Anton Lundell
The Florida Panthers Journey To Back-To-Back Stanley Cups
Last year was a dream, this year was an achievement. Those were the words HC Paul Maurice said about the Panthers winning their second straight Stanley Cup. Last season, I recapped the several-year journey it took Bill Zito & his front office to build a Cup-winning team in addition to the Cats’ season-long journey. And […]
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3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Edmonton Oilers Game 6
Last year was about redemption, this year was about title defense, and now it’ll be another year for the Florida Panthers to Reign Red. Reign Red was the slogan and theme that could be found in the Cats’ playoff hype video and graphics throughout their second Cup Run. The final game of the season featured […]
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Opinion: Panthers’ Marchand Having Tremendous Postseason
When acquisitions are made specifically to help the team either get to the Stanley Cup playoffs or help a team go deep in the postseason, the move does not always work out. That cannot be said when it comes to the Florida Panthers and Brad Marchand. On March 7, the Panthers acquired Marchand, 37, from […]
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3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Edmonton Oilers Game 3
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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Florida Panthers & Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final 2025 Preview
Tkachuk called it a year ago that Florida would see Edmonton in the final this season. Both teams are a year older, a year wiser, and contain fresh blood that’s eager to earn their name on the Cup. This series is going to be a hard test of wills. Florida aims to go back-to-back, while […]
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3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Toronto Maple Leafs Game 7 | 05/18/2025
Game 6 was a disappointing performance from the Cats. They had the chance to close out the series on home ice, but instead got shut out by a strong showing from the Leafs. Florida more than responded in Game 7 and, for the second time this series, beat Toronto 6-1 in the Leafs’ barn. Tkachuk […]
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3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Toronto Maple Leafs Game 3 | 05/09/2025
Everything that could’ve gone wrong in Toronto did go wrong. Every fluke bounce went for the Leafs, Florida’s defense not doing as good of a job as it could, Bob letting in goals that fans know he could stop, and officiating that could be called questionable at best. Both games up north were winnable for […]
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Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2025 Series Preview
Florida fans saw the video making the rounds online ahead of the Leafs’ Game 4 with an all too familiar chant: “We want Florida.” Well, you wanted Florida, you got Florida. The Cats dispatched the Lightning in five games, with all games ending in regulation, while the Senators took the Leafs to a Game 6, […]
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Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning 2025 Series Recap
Florida is who some feared they are, a sleeping playoff monster awaiting the playoffs to defend their Championship Title. The majority of analysts picked the Lightning to win the series in as few as five games or as many as seven, and the Cats proved them all wrong once again. The Panthers broke open games […]
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3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Tampa Bay Game 5 | 04/30/2025
Jon Cooper took the words right out of my mouth: “They have an exceptional team. Not just an average team, an exceptional team.” Down a defenseman in Aaron Ekblad, who got a two-game suspension for his hit on Hagel in Game 4, Florida was back to its Game 1 & 2 defensive pairings. The Panthers […]
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