out. This a rundown of today's news. James Reimer on Paternity Leave; Reto Berra to backup Roberto Luongo in Vancouver and Arizona- Panthers 1B goalie James Reimer's wife is in labor so he left the team for the next couple of games to be with his wife and newborn … Continue reading Panthers have a busy Thursday

Change. The answer is change. Change is almost always the answer when it comes to something new being criticized. The same stands for hockey analytics. A lot of old-time hockey fans have heavily criticized analytics because it "rips the heart" out of teams. The Florida Panthers tried a shift in analytics. They suffered a lot … Continue reading Why are Analytics so heavily criticized?

On Tuesday, the NHL announced the rosters for the 2017 NHL All Star Game in Los Angeles. Last year, for the 2016 NHL All-Star game the Panthers sent Jaromir Jagr (Captain), as well as Aaron Ekblad and Roberto Luongo. Gerard Gallant was also the Atlantic Division head coach. This year, the Panthers aren't going to … Continue reading Trocheck named NHL All-Star

There have been so many injuries to the Florida Panthers this year, that a lot of the players we still have that aren't injured have been overlooked. However, many of the stars have been overlooked or have had short sparks of consistency. Reilly Smith was getting hot before a concussion sidelined him. Smith cameback but … Continue reading Aaron Ekblad needs to step up in loss of several other star teammates

In this post, I will review how the Panthers play and what their record is on each day of the week. Sunday- 3 GP, 2-1-0, Home: 0-0-0, Away: 2-1-0, .667 PPCT Monday- 2 GP, 1-0-1, Home: 1-0-0, Away: 0-0-1, .750 PPCT Tuesday- 9 GP, 2-4-3, Home: 1-2-0, Away: 1-2-3, .389 PPCT Wednesday- 2 GP, 0-1-1, … Continue reading How well do the Panthers play during each day of the week?

Today, I read that Marti Huizenga had passed. She was the wife of the original Panthers owner Wayne Huizenga. I express my condolences to her family. I also wanted to thank her for her dedication to this team. I would not be where I am today without the Florida Panthers and she played a major … Continue reading Statement on the passing of Marti Huizenga

HAPPY NEW YEAR! And a panthers win to go along with it. 2016 had its ups and downs. However, it ended on a high note in large part thanks to James Reimer. Tom Rowe made the controversial decision to start Reimer for the 2nd game in a row instead of Roberto Luongo even though the … Continue reading Reimer leads the Panthers to end the 2016 calendar year on a high note: Dec 31, 2016: Cats 3, Stars 1

Florida Panthers (15-14-8; 3 OTL; 6th in Atlantic) Dallas Stars (16-14-7; 3 W; 4th in Central) Location: American Airlines Center- Dallas, Texas (Away) Date/Time: December 31, 2016 at 8:00pm   Reilly Smith returns for the Panthers tonight. However, the cruel wheel of Injuries did charge a price and that is the loss of Colton Sceviour … Continue reading Struggling Panthers face the hot Stars: December 31, 2016