Posts About "Dale Tallon"
Panthers Still a Mess Under GM Tallon After 10 Years
April 14th, 2020 Few NHL general managers have had as much leeway as Dale Tallon of the Florida Panthers. Approaching 10 years with the organization, he’s actually gotten two tenures, disappointing each time. Tallon vs. Bowman On the latest occasion, Tallon took over for Tom Rowe, who got demoted from the position in 2017. Rowe had taken over...
Canucks' All-Time Best Offensive Defensemen
March 3rd, 2020 With Quinn Hughes on pace to break the all-time single-season scoring record for a Vancouver Canucks defenceman, it is an appropriate time to look back at the players he will pass up and their careers. The rookie defenceman has 54 points in 69 games this season. Most of the players on the top of the Canucks defencemen scoring list...
Panthers Should Make More Moves Before the Trade Deadline
February 21st, 2020 We're less than a week away from the trade deadline, and Florida Panthers' general manager Dale Tallon has made a trade that certainly looks like it won’t be the last one for the club before the 3 p.m. ET deadline on Monday. Related: 20 Biggest NHL Trades in the Past Year Denis Malgin has been traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs...
Will the Florida Panthers Make Moves Before the Trade Deadline?
February 9th, 2020 With the NHL trade deadline inching closer, the Florida Panthers are open to listening to offers for their right-winger, Mike Hoffman, who will be an unrestricted free agent in the summer. The 30-year-old winger has just scored his 20th goal of the season, making this the sixth consecutive season he's hit the 20-goal mark. Florida,...
Hockey History: When Bad Teams Get New GMs
May 30th, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings made news recently by hiring new general managers, with Ken Holland joining the Oilers and Steve Yzerman returning to the Red Wings. Both teams have missed the playoffs the past few seasons, despite considerable talent on their roster, and so a change in management was deemed the best course of...
Quenneville Hiring Just the First Step for Panthers: GM Dale Tallon
April 11th, 2019 Sitting in the lobby of a luxury hotel in downtown Toronto, Dale Tallon concedes his feet have barely touched the ground in recent days. The general manager of Florida Panthers secured the hottest coaching commodity on the market when he int...
Panthers’ Bjugstad: Trade Bait?
June 14th, 2018 With the 2017-18 National Hockey League season finally in the books, the focus now shifts to an offseason that may rival the Stanley Cup Final in terms of sheer excitement. The Florida Panthers will be selecting 15th in the First Round at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, and have a reasonably good track record in recent years when it comes...
Panthers’ Tendencies at the NHL Draft
June 9th, 2018 With the 2018 National Hockey League Entry Draft fast approaching, teams around the league are putting the finishing touches on their draft lists, if they haven’t finalised them already. The Florida Panthers' contingent, led by general manager Dale Tallon, are in a tricky drafting position. Selecting 15th overall, the Panthers have...
3 Theories Behind Panthers' Golden Knight Generosity
May 25th, 2018 As the Vegas Golden Knights have progressed through the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the hockey world has taken notice of the seemingly inexplicable actions of the Florida Panthers that paved the way for the most successful expansion team in National Hockey League history. For the uninitiated, Jonathan Marchessault was left exposed for...
Did Vegas Steal the Panthers' Cup Run?
May 24th, 2018 Of all the egregious errors that allowed the Vegas Golden Knights to reach the Stanley Cup Final, Dale Tallon's blunder firmly stand out among the rest. In a move that's been roasted since the expansion draft, Tallon gave the Golden Knights two-thirds of a top line in Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault. Just in case giving away...
Panthers’ Tallon Entering Make-Or-Break Offseason
April 22nd, 2018 Despite a valiant run in the second half of the 2017-18 National Hockey League season, the Florida Panthers, once again, find themselves outside the postseason, looking longingly at the teams with a chance to take home the Stanley Cup. The reasons for their playoff miss are manyfold, from learning a new system under...
Dale Tallon’s Trade Deadline
February 27th, 2018 The 2018 National Hockey League Trade Deadline has come and gone, and, it has to be said, it was much more exciting than usual. Yes, many of the deals featured a player you’ve never heard of traded for a guy you forgot existed. And yes, names perennially popular at deadline time once again found their way into a transaction (see:...
Panthers Approaching Anemic Trade Deadline
January 25th, 2018 As the 2017-18 National Hockey League season chugs along, it is readily apparent the Florida Panthers will not be making the playoffs. Even with four games in hand on the Pittsburgh Penguins, occupants of the second and final wild-card spot, the Panthers still sit 11 points back with only 36 games to go. That’s a tall order,...
