Kenyon Rizzo

Western New Yorker with a love for the Florida Panthers, NHL, and sport as a whole. I began playing at age three, played up through club in college, and have since coached, refereed, and now am writing. I write opinion and analysis pieces in hopes of Dale Tallon one day calling me up, but until then I will continue following the Cats as avid fan

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Panthers Early Woes May Wreck Playoff Chances

October 19th, 2018 The Florida Panthers managed to claw their way back against the Philadelphia Flyers Tuesday night after going down 5-2 in the second period. Though they were ultimately defeated in the shootout, the point they earned was much needed. After consecutively surrendering third period leads to the Tampa Bay Lightning, Columbus Blue Jackets,...

Barkov Gives Panthers Lineup Options

October 1st, 2018 Throughout the preseason, the Florida Panthers continued to roll out the same top two offensive line combinations, leading to strong assumptions that these two lines will be the same to start the season. Newly-appointed captain Aleksander Barkov has been centering the first line with Nick Bjugstad and Evgeni Dadonov on the wings. Vincent...

Panthers' Matheson Poised for Breakout Year

July 20th, 2018 Florida Panthers defenseman Mike Matheson will be entering his third professional season in 2018-19. He established himself as a top-four d-man with a career-high average of 21 minutes and 20 seconds of ice time last season but the Panthers need him to take the next step and prove he's top-four on any blue line, not just theirs. It is a...

Panthers Most Underrated Prospect: Aleksi Heponiemi

July 14th, 2018 When Dale Tallon became general manager of the Florida Panthers in 2010, he made it a priority to stock the prospect stable with high-end talent. Developing through the draft was his blueprint as GM and later as a senior advisor for the Chicago Blackhawks. It was also the blueprint that led the Blackhawks to a Stanley Cup win with...

Panthers Loaded With First-Line Talent

July 9th, 2018 With the acquisition of Mike Hoffman earlier this offseason, the Florida Panthers may have finally assembled the complete, high-end top-six that has eluded the franchise for at least a decade. It has been a pronounced issue recently, as they have had talented pieces in their top-six but also had holes that prevented the team from...