Panthers Management
Panthers May Want Expansion Redraft
February 22nd, 2018 One of the biggest hockey questions in South Florida last year was who the Florida Panthers were going to protect from Vegas in the expansion draft. Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Aaron Ekblad, Vincent Trocheck and James Reimer were all obvious and, aside from...
One Year Later: An Update on Gallant and the Panthers
November 30th, 2017 Much to the chagrin of Florida Panther fans, another franchise’s recent success is a constant reminder of what could’ve been if some decisions were made differently in the past 12 months. The first-year Vegas Golden Knights sit atop the Pacific Division and are in the...
Why the Panthers Missed the Playoffs
April 29th, 2017 The Florida Panthers clearly had a disappointing season. The Panthers went 24-26-10 under Tom Rowe, their now-fired interim head coach and general manager, before missing the postseason for the fourth time in the last six seasons and ending with a 35-36-11 record—good...
Panthers' Sporadic Wins Mask Real Problem
March 16th, 2017 It’s now mid-March and the regular season is coming to an end. As always, there’s a handful of teams who’ve already secured their spot in the playoffs while others continue fighting to keep theirs. When it comes to the Florida Panthers, though, there’s still a lot...History of Panthers Coaches and GMs
February 20th, 2017 There has been plenty of discussion over the last few months about the Florida Panthers’ coaching and front office situation since the team fired bench boss Gerard Gallant and replaced him with general manager Tom Rowe. Gallant was the winningest head coach in...
Tallon's Draft Record in Florida
December 19th, 2016 ESPN's Scott Burnside called it a "gong show" — other fans have used stronger language. Regardless, the last month has been a mess for the Florida Panthers. They fired their coach, placing their general manager behind the bench and skidding to a 3-3-4 record since....Firing Gallant a Bad Precedent
December 4th, 2016 Well, after a week that felt like an eternity, the Florida Panthers are off and running under new Head Coach Tom Rowe. By now, you are no doubt familiar with the rather unceremonious departure of Gerard Gallant, along with Assistant Coach Mike Kelly. The rationale and...Why Gallant Had to Go
December 1st, 2016 Whether or not Florida Panthers players and fans will admit it, owner Vinnie Viola spoke for them all when he delivered the bad news to coach Gerard Gallant Sunday night. Viola apparently told Gallant 'you know I love ya, but we can't keep playing like this.' Panthers...Gallant Wasn't Panthers' Problem
December 1st, 2016 By now, you've probably seen the pictures. https://twitter.com/GMillerTSN/status/803235256686047232 In the evening hours of Sunday, November 27, Gerard Gallant stood outside the PNC Arena. Baggage in tow, the now-former head coach of the Florida Panthers patiently...Philosophical Divide Shakes Up Panthers
November 28th, 2016 Sunday night, the Florida Panthers shocked the hockey world by being the first team to fire a head coach this season. It was unexpected. Gerard Gallant recently received a contract extension, led the team to an Atlantic Division title (riding a tidal wave of PDO at 102.1),...
Fantasy Spin: Keith Yandle Signs with Panthers
June 24th, 2016 When the New York Rangers overpaid and got robbed traded for Keith Yandle at the trade deadline during the 2014-15 season, trading away defenseman John Moore, dynamic top prospect Anthony Duclair and two high draft picks, he was supposed to be the piece that took their...
Panthers Add Three to Front Office Staff
June 19th, 2016 The Florida Panthers continued their off-season re-organization this week by adding three new members to their front-office staff. On June 16th, the club named Peter Mahovlich as a Special Advisor to Ownership. The Panthers then announced on June 18th that they'd hired...
Tallon 'Promotion' Still Seems Strange
June 7th, 2016 For years, many people have deemed the concept of hockey in the Sunbelt to be, well, weird. If hockey in the southern U.S. is an inherently weird concept, it got much weirder when the Florida Panthers promoted general manager Dale Tallon to an unnamed front-office job in...