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Former Panther John Madden Hired in Montreal
Roughly four months ago John Madden was lacing up his skates in the Florida Panthers locker room, getting ready to square off in game seven of the first round against his former club, the New Jersey Devils. Shortly into the contest, Madden would collide with fellow linemate Tomas Kopecky and made his way off the [...]
TweetHas Kris Versteeg Reached His Ceiling?
Over the course of his short career Kris Versteeg has been criticized at times for being lazy and unmotivated, however if you glance at his stats one would notice instantly that there’s consistency. In each of his first four seasons Versteeg has averaged 21 goals and 28 assists, which on most teams is a decent [...]
TweetPotential Protest At NHL Offices In New York
NEW YORK — With talks halting between the NHL and NHLPA in attempts of working out a new collective bargaining agreement, a lockout looks all but certain in the weeks ahead. The NHLPA has made several counter offers to the NHL in which the owners would make a fair amount of money in return, while [...]
TweetEvaluating the David Booth Trade
The Florida Panthers were struggling offensively early in the 2011-2012 season after being shutout in back to back games against the Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabres. Dale Tallon was looking to shake up the roster, improve his team and potentially lose some dead weight. Hear me out here before anyone gets angry–David Booth simply was [...]
TweetWhy A Lockout Could Hurt The Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers hadn’t qualified for the NHL playoffs since the 1999-2000 season, that streak however came to an end last season. South Florida is notorious for having “bandwagon” fans, whether it be with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, NBA’s Miami Heat or the newly renamed Miami Marlins of MLB. The Panthers are no different of [...]
TweetInterview With Colby Robak Of The Florida Panthers
Colby Robak was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the second round (46th overall) of the 2008 NHL entry draft. After four seasons in the WHL Robak entered the AHL with Florida’s affiliate the Rochester Americans, where he registered 24 points in his rookie campaign. In 2011-2012 Robak played for the San Antonio Rampage recording [...]
TweetFlorida Panthers Cancel Annual Rookie Tournament
The Florida Panthers announced on Monday that their annual rookie tournament held at The Saveology.com Iceplex, the teams practice facility, would be canceled this year. The Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes were all scheduled to participate, but due to the uncertainty of a new collective bargaining agreement being worked out before September [...]
TweetRumor: Detroit interested in Keaton Ellerby?
During the off-season rumors fly as to who a team is looking to acquire, or who a team is looking to trade. Currently one slowly circulating the rumor mill would be the Detroit Red Wings being interested in Florida Panthers defenseman Keaton Ellerby. It’s no secret that during free agency the Red Wings focused Ryan [...]
TweetWhy Erik Gudbranson Should Be In The NHL
Erik Gudbranson had a shaky start to his rookie season, at times making mistakes that would lead to opposing team scoring chances or even goals. Every young defenseman makes mistakes so it’s to be expected, and it’s definitely forgivable. Currently the Florida Panthers have 7 defenseman under contract for the 2012-2013 season, not including restricted [...]
TweetTop 5 Individual Efforts of 2011-2012: No. 1- Stephen Weiss vs. New Jersey
Stephen Weiss has been with the Florida Panthers for a decade, through both good times and bad. Unfortunately, most have been bad. Through his career, he had yet to taste the post-season, but when Florida clinched a spot just days before the season finale in which they would win the South East Division, he finally [...]
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