Aleksander Barkov

Opinion: Florida Can Go Back-To-Back As Stanley Cup Champions & Here’s Why

As the Florida Panthers spend the summer celebrating their Stanley Cup win, it begs the question: Can they repeat as Cup Champions? I think they can, as their roster is still extremely strong despite losing some pieces to free agency. The core forwards that were up for contract Zito locked up long-term, ensuring little change […]

The Florida Panthers Journey To The Stanley Cup

Florida achieving its ultimate goal of winning its first Stanley Cup finally came to fruition in 2024 after a seven-game thriller of a Cup Final series. However, this success didn’t just happen in the 2023-2024 season; things started far earlier than this season, with Florida GM Bill Zito making massive moves to change things in […]

2025 4 Nations Face-Off: Finland Announces First Six Players

The NHL 4Nations Faceoff will showcase four national teams vying on the ice. Sweden, the United States, Canada, and Finland will compete in the tournament scheduled from February 12th to 20th at TD Garden in Boston and Bell Centre in Montreal. Recently, each of the four teams unveiled the first group of six players each […]

Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers Game 7 Recap | 06/24/2024

REDemption tour is officially complete. The Florida Panthers made history last night, winning their first-ever Stanley Cup, being the first team in the NHL with a Finnish-born captain to win, and setting the record for having the most Finnish players on a single roster at four. Game 7 was a textbook Florida game, low scoring […]

Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers Game 3 Recap | 06/14/2024

One of my all-time favorite quotes from a sporting coach comes from the Nebraska Cornhuskers Women’s Volleyball Head Coach John Cook, “Defense wins championships,” his entire coaching philosophy is built around that. Head Coach Paul Maurice has implemented a similar philosophy since joining the Panthers last season; any player who’s been interviewed has at some […]

Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers Game 2 Recap | 06/11/2024

Chaotic and vicious are the only ways to describe what happened during Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. It was a game that left a bad taste in both fan bases’ mouths but for very different reasons. Edmonton fans were upset over the lack of the Oilers’ scoring and missed calls, while Florida fans […]

Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers Game 1 Recap | 06/09/2024

Redemption is now only three wins away for the Panthers. Florida got off on the right foot to take the Game 1 win although, to the average watcher, it didn’t look like a game the Cats should win. They got a taste of their own medicine and spent a good chunk of the time in […]

Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Preview | 06/06/2024

Redemption and glory are just four wins away for Florida. It’s been a long year since we got back to this point, but the Panthers are finally back on hockey’s biggest stage to achieve what they didn’t last year: raising the Stanley Cup for the first time ever. The only thing standing in their way […]

Florida Panthers vs. New York Rangers Series Recap | 06/03/2024

The fight for the title of best in the east was a tight one, with five games being decided by one goal. Florida had the only multi-goal win in Game 1 but even that is a bit misleading as the majority of the game was spent with a 1-0 lead for the Cats. However, with […]

Florida Panthers vs. New York Rangers Game 6 Recap | 06/02/2024

The theme of this postseason has been REDemption for the Panthers. With unfinished business from last season, fans have been encouraged to wear red to every home game at Amerant Bank Arena while Florida goes on the hunt to achieve what they fell just short of, the Stanley Cup. A tightly contested series against the […]