Whatever you want to call Derek MacKenzie D-Mac or Captain Courageous or just Derek MacKenzie you should know he is coming back to South Florida for 3 more years. D-Mac had 6 goals, 7 assists in 64 games this year. He has played for Atlanta, Columbus and Florida throughout his long tenure. He signed a 2 … Continue reading Derek MacKenzie signs Extension
Reilly Smith signs extension
Reilly Smith will be with the Panthers for the next 6 years as he has signed a 5 year $5.5 M extension. It will come into effect in 2017-18. Smith had 25 goals and 50 points in 82 games and 8 points in 6 playoff games.
Panthers July 2nd Free Agency Recap
Here are the two players we picked up on July 2nd: Jason Demers (Defense, 5 years $4.5M)- He played for Dallas and was the defenseman Panther fans wanted to see most in a Panther Uniform. Demers had 23 points in 62 games this year. The crazy thing is that the Panthers offered him lower than … Continue reading Panthers July 2nd Free Agency Recap
Panthers sign Defenseman Jason Demers
The Panthers made another big acquisition on the blueline adding Dallas Stars Defenseman Jason Demers. Demers had 23 points in 62 games last year and 143 career points in 423 career games. It should also silence any complainers. We have added both Number 1 and Number 2 in The Puck Under the Sun's Top 5 … Continue reading Panthers sign Defenseman Jason Demers
Panthers Free Agency Recap: July 1, 2016
Welcome to our Free Agency Recap. Here are the four players we signed: Aaron Ekblad (Defenseman, 8 years $7.5 M, Extension, Starts 2017-18)- In 2014 with the Number 1 overall pick the Florida Panthers selected Aaron Ekblad a defenseman. Ekblad would go on to win the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the Year. He is … Continue reading Panthers Free Agency Recap: July 1, 2016
Superk116 Hockey Writeups 2: July 1, 2016
Welcome to my second hockey writeup. Today's guest is the ever controversial @Pantherss88. Superk116: What do you think of today's free agent signings overall? Pantherss88: So overall around the league I think we saw far FAR too much money spent and years given out. I was very happy (and very surprised) to see Tom Rowe and … Continue reading Superk116 Hockey Writeups 2: July 1, 2016
Panthers to sign Ekblad to 8 year deal
Late on June 30th, news broke that the Florida Panthers were to sign stud franchise defenseman Aaron Ekblad to an 8 year $7.5 Million deal beginning on July 1st, 2017. Ekblad has had 75 points in his career including 36 last year. He was the Number 1 overall pick in 2014 and won the Calder … Continue reading Panthers to sign Ekblad to 8 year deal
Panthers sign Greg McKegg
After Monday, rumors said that the Florida Panthers did not tender Greg McKegg. However who cares about that because he has now resigned with the Florida Panthers. McKegg had 2 goals and 0 assists in 15 games this year for Florida. He is our future fourth line center when speed and skill take over all … Continue reading Panthers sign Greg McKegg
Trade Evaluation: Kulikov-Pysyk Trade
Florida trades D Dmitri Kulikov and 33rd Overall Pick to Buffalo for D Mark Pysyk, 38th overall pick and 89th overall pick. I did some research and I don't really like this trade. Since the Panthers are angling for offensive defenseman I did a little calculations on what each of these guys points per game … Continue reading Trade Evaluation: Kulikov-Pysyk Trade
Way too early projection for next year’s lineup
This is my way too early projection for the 2016-17 opening night lineup. I will be doing a few of these over the next few months. This is my first. I also posted it on Twitter earlier. I did make a couple of changes. Huberdeau-Barkov-Jagr Jokinen-Trocheck-Smith ?-Bjugstad-McCann Crouse-MacKenzie-Shaw/Thornton/Hawryluk Yandle-Ekblad Petrovic-Pysyk Matheson-Kampfer/? Luongo Berra
