Panthers Prospects
Florida Panthers' Prospect Pyramid
August 10th, 2018 The Florida Panthers have been more like kittens in recent seasons, developing one of the youngest rosters in the NHL. But don't be fooled by their age, these youngsters have combined to become a skilled club whose speedy play brought them to within one point of the...
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...
Florida Panthers 2018 Draft Recap
July 3rd, 2018 The Florida Panthers made six picks in the 2018 Draft, highlighted by Grigori Denisenko 15th overall. He has the potential to be a future star and could have a more productive career than those taken in the top-10. While he is the Panthers' flashy pick from the Draft, their...
Meet The Steal of the 2017 NHL Draft
February 12th, 2018 The Florida Panthers are, without a doubt, one of the National Hockey League's most perplexing teams. Despite adding quality young prospects and new players on an annual basis, the Panthers have consistently struggled to gain ground within a weak Atlantic Division....
Standout Panthers Prospects in Springfield
December 11th, 2016 The Springfield Thunderbirds aren't new to the world of hockey. Formerly known as the Portland Pirates, the club has existed in some form since 1975, relocating three times in its 41-year history. Since 2015, the team has also served as the Florida Panthers' minor-league...
Henrik Borgstrom Dominating NCAA
December 2nd, 2016 His first goal of the night boomed off his stick like a cannon blast. His second ripped through traffic like a laser. https://twitter.com/DU_Hockey/status/802964046031056896 In a 10-minute span against Wisconsin on November 26, 19-year-old Henrik Borgstrom flexed the...
Rookie Shane Harper Succeeding on Panthers' Fourth-Line
October 24th, 2016 When Shane Harper slipped into a Florida Panthers uniform on October 13, he had done something that hundreds of players had before him. Not much fanfare surrounds the typical NHL debut — save for highly-touted rookies, most greenhorn skaters take the ice without...
Samuel Montembeault Brings Goaltending Depth to Panthers
August 15th, 2016 On Friday, July 15, goaltender Samuel Montembeault took to the rink at the Florida Panthers' IceDen. In the midst of his second development camp, he skated out to his crease, donned in a red jersey for the team's traditional end-of-camp, intrasquad scrimmage. He...
Denis Malgin Brings Offensive Punch to Florida Panthers
August 8th, 2016 The NHL is evolving. Size is no longer king — ushered in by smaller skaters such as Johnny Gaudreau, Tyler Johnson, Brendan Gallagher and the like, the league is moving towards a new era of hockey, one in which skill trumps size. While stature may still affect a...
Michael Matheson Poised to Crack Panthers' Roster
July 20th, 2016 Defense has been a focal point for the Florida Panthers this offseason—three new faces populate the blueline, sourced into Sunrise from around the league via trade and free agency. One potentially key component of this re-worked unit, though, bears a familiar...
Prospects to Watch at Florida's 2016 Development Camp
July 12th, 2016 The Florida Panthers’ future superstars will get a taste of what it takes to be full-time NHL players when the club holds its annual development camp, which takes place from July 11th to July 15th at the Panthers’ IceDen facility in Coral Springs. The team has...
Adam Mascherin Pick Highlights Panthers' Second Draft Day
June 29th, 2016 For years, the NHL has predicated itself on size. Skilled prospects often see their draft stock rise or fall based on that intangible, as first-round talents find themselves sliding down the board, waiting for their names to be called. Historically, however, the Florida...
Panthers Look to the Future at 2016 NHL Draft
June 28th, 2016 With the recent restructuring of the front-office staff and the apparent shift to an analytics-heavy scouting philosophy, conventional logic seemed to be out the window when it came to figuring out who the Florida Panthers would select in the 2016 NHL entry draft. Many...
