Dan Vladar still sees the exact moment that ended the Philadelphia Flyers season. The starting netminder that has risen from being just some no-name backup to being one of the better goalies in the NHL, still watches that puck float past his head and across the goal line to hand the Carolina Hurricanes the series.
It was an extremely tough watch and still is to this day. Despite the Flyers beating out the preseason odds, making the playoffs, and beating the archrival Pittsburgh Penguins i...
Florida Panthers center Anton Lundell scored a goal, and Aleksander Barkov had an assist in Finland’s 5-1 victory over Sweden at the Beijer Hockey Games in Ängelholm, Sweden. The Finns won the four-day event with a 2-0-1 record. Finland will open the IIHF World Championship on March 15, versus Germany in Zurich.
Panthers defensemen Mikulas Hovorka and Marek Alscher saw duty in Czechia’s 5-1 loss to Switzerland. The Czechs finished the event in third place. Finland will open the IIHF World...
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov returned to action on Thursday in Finland’s 5-4 loss to Switzerland at the Beijer Hockey Games in Ängelholm, Sweden. Barkov scored Finland’s only goal in the shootout, and Cats teammate Anton Lundell dished out three assists for the Finns, who will open the IIHF World Championship on March 15, versus Germany in Zurich.
Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and an assist in the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 victory over the P...
Josh Doan and Ryan McLeod each produced a goal and an assist to power the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 at KeyBank Center on Wednesday. Jordan Greenway and Bowen Byram also lit the lamp, Zach Benson had two assists, and former Florida Panthers keeper Alex Lyon made 26 saves for Buffalo, who are playing in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2007. Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach scored for Montreal, who got 12 saves from Jakub Do...
The best teams in the NHL tend to win games in multiple ways. You can't choose who you match up against in the playoffs. Maybe you're going up against a fast team like the Edmonton Oilers. You might wind up grinding out a series with a physical (or dirty!) team like the Florida Panthers. Withstandin...
Stuart Skinner is one of the most notable pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) goalies heading into the summer. Due to this, he should generate interest from teams looking for a new goaltender if he hits the free-agent market. Because of this, let's look at three teams that could look to sign Skinner during the offseason if he does not re-sign with the Penguins. Florida Panthers The Panthers are entering the offseason with two pending UFA goalies in Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tar...
Everything riding on May 5: McKenna or bust, the Carolina/Dallas pick situation, and why Drury's patience with Vincent Trocheck is about to pay off.
Quinn Hughes scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, and had an assist, and the Minnesota Wild eliminated the Dallas Stars with a rousing 5-2 victory in Game 6 at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul. It was Minnesota’s first postseason series win since 2015. Former Florida Panther Vladimir Tarasenko and Matt Boldy also scored for the Wild, who got 21 saves from goaltender Jesper Wallstadt. Minnesota will take on the Colorado Avalanche next.
Leo Carlsson, Chris Kreider an...
Erik Gudbranson is among the most notable pending unrestricted free agents (UFAs) on the Columbus Blue Jackets. If the Blue Jackets end up not re-signing him, he should be a pretty popular target as a free agent on July 1. Due to this, let's look at three teams that could sign Gudbranson this summer if he ends up hitting the market. Florida Panthers Could the Panthers reunite with Gudbranson? When looking at their roster, it is clear that they could use more experienced depth...
A Dallas collapse could mean a better draft pick. A Guerin gut-punch could crack open the Trocheck market. The Rangers might want both—and can only have one.
The Florida Panthers missed the playoffs for the first time since 2019, and now their most pressing offseason question centers on the goaltender who helped win them two Stanley Cups.
Sergei Bobrovsky's seven-year, $70 million contract is finished, and by all accounts the two sides are nowhere close to agreeing on what comes next.
A report from Greg Wyshynski on The Sheet with Jeff Marek described the situation as "pretty bad," with Bobrovsky reportedly seeking a deal structured similarly t...
The Calgary Flames are entering the offseason with multiple pending free agents. One of them is gritty forward Ryan Lomberg. With the Flames rebuilding, it would not be surprising if the Flames let the 31-year-old forward hit the market. If he does, he has the potential to get some interest from teams looking for more grit and toughness in their bottom six. Because of this, let's take a look at three teams that could try to sign Lomberg if he hits free agency this summer. Florida Panther...
The Tampa Bay Lightning played in three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals in 2020-2022. The Florida Panthers followed that up with three appearances of their own in 2023-25 and the Edmonton Oilers’ quest for a third consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearance begins tonight against a young, fast, and inexperienced Anaheim Ducks club. The 82-game regular season…
While the Florida Panthers had a rough 2025-26 season, A.J. Greer had a career year with the Atlantic Division club. In 78 games this season with the Cats, he set new career highs with 17 goals, 15 assists, and 32 points. He also had 203 hits on the season. Due to this, Greer will generate a lot of interest if he decides to test the free-agent market this summer. If he does become a UFA this offseason, these three teams could look to sign him. Philadelphia Flyers The Flyers could b...
The Florida Panthers will be an interesting team to watch this offseason. After missing the playoffs due to their significant injury trouble, it would not be surprising if they look to upgrade their roster. One of their biggest questions heading into the offseason is their goaltending situation. Sergei Bobrovsky is a pending unrestricted free agent, so they could be on the hunt for goaltending help if he walks. They also could use an upgrade over backup Daniil Tarasov in general, so let'...
The New Jersey Devils have a new general manager: Sunny Mehta. The club announced the hiring on Thursday, bringing him back to New Jersey after helping the Florida Panthers win back-to-back Stanley Cups. Mehta, 48, got his start in the hockey world writing at Irreverant Oiler Fans, an analytics-pioneering blog that has also sparked careers for…
The Florida Panthers are still the defending Stanley Cup champions, but not for long as this year’s NHL postseason kicks off with a trio of exciting games today.
The Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators will meet for the first time ever in the playoffs this afternoon. The Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild will faceoff for the third time in the postseason this evening. And prime time sees intrastate rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers do battle in the playoffs for the f...
The Carolina Hurricanes are potentially approaching a crossroads entering the 2026 playoffs. On one end, they have been undoubtedly one of the most dominant teams in the NHL over the better part of the last 10 years. On the other end, though, they don’t have much to show for it. Since 2018, Carolina is fourth […]
The Florida Panthers closed out the 2025-26 campaign by routing the Detroit Red WIngs by an 8-1 count in front of an appreciative crowd at Amerant Bank Arena.
Rookie Wilmer Skoog collected his first NHL point when he got to a loose puck along the boards and fed veteran Vinnie Hinostroza, who quickly fired the puck past John Gibson from just outside the right circle 4:57 into the tilt.
The Panthers doubled their lead at the 5:37 mark of the second when Marek Alscher sent the puck down...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a dysfunctional mess, and everyone around the NHL knows it. The Leafs went from giving the Florida Panthers their biggest test during their Stanley Cup championship run, to a dismal offseason which saw Mitch Marner head for Vegas, to a regular season loaded with unmet expectations. There's been plenty of chatter recently about how CEO Keith Pelley was trying to influence Brad Treliving with AI-created trade proposals, and now head coach Craig Berube is on thin ice a...
This is the end, my friends. Game 82 of 82.
There’s not much stage-setting to be done here, we all know the deal. This game is so revolting that sometime in the last 10 days the TNT execs pulled the plug on airing it, and are picking up Buffalo vs. Dallas instead. In a different world, this could be a win-and-in scenario for the Red Wings, but they read the tea leaves early and bailed.
Beyond that, they’re passing up the opportunity to spend an entire broadcast talking about the Flor...
Could Florida Panthers' legendary goalie Sergei Bobrovsky have played his last game for the team? The veteran netminder is a pending unrestricted free agent at season's end, and while he wants to stay, it sounds like he and the team are definitely not on the same page contract-wise. Bobrovsky saw the Cats hand out a six-year deal to a 37-year-old Brad Marchand last year to keep the defending Cup champs together, and it only figures that Goalie Bob, who is also 37, and has been arou...
Jonathan Quick's career is over. The Rangers sent him off by losing to a Panthers lineup with five players still looking for their first NHL goal. This one was infuriating.
Cole Reinhardt opened the scoring and potted the game-winning goal with 1:50 remaining in regulation to lift the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.
With the Panthers applying heavy pressure in the offensive zone, Donovan Sebrango backhanded the around the boards to Luke Kunin, who centered back out to Reinhardt, and he snapped off a shot that beat retiring Jonathan Quick from the left circle to give the Panthers their 39th win of this lost, injury-ravaged campaign.
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