On November 12th, the Florida Panthers announced that they have claimed forward Seth Griffith off waivers. A natural center, Griffith has shown that he has the ability to play all three forward positions. With the Panthers injury situation as it is, this could be the best chance for Griffith to show he has what it takes to excel at the NHL level.
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The Florida Panthers took the ice against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night at the BB&T Center. The game featured Jonathan Huberdeau’s long-awaited first goal of the season, as well as strong performances by Vincent Trocheck and the team’s fourth line. While the team played a solid game, the Panthers lacked the desperation that they had in the final four minutes of the game. That lack of desperation throughout the game costed them in a 3-2 loss to Buffalo.
The Florida Panthers would travel to Anaheim to play the Ducks in their first meeting of the year. There would be goals, saves and a strong willed Fredrick Anderson. The Panthers would blow a lead late in the 3rd period and eventually be stunned in the shootout. Continue reading RatCap: Fredrik Anderson Stones Florida Panthers In 3-2 Shootout Loss
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.
Continue reading RatCap: Florida Panthers Cool Off Red Hot Dallas Stars 6-2
On Monday night, the Florida Panthers threw 31 shots towards Michal Neuvirth. At the end of the night, that was not enough.
The Philadelphia Flyers would avenge their 7-1 loss against the Florida Panthers with a 1-0 shutout to open up their barn in Pennsylvania for the season. Brayden Schenn would score the only goal for the Flyers, as the Panthers would continually miss the net and that would cost them when the clock struck zero.
Matchup: Florida Panthers (1-0-0) @ Philadelphia Flyers (0-1-1)
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Pennsylvania
When: 7:00 PM ET
TV/Radio: FS-F / NHL-N / 560 WQAM
After a 7-1 thrashing of the Philadelphia Flyers to open their season at home, the Florida Panthers are going on the road for the first time this season and will make stops at Philadelphia (0-1-1) and Carolina (0-2-0). After the players held a closed-door meeting following Saturday night’s result, the Flyers look to come out strong against the Panthers to achieve their first win of the season.
When Dale Tallon was hired in May of 2010, he sat down at his press conference and said that he was committed to building the Florida Panthers the right way: A professional and championship way. He wanted to make the Florida Panthers a first-class organization from top to bottom. Championship aside, I believe he has already turned this franchise around with the help of Doug Cifu and Vincent Viola.
The Florida Panthers have been busy preparing to participate in their final preseason game of the 2015-16 season against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night at the BB&T Center. Throughout the past week since their last preseason game, the team has been on a team-bonding trip somewhere in Fort Myers, Florida, in addition to holding team practices on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Here is what transpired throughout the last three days during the team’s practices at the Panthers Ice Den.
Continue reading Florida Panthers: Practice Sessions 9/31-10/2
On Tuesday night, the Florida Panthers battled the Dallas Stars in what was the Panthers preseason home opener. Fans in attendance at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, were treated with observing players of the present and the “future” for both teams. Along with the skill on the ice, home fans were ecstatic about the outcome which saw Jonathan Huberdeau score two goals and the Panthers defeat the Stars by a score of 3-2.
On Saturday morning, the Panthers held their second and final day of Training Camp at the Panthers Ice Den. All three groups got a workout session, but Group C and Group A (the winner of yesterday’s scrimmage) took the ice on the stadium rink for this intrasquad game. Here is the full roster.
Continue reading Training Camp 2015: Florida Panthers Conclude Day 2 With Exciting Scrimmage
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