Niko Mikkola

NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs. New Jersey Devils 11/14/2024

After a tough loss on Tuesday to the Devils, Florida looked to rebound in their second chance game on Thursday. Unfortunately, they ultimately fell short of picking up a win against New Jersey and struggled against the speed that the Devils utilize. The Cats’ usually stout defense was a half-step behind all night, allowing New […]

Florida Panthers Weekly Recap: 11/07-09/2024

The Panthers returned home from their long road trip to New York and Finland bringing with them a five-game win streak. Florida took on the Nashville Predators and Philadelphia Flyers and walked away with two more wins. It was a tale of two games: the game against the Predators was filled to the brim with […]

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 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 Roster Preview: Defensemen pt. 1

Over the course of the last two years under HC Paul Maurice, the Panthers have become one of the best if not the best defensive team in the NHL. Transitioning away from the high-scoring offense that won them the President’s Trophy they’ve been more focused on suppressing opposing offenses. This style of play has served […]

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 […]