Florida Forges Ahead in Important Homestand
After an ugly 8-0 pounding at the hands of the Boston Bruins last week, that nasty game in Beantown perhaps could be used motivation in this week's three-game homestand in front of full houses. Time for these Florida Panthers to start grabbing points however they may come and padding that cushion again.
Categories: Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, NHL Talk, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Brad Marchand, Florida Panthers, Gregory Campbell, Jack Skille, Jose Theodore, Kris Versteeg, Marco Sturm, Mikael Samuelsson, National Hockey League, NHL, Phil Kessel, Scottie Upshall, Shawn Bergenheim, Stephen Weiss, Tomas Kopecky, Tuukka Rask
Same Old Same Old for Cats at Home
By Bill Whitehead I couldn’t cover the Florida Panthers’ Sunday matinee contest against Carolina, but it didn’t really matter. I saw the same game when Calgary visited BankAtlantic Center two nights earlier. Though the Cats put together a better overall effort against the Flames, the game played out the same way. Florida led early, lost [...]
Read more...Categories: Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, NHL Talk, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Brian Campbell, Cam Ward, Dmitri Kulikov, Florida Panthers, Jason Garrison, Kevin Dineen, Kris Versteeg, Leland Irving, National Hockey League, NHL, Sean Bergenheim, Stephen Weiss
Cats Come Up Short in Bid to Bounce Back
By Bill Whitehead The second meeting at the BankAtlantic Center between the New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers was supposed to be a bounce-back game for the Cats — you know, that quick turnaround match where a team shows what it’s made of. Florida was looking to regroup after arguably its worst performance of the [...]
Read more...Categories: Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, NHL Talk, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Erik Gudbranson, Florida Panthers, Martin Brodeur, National Hockey League, NHL, Peter DeBoer
Cats Host Caps in Early Season Showdown
There are storylines of players who will be facing off against former teammates, but tonight's clash boils down to a battle for Southeast Division supremacy. Florida surprisingly leads the faltering Caps by five points.
Categories: Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, NHL Talk, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Alex Semin, Alexander Ovechkin, Dale Hunter, Florida Panthers, Jose Theodore, National Hockey League, NHL, Nicklas Backstrom, Tomas Fleischmann, Tomas Vokoun, Washington Capitals
Panthers Welcome Familiar Face Tonight
By Bill Whitehead SUNRISE, Fla. — Tonight’s game between the New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers at BankAtlantic Center is the second morsel in the Thanksgiving Feast, but it’s more than just that. If you’re flipping through the handy schedule or checking online, it looks like just another game between two good teams. The Devils [...]
Read more...Categories: Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, New Jersey Devils, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Dale Tallon, Florida Panthers, New Jersey Devils, Pete DeBoer
Sometimes One Word Just Not Enough
It's a little taxing and a bit restrictive to try to use just a single word to describe what the Panthers did to the Stars Tuesday night. NHLHS's Florida correspondent Bill Whitehead attempts to do just that.
Categories: Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, NHL Talk, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Brian Campbell, Evgeny Dadonov, Florida Panthers, Jason Garrison, Kris Versteeg, Nationall Hockey League, NHL, Scott Clemmensen, Stephen Weiss, Tomas Fleischmann
Cats’ Home Woes Continue, Need to Tighten Play
By Bill Whitehead Credentialed Florida Panthers Correspondent Before the Florida Panthers embark on its travel version of How the West was Won – albeit a brief trip over two games — it’s clear following a 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers that the club needs to clean up its act if it wants to stay [...]
Read more...Categories: Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Brian Campbell, Davis PayneKen Hitchcock, Evgeny Dadonov, Florida Panthers, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jack Skille, Jason Garrison, Kevin Dineen, Matt Read, Maxime Talbot, Mike Santorelli, Philadelphia Flyers, Stephen Weiss
Frustration Mounts, Points Slip Away in Shootout Losses
If you like to see who's hot and who's not, venture out to the far right-hand column in the NHL standings. That's where you'll find the streak column. In the row that contains the Panthers, you'll see this - OT3.
Categories: Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Brian Campbell, Ed Jovanovski, Florida Panthers, Kris Versteeg, Mike Santorelli, NHL, Tomas Kopecky
Do the Devils Still Need a Center?
Just as he was beginning to cement his spot in the lineup, New Jersey Devils‘ forward Jacob Josefson suffered a broken right clavicle that will keep him off the ice for three to four months. Last season he missed 35 games with a torn ligament in his right hand. Since Travis Zajac started the season [...]
Read more...Categories: Eastern Conference, New Jersey Devils, NHL Talk, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Adam Henrique, Columbus Blue Jackets, Daymond Langkow, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Jacob Josefson, Jochen Hect, Kyle Turris, Los Angeles Kings, Lou Lamoriello, Mark Fraser, New Jersey Devils, Olli Jokinen, Peter DeBoer, Petr Sykora, Phoenix Coyotes, Ryan Carter, Sam Gagner, Samuel Pahlsson, Toronto Maple Leafs, Travis Zajac, Tyler Bozak, Zach Parise
Cats’ Good Start, Roster Upgrade Spark Playoff Hopes
Last year's version of the Panthers was truly painful to watch. These Cats are refreshing and fun. They may even have a shot at making the postseason.
Categories: Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, NHL Talk, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Brian Campbell, Dale Tallon, Florida Panthers, Jacob Markstrom, Kris Versteeg, Matt Bradley, Scottie Upshall, Sean Bergenheim, Tomas Fleischmann, Tomas Kopecky
What is Next After Season’s First Blockbuster?
Patrick Powell Salary Cap Analyst As NHLHS’s Bill Whitehead reported on Saturday, the first major trade of the 2011-2012 occurred where the Florida Panthers dealt left wing David Booth, minor leaguer Steven Reinprecht, and a 2013 third round draft pick to the Vancouver Canucksfor veteran forwards Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm. In analyzing this deal [...]
Read more...Categories: Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, NHL Talk, Trade Rumors, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Alain Vigneault, Alex Auld, Blake Comeau, Bryan Allen, Calgary Flames, Chicago Wolves, Christopher Higgins, Curtis Glencross, Dale Tallon, David Booth, David Moss, Don Maloney, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Garth Snow, Jay Feaster, Keith Ballard, Lukas Krajicek, Marco Sturm, Michael Grabner, Mikael Backlund, Mikael Samuelsson, Niklas Hagman, Olli Jokinen, Rene Bourque, Roberto Luongo, Roman Horak, Scott Gomez, Sergei Shirokov, Shawn Horcoff, Steven Reinprecht, T.J. Brodie, Todd Bertuzzi, Vancouver Canucks
Tallon Sends Message, Deals Booth to Canucks
No one can ever accuse Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon of doing things in a small way. With his trade of forward David Booth on Saturday, message sent and received.
Categories: Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, NHL Talk, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Dale Tallon, David Booth, Florida Panthers, National Hockey League, NHL, Vancouver Canucks
For Bergenheim, History Needs Repeating
By Bill Whitehead Credentialed Florida Panthers Correspondent It’s a little thing to wish for, I know, but I certainly hope Sean Bergenheim has DVR technology at his home. And I hope he recorded Tuesday night’s game at Pittsburgh. More importantly, though, I reallyhope he took the time to watch Versus’s in-studio report during the game’s [...]
Read more...Categories: Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Florida Panthers, keith jones, mike milbury, Sean Bergenheim, Steve Yzerman