Evan Rodrigues

NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs. Philadelphia Flyers 11/09/2024

Superstitious Florida is rolling with what works, rolling up to games wearing their custom robes. We’ll see if this new trend lasts until the end of the season, but it is pretty funny in the meantime. The Panthers faced off with the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday night in a closely contested match. The Cats struggled against […]

NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs. Nashville Predators 11/07/2024

A bit of Finland followed the Panthers home as the team showed up to the rink once again wearing the customized robes. It turns out that Sasha Barkov texted the team, telling them to wear them again since they’re undefeated while wearing them on game day. Everyone committed to wearing them, and if they’re superstitious, […]

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 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 Behind The Bench: Head Coach Paul Maurice

For a team to be successful it needs the right leader for the job. Paul Maurice is one of the most experienced coaches in the NHL and has proven to be the correct fit for the Florida Panthers. He led them to back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals in his first two seasons with the team and […]

Florida Panthers Roster Preview: Forwards pt. 1

With the summer celebration in full swing for the Panthers, it’s going to be another quick turnaround for them heading into next season. It seems that most, if not all, of the free agency moves have been made by the team to fill in the gaps by the players who have departed this summer. There […]

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 […]

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 […]