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Florida Panthers Player Ratings: Mikael Samuelsson

On October 22, 2011, the Florida Panthers traded winger David Booth to the Vancouver Canucks. Booth was a fan favorite, whose name resonated throughout the BankAtlantic Center in a long drawn out form,…Read More

Panthers Need To Look At The Beginning To Find Success.

Jason Garrison’s “howitzer” slap shot, the instant chemistry of the Weiss, Fleischmann, Versteeg line, and wicked one timers; all of this led the Panthers to win 6 of the 11 games they…Read More

3 Things The Florida Panthers Must Do Now

1. The Florida Panthers must challenge the goaltender. If he can see it, he can stop it.  The Panthers have often found themselves frustrated, while amassing as many as 30 shots without scoring a goal. While…Read More

Despite Recent Win, Panthers Have Overtime Issues

The Florida Panthers have had 10 overtime losses this season. Which  means they have lost out on a possible 10 points. Imagine where the Panthers would be, had they earned even just 4 of those points.…Read More

The Florida Panthers 4 Keys To A Playoff Berth.

If the Florida Panthers want to play playoff hockey again, after over a decade long absence, they need to stay focused on what has given them early success. There are 4 keys, The first 3 of which that…Read More

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Stephen Weiss’ Two Way Play Should Not Go Unnoticed

Stephen Weiss had been an important part of the Panthers‘ success over the first half of the season.…Read More

Recap: New York Rangers 1 Florida Panthers 2

The Florida Panthers have won 3 straight games and continue to lead the Southeast Division. Jason Garrison blasted…Read More

Brian Campbell’s Soup

Brian Campbell makes every other Panther on the ice better. Even between shifts. The story here, lies…Read More

Panthers Injuries Signal Concern. Rampage Stomping Out The Fire

Even though the San Antonio Rampage currently sit at the bottom of the AHL’s Western Conference,…Read More

Former Panthers Belfour & Nieuwendyk To Be Inducted In HHOF

This evening, Joe Nieuwendyk and Ed Belfour will officially become members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.…Read More

Postgame: Philadelphia Flyers Down Florida Panthers

Both teams came into the game with identical records: 8-4-3 (19pts) Opposition site: Broad Street Buzz Goaltenders Ilya Bryzgalov  vs  Jose Theodore  The Flyers opened the scoring at 16:10 of the…Read More

Panthers Jack Skille & Shawn Matthias Show That Hard Work Pays Off

Jack Skille and Shawn Matthias have combined for one goal (Matthias) and 4 assists, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t been responsible for making the lamp shine more often. Much of what they…Read More

Blackhawks’ Guns Quiet Panthers’ Own Bombardment

It’s not often, that a team allows 43 shots to be taken. Even more unlikely, when that team can walk off the ice, on the road; with 2 points. That’s unfortunately what happened last night…Read More

Postgame: Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators

Going into the game: Panthers (5-3-0) Senators (4-5-0) Opposing team site: SenShot Goaltenders Jacob Markstrom        VS.         Craig Anderson The Panthers opened the scoring with a Jason Garrison…Read More

Ottawa Senators Return Mika Zibanejad, Gudbranson Entrenched!

The Ottawa Senators have returned Mika Zibanejad to Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Elite League for remainder 2011-12 season. Assessed during a standard nine game tryout, it was determined by GM Bryan…Read More

The Florida Panthers Week: Games 8,9, and 10

  The Florida Panthers open a road trip tonight that encompasses two Canadian cities, and a hop across the border into Buffalo; to take on the Sabres. The first stop is in Montreal, a team that…Read More

Recap: Islanders vs. Panthers 10/22/11

Mere minutes after announcing the trade that sent David Booth and Steve Reinprecht to the Vancouver Canucks. The Panthers stepped out onto their home ice to face the New York Islanders for the second…Read More

Does The Panthers Schedule Allow For Sufficient Cat Naps?

Every NHL team will play 82 games over the course of the 2011-12 season. The NHL tries to make it as fair as possible, so that no team has an advantage. Since Winnipeg remains in the Southeast, the Panthers…Read More

Don’t Leave Him Out To Dry.

My music for today is Radiohead’s High and Dry The Panthers are 2-1-0 at this early point of the season. The team is completely different in many ways, especially on the power play. However, a…Read More

One Game Down, 81 To Go.

Doug Benc / Getty Images N.A.                                 I want this team to win just as much as everyone else…Read More

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