Posts About "Jason Demers"
Coyotes' Inconsistency Continues in 10th Straight Loss
October 27th, 2017 You might be wondering what has gone wrong so far this year for the Arizona Coyotes. For that, I'd tell you it might be easier to instead ask what has gone right this season. The answer? Not much. At 0-9-1 through the season's first 10 games, the Desert Dogs are just one defeat away from tying the record set by the 1943-44 New York...
Coyotes Season Preview: Defense & Goaltending
September 30th, 2017 Last week, in the first part of our Arizona Coyotes season preview here at THW, we took a look at the franchise's young group of forwards. Since beginning their current rebuild a handful of years ago, the team's front office has done an outstanding job of scouting and drafting forwards; former general manager Don Maloney was responsible...
Maple Leafs Missed Huge Opportunity in Demers
September 25th, 2017 On Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, the Arizona Coyotes made a sly move in trading Jamie McGinn to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jason Demers. While the price tag on top-four defencemen has generally been pretty high lately, the Coyotes got a steal in giving up just a third-line winger in this case. The price for the likes of Adam...
Rumor Rundown: Demers, Lupul and the Leafs, More
September 18th, 2017 It has been an interesting 24 hours as it pertains to news and rumors around the NHL. Florida Panthers Trading Demers It appears the Jason Demers trade wasn't as simple as merely finding a deal with the Coyotes. George Richards is reporting that the Florida Panthers first finalized trading the defenseman to the Vancouver Canucks for...
Florida Panthers No-Trade Clauses
July 31st, 2017 No-trade clauses are a powerful negotiating tool for general managers and players alike. For GMs, NTCs can be used to entice a player to lower his asking price in exchange for some semblance of security. And as for players, who have very little control over their lives once drafted, NTCs give them at least some say in their...
Panthers Budgeting or Blowing It?
July 20th, 2017 What are the Florida Panthers doing? Summertime is upon us, yet this question persists. Even now the dust of free agency has settled, we are no closer to understanding the plan for the beleaguered franchise. There has been movement, yes; hirings and firings, signings and buyouts. It cannot be said the Panthers stayed idle after a...
Recap: Islanders Flat In 2-1 Loss to Panthers
January 12th, 2017 Roberto Luongo made 29 saves to help lead the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 road win over the New York Islanders at Barclays Center Wednesday night. The Panthers got goals from Keith Yandle and Jason Demers to earn the victory while Nick Leddy scored the only goal for the Islanders. Florida took the lead for good just 1:09 into the...
Panthers Need Human Touch
December 23rd, 2016 Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past several months, you are no doubt aware of the carnival that is the front office situation of the Florida Panthers. The “promotion” of Dale Tallon (“Hey Dave, you know that job you’ve been doing the past little while? How would you feel about, you know, not doing it anymore?”)....
Hurricanes Gain Leighton, Lose Staal
November 30th, 2016 The Carolina Hurricanes had great news Sunday night in their 3-2 win at home against the Florida Panthers. They gained what appears to be a legitimate backup goalie in Michael Leighton. They also had some very bad news in that their veteran center Jordan Staal is out with a concussion. As the timeframe for the loss of Staal is...
Panthers Search for Consistency
November 12th, 2016 Following a frustrating 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks, the Florida Panthers awoke Friday morning at the bottom of the Atlantic. No, the Panthers don’t “sleep with the fishes,” they’re merely in last place in the Atlantic Division. And don’t write off the Cats just yet, as they’re only four points out of second. There...
The Current All-Ex-Sharks Team
October 3rd, 2016 We're into the NHL preseason, so it's time to take a last look at a lighter subject before things begin to ramp up. One way to look at how well a general manager is functioning is by looking at the players he has not retained. In the Bay Area, legendary football coach/general manager Bill Walsh once said it was better to move on from...
Florida Panthers Looking to Add Defenseman on PTO
September 3rd, 2016 The Florida Panthers are looking to add a veteran defenseman to their roster on a professional tryout offer (PTO) per general manager Tom Rowe, as reported by Harvey Fialkov of the Sun Sentinal. The Panthers are coming off of an interesting offseason in terms of defensive...
Florida Panthers 2016-17 Roster Breakdown
August 2nd, 2016 Before Dale Tallon took over as General Manager of the Florida Panthers, year in and year out, their roster was filled with players one had never heard of, or hadn't heard of in three years. Those days are long over. With Tallon now as the President of Hockey Operations, and Tom Rowe as Florida's new GM, the team has had it's...
