Mike McCanna
South Florida native and avid Florida Panthers fan. From 2016-2017, Mike interned as a content promoter covering the Florida Panthers for SPORTalk.com.
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Mike Hoffman Is Headed Toward a Career Year with Panthers
September 8th, 2018 As the Ottawa Senators crumbled into smithereens this offseason, the Florida Panthers took advantage and gathered one of their spare parts, Mike Hoffman. With him, the Panthers land themselves another weapon to add to their already-promising lineup, but what should we expect of him? Personally, I believe he is in store for a career-best...
History of the Florida Panthers Captains
September 4th, 2018 If you find yourself wearing a big "C" on your sweater, you can assume that you have reached the pinnacle of individual hockey success. Being named team captain is an ode to an individual's character as well as his playing ability by his team and teammates. Throughout the Florida Panthers relatively young existence, there have been nine...
Panthers' Matheson Will Improve With Kiselevich
August 25th, 2018 Bogdan Kiselevich makes the journey to the Florida Panthers this season after spending nine years in the KHL. As a lock down, stay-at-home defenseman, he is a great compliment to potential defensive partner Mike Matheson. I believe that the combination of these two could allow Matheson to have a breakout season while also providing much...
Panthers Best Third & Fourth Line Options
August 21st, 2018 Despite a strong push toward the end of last season, the Florida Panthers failed to make the playoffs. Over the offseason, the Cats acquired former Ottawa Senator Mike Hoffman to shore up the second line. However, who will be a part of the bottom-six remains unclear. In this piece, I take a look into who I believe bench boss, Bob...
Panthers' Goalie Problem: Who'll Be Luongo's Successor?
August 16th, 2018 At the age of 39, Roberto Luongo prepares to put on the pads for his 19th NHL season. With a .929 save percentage (SV%) last year, the future Hall of Fame goaltender registered one of his best seasons in recent memory. However, as his aging clock continues to tick, you can't help but wonder how much longer he has left in the league. And,...
