Author: Kristie Delisi

The Florida Panthers Free Agency: July 1st Recap
- Kristie Delisi
- July 2, 2025
Things got started early for the Panthers as the official announcement of Marchand’s extension was posted to Florida’s team socials. With Florida’s big-name UFAs signed, Tuesday was mostly made of depth moves to replace outgoing pieces. It had been rumored Monday that the Cats were in talks with Tomas Nosek about a deal as well. […]
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The Florida Panthers Extend Aaron Ekblad & Brad Marchand
- Kristie Delisi
- June 30, 2025
Bill Zito said after the Panthers won the Cup that he thought Florida could keep their three big UFAs. As of Free Agency Eve, he’s made good on the promise with the announcement of extensions to both Aaron Ekblad and Brad Marchand in addition to Sam Bennett’s extension that was announced on Friday. It does […]
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The Florida Panthers Extend Sam Bennett
- Kristie Delisi
- June 27, 2025
He said it himself at E11even, he wasn’t leaving. One of the biggest free agents is now off the market and locked up long term as the Florida Panthers announced Friday night ahead of the draft that he’d been extended. Bennett’s been a huge part of Florida’s success in the postseason en route to back-to-back […]
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Opinion: How Superstition Helped Fuel Florida’s Back-to-Back Championships
- Kristie Delisi
- June 23, 2025
There are plenty of storylines that can come out of the playoffs, but by far the most unexpected one this year was the Dairy Queen Saga that followed the Panthers for the final two series. Born from a viral photo and some coaxing by Brad Marchand, there wasn’t a game day that went by where […]
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3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Edmonton Oilers Game 3
- Kristie Delisi
- June 12, 2025
Absolute chaos is the only way to describe how Game 3 ended between the Panthers and Oilers. Florida, like they’ve done all postseason, dominated Edmonton in a decisive 6-1 win match that became the fourth most penalized Cup Final Game ever. The penalty carousel was on a never-ending loop with a final 140 combined PIMs […]
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3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Edmonton Oilers Game 2
- Kristie Delisi
- June 8, 2025
If the first two games of this series have proved anything, it’s that this Cup Final is going to be a stressful watch for both fanbases. It’s taken three games’ worth of hockey to play two, as both games have gone into overtime on the back of Florida allowing Edmonton to tie the game in […]
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