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NHL Rumors: Jets, Penguins, Maple Leafs, Panthers, More
August 12th, 2020 In today's NHL rumors, Bryan Little of the Winnipeg Jets comments on the possibility of him never playing hockey again. The Pittsburgh Penguins have made sweeping changes to their coaching staff, and in Toronto, Auston Matthews comments on the opinions from fans and media about how the Maple Leafs team is constructed. The Florida...
Revisiting the Panthers' 1996 Stanley Cup Final Run
July 7th, 2020 The Florida Panthers haven't had much playoff success in their 27-year history, but in just their third season in the NHL, they made a surprise run to the Stanley Cup Final. The Panthers were coming off a 1994-95 season where they were just one point shy from making the playoffs. Led by general manager Bryan Murray, coach Doug MacLean,...
Panthers Who Need Their Jerseys Retired After Luongo
August 16th, 2019 While Roberto Luongo will officially become the first Florida Panthers player to have his jersey retired, the hope is it could open the floodgates. Luongo is obviously deserving having played 572 career games with the franchise (No. 1 among goalies). It’s commonly accepted that few other players best personify the franchise as a...
Florida Panthers and the History of the Rats
October 25th, 2017 With the Florida Panthers finally back in the NHL playoffs, a new generation of fans is finally getting to experience one of the best traditions in hockey. For older Panthers fans, the return of the rats to South Florida is a sight for sore eyes and leads them to fondly remember the Panthers magical run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996....
Can Teams Rebound After Losing the Stanley Cup Final?
June 29th, 2017 They like it, they love it, they want some more of it. The Nashville Predators and their fans were able to skate into the national spotlight with a run to the Stanley Cup Final. There was no shame in the Predators losing to the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins but one must wonder if this will springboard the franchise going forward...
Top 10 Expansion Draft Picks of the Modern Era
June 4th, 2017 When the Vegas Golden Knights select one player from each of the other 30 NHL teams in the expansion draft on June 21, it's important for general manager George McPhee to hit home runs with some of their selections if they hope to be a contender for a Western Conference playoff spot in 2017-18. This year marks the seventh expansion...
Vets Talk Expansion Struggles, Vegas Listens
January 25th, 2017 Las Vegas is often referred to as a "non-traditional" hockey market. It's probably time to retire that phrase. The NHL has made it clear in the last 30 years that it's unafraid to enter these markets via expansion, while more traditional markets (looking at you, Quebec) suffer. Whether or not that's a good thing is certainly a matter of...
St. Louis' Premiere Hockey Tourney: The Frozen Cup
February 4th, 2016 Most hockey enthusiasts around the St. Louis area have heard about The Frozen Cup by now, which is in its 4th year of operations in the area. What many area folks may not know is that The Frozen Cup is now an official non-profit organization and its gearing up for its most fantastic event ever this weekend. With the St. Louis Blues,...
The Florida Panthers Franchise Four
September 16th, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series I'll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL squads. For criteria, I'm choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any position. Since entering the NHL in 1993, the Florida Panthers have one Eastern...
Defining Moments: The Florida Panthers
February 12th, 2015 The thought of a hockey team was probably somewhat laughable back in the 80s. Yet 1993 brought the city of Miami a team called the Panthers, and for whatever reason, it caught on. Hockey in the Sunshine State. It didn't seem feasible, but nearly 22 years later, it's still hanging in there despite some dark seasons. Over two decades,...
Florida Panthers Flashback: Paul Laus
December 24th, 2014 Laus Enforcement. If you lived in South Florida from 1993 through approximately 2003, you know exactly what that means. If not, you not only missed out on some great hockey, you missed out on some of the most memorable players in the history of the Florida Panthers. The inaugural team was an entity that rose above the NHL as a whole,...
Panthers Struggling During 20th Anniversary Season
February 12th, 2014 As the Panthers 2013-14 team moves into the race for the playoffs, their 20th anniversary season is probably more of a struggle than they'd hoped. Despite celebrating an inaugural team that left an amazing legacy, this year's team is trying to find their niche. Even with a good line up, the losses are adding up and there isn't a lot of...
Top Candidates for the Montreal Canadiens Head Coach Position
May 31st, 2012 Now that Bob Hartley has been officially hired by the Calgary Flames to coach for his good friend and current general manager Jay Feaster, and not for the Montreal Canadiens as I stated on Monday (my sincere apologies for being wrong), the search for the next head coach of the Montreal Canadiens continues. Feaster made a strong push on...
