RatCap: Florida Panthers Cool Off Red Hot Dallas Stars 6-2

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After being outplayed and outmatched their previous game in Chicago, the Florida Panthers seemed to play with a chip on their shoulders. The team would also be without first line center Aleksander Barkov due to a wrist injury suffered Thursday night during the Chicago Blackhawks game. To add some more intrigue to the match, Florida coach Gerard Gallant would tab backup goalie Al Montoya as the Panthers starter in net. After a delay of game penalty drawn by Alex Petrovic, the Stars would capitalize on the ensuing power play and score the first goal of the game. For a brief moment, it seemed as though the Panthers and fans watching at home would be in for a long night. However, the Panthers would step up their intensity and score the next four goals of the game. Newly formed first line of Huberdeau, Bjugstad, and Jagr would connect for 2 goals and a total of 6 points in contest. Overall, a very good game played by the Panthers.

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Training Camp 2015: Florida Panthers Take The Ice For First Day Of Camp

Jonathan Huberdeau and Roberto Luongo joke around while group C warms up on day 1 of Florida Panthers training camp
Jonathan Huberdeau and Roberto Luongo joke around while group C warms up on day 1 of Florida Panthers training camp

On Friday morning, the Florida Panthers officially took the ice for the first time to start their training camp. The team was in Sunrise on Thursday for physicals, but Friday marked the beginning of the two day workouts prior to their first preseason game Sunday.

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2014-15 Season In Review: C Dave Bolland

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Florida Panthers Center Dave Bolland

Welcome to our weekly “2014-15 Season In Review” series, in which we dive into the Florida Panthers’ past season and review each player that suited up for the Panthers. We will review each player in numerical order of their jersey numbers. In addition, we will also review some of their past history, as well as award each player a grade for their overall effectiveness this season.

Past Editions of 2014-15 Season In Review: Roberto Luongo, Aaron Ekblad, Dmitry Kulikov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Jimmy Hayes , Aleksander Barkov , Derek MacKenzie, Shawn Thornton, Brad Boyes, Nick Bjugstad, Willie Mitchell, Al Montoya, Jussi Jokinen, Erik Gudbranson, and Brian Campbell

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2014-15 Season In Review: LW Jussi Jokinen

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Welcome to our weekly “2014-15 Season In Review” series, in which we dive into the Florida Panthers’ past season and review each player that suited up for the Panthers. We will review each player in numerical order of their jersey numbers. In addition, we will also review some of their past history, as well as award each player a grade for their overall effectiveness this season.

Past Editions of 2014-15 Season In Review: Roberto Luongo, Aaron Ekblad, Dmitry Kulikov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Jimmy Hayes , Aleksander Barkov , Derek MacKenzie, Shawn Thornton, Brad Boyes, Nick Bjugstad, Willie Mitchell, and Al Montoya

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This Week in Panthers History: June 7th to June 13th

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Welcome to “This Week in Panthers History”, where we will go in depth and see what happened throughout the week Panthers related. These facts can include anything, such as front office changes, playoffs, Panthers birthdays, and many more. Log onto Rats N’ Pucks every Sunday to see what happened this week in Panthers history.

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2014-15 Season In Review: C Derek MacKenzie

Jan 4, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Florida Panthers center Derek MacKenzie (17) handles the puck as Washington Capitals left wing Jason Chimera (25) chases during the first period at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 4, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Florida Panthers center Derek MacKenzie (17) handles the puck as Washington Capitals left wing Jason Chimera (25) chases during the first period at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

Welcome to our weekly “2014-15 Season In Review” series, in which we dive into the Florida Panthers’ past season and review each player that suited up for the Panthers. We will review each player in numerical order of their jersey numbers. In addition, we will also review some of their past history, as well as award each player a grade for their overall effectiveness this season.

Past Editions of 2014-15 Season In Review: Roberto Luongo, Aaron Ekblad, Dmitry Kulikov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Jimmy Hayes and Aleksander Barkov .

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Memorable Moments of the Season: Florida Panthers @ Tampa Bay Lightning On October 9th, 2014

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Welcome to a new weekly series entitled: “Memorable Moments of the 2014-15 Season”. Throughout the summer, we will review some of the moments that stuck out the most throughout last year, leading up to the start of the 2015-16 season. Amongst the pool of memories might be a memorable game, a highlight reel goal, or a front-office transaction. Let’s go back and review the previous season as it was surely one to remember for the Florida Panthers.

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