All Entries in the "Florida Panthers" Category
CONCUSSIONS KILLING HOCKEY
Speed and offense are now the kings in the present day NHL. A focus on players with those very attributes took over drafts and team on-ice strategies. Slower skaters have slowly been fazed out, especially those pugilistic specialists who all too often didn’t quite have the same skill sets and strides of their respective teammates. [...]
Marchand’s Hat-Trick Leads Red Hot Bruins To 8-0 Route Of Panthers
Widely recognized as the best team in hockey already, the Boston Bruins did everything they possibly could to further that assumption on Friday night. Unbeaten (in regulation) in his last ten starts against the B’s, Panthers’ netminder Jose Theodore entered Friday’s game fresh off a December 8 shutout of the Black and Gold, right here [...]
GameDay: Bruins Set To Host Panthers In Pre-Christmas Showdown
On Friday night, the Boston Bruins will play host to the Florida Panthers. The B’s, 19-2-1 in their last 22 games, are 0-1-0 this season against the South Florida Cats after a 2-0 loss at the TD Garden back on December 8. The Bruins will look to extend their nine point lead in the Northeast [...]
Theodore’s 40 Saves Backstop Panthers To 2-0 Statement Victory At TD Garden
Ladies and gentlemen, the Florida Panthers are for real. Now alone in first place in the Eastern Conference, Head Coach Kevin Dineen’s bunch just continues to prove the hoards who doubted his team completely wrong. The Panthers came through with a huge win on Monday over the division rival Washington Capitals. However, the South Beach [...]
Bruins GameDay: B’s Look To Get Back On Track As First-Place Cats Visit Garden
Tonight the Boston Bruins will look to get back to their winning ways and begin a new winning streak, as they return home for a showdown with the Southeast division leading Florida Panthers. Following a 2-1 loss at Winnipeg’s MTS Centre –their first regulation loss since October 27– Boston returns to the TD Garden for [...]
GOON: The Hockey Movie Preview
GOON: In our support of the lack of hockey movies, comes this info from the movie company to us. “We have a great throwback hockey movie coming out and we would love to get your support. Its violent and insanely funny.” Starring Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill and Liev Schreiber Written by [...]
Maple Leafs’ Game Day: Florida Panthers @ Toronto Maple Leafs 11/08/11
The Toronto Maple Leafs will once again turn to Jonas Gustavsson, who will start for the Maple Leafs tonight as they host the pesky Florida Panthers tonight. Although they aren’t viewed as a force in the Eastern Conference, the Florida Panthers seem to always give the Maple Leafs a run for their money. Last season, [...]
The Southeast Unleashed – October 2011 Edition
The NHL’s Southeast Division was formed in 1998 as a part of the Eastern Conference due to expansion. It has had two Stanley Cup winning teams, the 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning and the 2006 Carolina Hurricanes. Each month we will update you on the relevant news and notes of all five Southeast Division teams. Washington [...]
Panthers Starting Strong
The Panthers first 8 games are in the books and the results can be viewed as extremely positive. The forward group has played well but has been inconsistent other than the first line. The line of Weiss, Versteeg, and Fleischmann has been one of the leagues best to start the season and all three [...]
Here We Go!
Here we go! Tonight the new-look Panthers begin their season against the Islanders. Expectations for this coming season, although not where they should be, are still considerably higher than they have been in the past. The 2011-2012 season will inevitably be one of two things for the Panthers. Either they exceed expectations and make [...]
Bark at the Moon- Phoenix Coyotes 2011-12 Season Preview
Greetings and salutations to both desert dwellers and Coyotes enthusiasts from all corners of the cosmos. Put away the Coppertone, turn off the coolant system, and conceal your eyes from the palm trees. No matter what the temperature outside reads, the pond’s just about frozen solid, and it’s time to drop the puck on another [...]
Change of Draft Philosophy Key to Panthers’ Future Success
One of the biggest changes in the recent history of the Florida Panthers, specifically under Dale Tallon has been the change in the organization’s draft philosophy. Scott Luce, the Panthers Head Scout, is one of the best talent evaluators in the NHL, however the team philosophy in the past has made Luce’s job more [...]
PAT LAFONTAINE AND STEVE WEBB TO RIDE 550 MILES FOR CHARITY
We here at HI support this effort by Pat LaFontaine and Steve Webb, and personally implore you to give just anything you can in support of this…. HOCKEY LEGENDS PAT LAFONTAINE AND STEVE WEBB TO RIDE 550 MILES FOR W20 FOUNDATION AND COMPANIONS IN COURAGE FOUNDATION NEW YORK (September 19, 2011) –NHL alumnus Steve Webb [...]
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) plane crashes; 43 people dead, many former NHLers ***updated***
Forty-three people have died in a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger plane crash near the city of Yaroslavl in Central Russia. The majority of victims were members of the local ice hockey team Lokomotiv of the Kontinental Hockey League. The plane crashed on take-off after hitting an air traffic tower at the airport and witnesses are reporting [...]
Money Matters
July 1st, 2011 will be remembered by Panther fans as the turning point in the franchise. A moment in which fans can actually admit they like the Florida Panthers without the laughter and ridicule of every other hockey fan…anywhere. The Panthers have turned from laughing stock to stocked up in the matter of a single [...]
Panthers Fans Have Reason for Optimisim
Welcome Back Panther Fans! First off I’d like to apologize for my prolonged absence, however, I am back and will be writing articles consistently for the foreseeable future. A lot has happened since we have spoken last, including a coaching change, another incredibly strong draft, and a free agent frenzy that has left Panther [...]
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Hockey Independent mock draft part 1
With the NHL Entry Draft looming I decided to organize a mock draft with several of HI’s writers to give you an idea of what tonight’s entry draft could look. Participants: Fred Poulin, Cris Cohen, Lawrence Duchenski, John Scott Moore, Jeremy Scriven, Alexander Monaghan, Jamie Fraser, Andre Garabedian, WB Philp, Al Cimaglia, Adrian Fung, Gordon [...]
Nick Giglia’s 2011 Mock Draft: The Swami Speaks
This year, once again with the assistance of my good friend Andrew R (and some Bitches Brew…..both the beer and the music), I sat down to do my NHL Mock Draft. As per usual, trades were considered, and by a phenomenal stroke of luck we called Carter to Columbus for Voracek and the [...]
The Southeast Unleashed – June 2011 Edition
The NHL’s Southeast Division was formed in 1998 as a part of the Eastern Conference due to expansion. It has had two Stanley Cup winning teams, the 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning and the 2006 Carolina Hurricanes. Each month we will update you on the relevant news and notes of all five Southeast Division teams. Florida [...]