Florida Panthers Should Seriously Consider Alexander Semin
When the Florida Panthers season came to an end, General Manager Dale Tallon made it clear that once free agency began on July 1st he would be looking for goal scorers to improve the Panthers’ offense, which was ranked 27th in goals scored. Mr. Tallon needs to look no further than Alexander Semin. Recently, Semin’s [...]
Former Sabres Stepping up in the Playoffs
The last time the Sabres had a team that was able to make a push towards the Stanley Cup was in 2006 when they lost in the conference finals to the Ottawa Senators. That team included players like Daniel Briere, Brian Campbell, Daniel Paille, Chris Drury and Dainius Zubrus. They all left Buffalo in the [...]
Kevin Dineen More Deserving Than John Tortorella
Worst to first, and not even a nomination. That’s what the Florida Panthers, Kevin Dineen, and his fans must come to grips with. Florida came in dead last in the eastern conference last season, went through an offseason that saw a virtual complete overhaul of the roster, stuck a rookie head coach behind the bench, [...]
Florida Panthers Season Ends on a Sour Note
For fans of the Florida Panthers, by the time the NHL playoffs role around, they’re usually already thinking about next year. Next year will be the year that Dmitry Kulikov and Stephen Weiss break out. Next year our past draft classes will finally blossom. Next year we will finally make the playoffs. However, for the [...]
It’s Time To Revise The Puck-Over-The-Glass Penalty
The New Jersey Devils defeated the Florida Panthers 3-2 in double overtime of Game 7 early Friday morning to advance to the Eastern Conference semi final, but almost had their season ruined by the puck-over-the-glass delay of game penalty. The Panthers’ Marcel Goc tied the game on the power play with 3:28 remaining while Marek [...]
A Thank You Note to the Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers’ season ended in heartbreaking fashion on Thursday night, as game 7 went to double overtime before Adam Henrique ended the game and the series. And yet, as a fan of this team, I have never been more proud. I have heard the ridicule, I have heard the mockery as the Panthers went [...]
Panther Fans Living On the Edge, Headed For Game 7
It’s hard to describe. I’m a Panthers fan first, a hockey fan second. Through the last 12 years, as Florida has failed to make the postseason, I’ve watched nearly every single playoff overtime hockey game I can. There’s simply nothing like it. Every rush up ice brings fans to their feet. Every puck thrown towards [...]
Injury Bug Strikes Florida Panthers Hours Before Game 6
The Florida Panthers became well acquainted with the injury bug this season, and it seems to have followed them to the playoffs. After Jason Garrison went down with an injury prior to game 4, and his fill-in Keaton Ellerby going out during game 4, it now appears as if Jose Theodore has been struck down [...]
Florida Panthers and the History of the Rats
With the Florida Panthers finally back in the NHL playoffs, a new generation of fans is finally getting to experience one of the best traditions in hockey. For older Panthers fans, the return of the rats to South Florida is a sight for sore eyes and leads them to fondly remember the Panthers magical run [...]
Gentlemanly Brian Campbell Finalist For The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
Earlier in the NHL season, I wrote about Brian Campbell and his chance to win the Norris Trophy for the National Hockey League’s best defenseman. Campbell had an outstanding regular season this year for the Florida Panthers and was exactly the top level defenseman that the team needed. Campbell had 4 goals, 49 assists, and [...]
Florida Panthers Must Solve Martin Brodeur
It was just the Florida Panthers’ luck that they would run into old foe Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After missing the playoffs for ten consecutive years, the Panthers finally managed to get back into the NHL’s postseason, only to matchup with the same [...]
Steve Bernier Was Big for Devils in Game 4
In the aftermath of the New Jersey Devils Game 4, 4-0, triumph over the Florida Panthers a lot of the attention (and rightfully so) went to Martin Brodeur and his defenseman. After all Brodeur had just recorded yet another NHL record, this one for most career postseason shutouts — 24, surpassing Patrick Roy; heck he [...]
Panthers-Devils Heads Back to South Florida All Square
It’s been the series no one talks about. No suspensions. No major penalties. No real controversy. And yet, it may be the best series going. After the two teams split the first two games in Florida, the Panthers grabbed an improbable 2-1 series lead after scoring 4 unanswered goals to come back from a 3-0 [...]
Slightly Stunned, Shellshocked and Staggered, the Devils Admit Their Mistakes
Through the first fifteen minutes of Game 3, the New Jersey Devils looked like they were going to run the Florida Panthers out of town — scoring three times (Zach Parise, Stephen Gionta, Patrik Elias) on six shots as they sent Jose Theodore to an early exit. The problem for them was that NHL games [...]
Jack Adams Award 2012: Snubs-A-Plenty
Earlier this week, the finalists for the 2012 Jack Adams Award were released. John Tortorella, Ken Hitchcock, and Paul MacLean were all nominated as finalists for the honor, but it seems as though a couple of coaches could have vied for one of the finalist slots. Here’s a look at who was snubbed: The Rat [...]
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