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Florida Panthers Global Series Rewind

A long road trip for the Cats was capped off by their two Global Series games in Tampere, Finland. The success found in New York continued as Florida picked up two more wins in Barkov’s hometown against a tough Dallas Stars team. The Panthers spent a couple of days bonding before things got underway on […]

NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs Dallas Stars Global Series Game 2

Game 2 of the Global Series between Florida and Dallas kicked off Saturday afternoon. After what was a highly offensive first game, this one was much more defensively focused. Depth scoring continues to be good for the Panthers, and each of the Finns got on the score sheet in both games. Tomas Nosek played his […]

NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres

Halfway through the long road trip, the Florida Panthers picked up another win. Squaring off against Buffalo for the second time this month, the Cats got a much different outcome this time around. In their third game of the season, Florida fell to the Sabers 2-5 in what was an all-around messy and undisciplined game, […]

NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs Columbus Blue Jackets 10/15/24

Tuesday night is the one game of the season where the outcome didn’t matter to anyone. It wasn’t about the final score, who had a great night, or who won. It was about starting the healing process for Columbus and celebrating Johnny Gaudreau, someone who meant so much to the hockey world and loved the […]

Florida Panthers Deep Dive: 10/08-12/2024

It was a mixed first week for the Panthers. They started their title defense season at home against rival Boston and then played the first half of their four-game road trip. Just like last season, Florida started the season 1-2-0 in the first week, although the order of how they got there looked a bit […]

NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators 10/10/24

A horror show ending to the game has overshadowed anything else that happened Thursday night for the Panthers. Captain Aleksander Barkov went hard into the end boards, attempting to stop an empty net goal after his stick broke on a shot attempt. Barkov had to be helped off the ice by Balinskis and Rodrigues. As […]

NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins 10/08/24

It was an eventful night for the Florida Panthers from start to finish. They raised their Stanley Cup Banner, got into plenty of fights, scored a lot of goals, and won their first game of the season. The biggest part of their game that needs improvement right now is special teams. If there’s one weakness […]

Florida Panthers Roster Preview: Forwards pt. 2

Last week, I started my preview of the Panthers roster to see how all the returning and new players fit together. The top six forwards remain the same heading into next season, with Sam Reinhart getting his long-term extension. Although it seems like Florida lost a lot of pieces things remain largely the same throughout […]

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 […]