0 comments by whyhockey on 6/27/2016
Florida reached at 23rd overall for center (Kurt!) Henrik Borgström. Borgström was slated to go mid rounds, as the second year draft eligible grew nine (9!?!) inches in his first draft season. Coupled with the pain associated with such a growth spurt, its no wonder Borgström had zero interviews at the combine last year and […]
0 comments by whyhockey on 3/30/2016
Yes, playoffs haven’t started. No, the June Draft hasn’t happened, nor July’s free agency period but that won’t stop us from taking a gander at the possible depth chart in Sunrise come the 2016-2017 season. As it stands now, the Florida Panthers are making a strong push towards the playoffs and that will only enhance […]
0 comments by whyhockey on 3/24/2016
Only three points separate the Bruins from the Panthers in the Atlantic Division standings. And if playoffs started today, the Cats would face-off against these Bs in the first round. That makes tonight’s game a little more hyped. Not only are they jockeying for playoff position, they may very well be jockeying for home ice […]
0 comments by whyhockey on 3/1/2016
The March towards the playoffs starts with the changing of the calendar to a new month. Deadline day aptly fell on Leap Day, as trades seemed to come in four years apart. Tallon fetched a 6th rounder for Pirri but the real moves were closed Saturday. Jiri Hudler, Teddy Purcell, and Jakub Kindl will all […]
0 comments by whyhockey on 2/6/2016
It wasn’t long ago the Pittsburgh Penguins were atop the NHL standings. Two Stanley Cup Final appearances in the last two years, one yielding a Stanley Cup. Their calling card wasn’t their goalie, their defense, coach, nor even iconic owner. It was their centers: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Jordan Staal. The strength down the […]
0 comments by whyhockey on 1/13/2016
The Florida Panthers were already mad hot in Vancouver. Can they keep the fire stoked versus the Flames, and continue their point streak to blistering 14 games?
0 comments by whyhockey on 12/17/2015
It’s GAME DAY in PantherLand and that can only mean one thing: TSS Pre-Game Skate. Since we just faced-off against the Devs, it seemed only right to switch things up and throw a little audio, a little visual, and a few numbers your way. Wanna be ready for puck drop? Well then, proceed… Morning Skate […]
0 comments by whyhockey on 12/14/2015
When the Panthers opened up their season with 7 goals against the Flyers, it was thought that this year would mark the end of the offensive woes. As we move into mid December, it’s clear that is not the case. Through 30 games this season, the Panthers have scored one goal or less 9 times, […]
0 comments by whyhockey on 12/8/2015
The Panthers winning streak was inevitably going to end. The question now is, how do they respond? Playoff caliber teams are able to shrug off the loss and begin a new winning streak. Against an opponent ahead of them in the division standings, we will get a great indication of what this Panthers team is […]
0 comments by whyhockey on 10/22/2015
Around the league Sidney Crosby remains the gold standard for centers. In any situation, at any time, Crosby is the best option for a coach. Power Play, short-handed, leading, trailing, tied. Rightfully so, Crosby has been given the bulk of those minutes and the best quality of that quantity.
0 comments by whyhockey on 10/9/2015
The Florida Panthers open the 2015-2016 NHL season with one goal in mind: making the playoffs. General Manager Dale Tallon’s five year rebuild plan, “The Blueprint,” ended with ‘close but no cigar’ with the team finishing 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Now, beyond the era of blueprints, Tallon is expecting to make the playoffs […]
0 comments by whyhockey on 9/17/2015
Former Rookie of the Year winner Jonathan Huberdeau was inked to a 2 year, $6.5 million bridge deal this morning.
0 comments by whyhockey on 9/15/2015
Florida Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon avoided the free agent market July 1st but filled his time consummating a pact with the newly named GM of the Boston Bruins, Don Sweeney. Tallon relinquished unsigned restricted free agent Jimmy Hayes. In return, Sweeney shipped Reilly Smith to Florida only two seasons after his predecessor Peter Chiarelli […]
0 comments by whyhockey on 8/24/2015
At last, we’ve reached our conclusion. Matthew O’Brien of Whyhockey delivers his final entry of “Under the Scope”, a three-part series that projects the Florida Panthers going forward. If you’ve missed the previous two entries, make sure to check them out here (Part 1 & Part 2).
0 comments by whyhockey on 8/20/2015
Yesterday, Matthew O’Brien of Whyhockey posted the Under the Scope (Part 1)- Overview and Strengths. Click here to read the piece, if you have not yet. Let us finish what we started. Here’s the second part of Under the Scope!
