Posts About "Bob Boughner"
Boughner Has Panthers’ Stars Shooting
May 3rd, 2018 When the Florida Panthers took the ice for the 2017-18 National Hockey League season, it was immediately evident something was considerably different. The once-tentative Panthers played a much different – and much more effective – style under first-year head coach Bob Boughner, putting opposing teams on their heels with...
Gallant's Ghost Haunting Panthers
April 29th, 2018 Playoff hockey is the best time of year. For Florida Panther fans, though, watching the Vegas Golden Knights dominate the NHL has to be difficult. It is no secret the Panthers may have botched the expansion draft, but leaving former head coach Gerard Gallant on the side of the road following a loss in 2016 may have been their biggest...
Why the Florida Panthers Missed Playoffs
April 12th, 2018 The Florida Panthers were on the cusp of a playoff position since the all-star break, but with the 2017-18 regular season in the books, they came up one point short. While at one time only a point behind the New Jersey Devils, the Panthers found themselves five points back with four games to play. Perhaps the most disappointing part...
The Return of the Brent Burns Conundrum
January 11th, 2018 One challenge when considering San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns is often this: where to begin? Burns has been all over the map. At times he’s been the best player in hockey, and at times he’s been one of the most problematic. He tends to go on long streaks of brilliance, but also long streaks of ineffectiveness. He can be a...
Desperate Panthers Clawing Into Contention
December 29th, 2017 It’s been a tough year for the Florida Panthers. 37 games into the 2017-18 National Hockey League season and the team has exactly 37 points, not nearly a good enough pace to hit the mid-90s, the general threshold for making the playoffs in the wild card era. That said, the team has won four in a row, and is 6-3-1 in their...
Florida Panthers’ Early-Season Struggles
November 10th, 2017 Okay, so we never expected them to challenge for the Presidents’ Trophy. Even the Atlantic Division title seemed to be a two-horse race between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs. But did anyone really expect the Florida Panthers to be this bad? At 4-8-2, they sit second-last in the National Hockey League, with only...
