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On this Fairbanks Friday Edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Nick Fairbanks(@Prudentia0) joins Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) to discuss the Panthers' 2-1 loss against the Nashville Predators on Thursday Night. The game was lost in the first period not just on the scoreboard, but the Panthers inability to get shots on goal in period number 1, Panthers were not developing a forecheck, along with plays being broken up in the neutral zone. The Panthers from the 2nd period on were controlling the game, getting the transition game going where they got on the board on an odd man rush by Ryan Lomberg and Brandon Montour. The rest of the way, Kevin Lankinen stood tall for Nashville once again, and the Panthers get swept in this season series. Armando and Nick discuss what the Panthers could do now at the March 3rd trade deadline as they now stand at 66 points through 63 games. The guys also discuss some of the moves the other contending teams made that will only make the path to the postseason a bit more d

It's a Winans Wednesday on the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast as Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) to discuss the Panthers' 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in their 4th and final matchup of the regular season. The Panthers are now 4-2-2 at Amalie Arena in the regular season since 2021, so there's more of a comfort level for the Panthers playing in a hostile environment. Florida set the tone early by taking away the shooting lanes for the Panthers where they allowed only 11 SOG in the first two periods. Panthers were able to contain the leagues 2nd best power play unit by going 4/5 on the Penalty Kill and the Panthers gave Bobrovsky goal support as he is now the winningest Russian-Born Goaltender in NHL History. Armando and Jacob discuss where does this possibly leave the Panthers as far as what they do at the deadline if they get another 2 points against the Predators on Thursday Night. We discuss and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Yo

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) discusses Paul Maurice's comments saying that the Panthers "aren't sellers." Armando will give his reaction to that comment on whether or nor it's lip service. Maurice discusses how the Panthers are still a young team and how they are at the start of a run as oppose to a 5-6 year run ending. Armando gives his opinions on how valid that statement from Maurice is. We also discuss the Lightning's trade for F Tanner Jeannot and how influenced another division rival in the Toronto Maple Leafs to make another trade to bolster up their roster. We look at what Lightning GM Julien Brisebois has done in trading away assets and what Bill ZIto can do to take a page out of his book in order for the Panthers to be better set up for the future. We discuss whether or not Aleksander Barkov and Sam Bennett are expected to play Tuesday Night after missing Friday Night's game against Buffalo and Maurice's comments about their injuries on tod

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Alex Slemp(@AlexSlemp) from Full Press Hockey to discuss the Panthers' approach to Friday's Trade Deadline. The guys discuss what the Panthers' expiring contracts and what they were traded for and what they could be worth now. Is Bill Zito leaning towards selling guys with term in order to recoup some of the assets traded from last years deadline? The Cats didn't get help from the games in hand over the weekend, which makes their playoff chances a lot lower after losing to Buffalo on Friday night. Panthers since have been more comfortable with playing at Amalie Arena(in the regular season) since the 2021 season where if the get a win on Tuesday, they'd be .500 at Amalie in the regular season over the last 3 seasons. The guys also discuss who would be ready to take the 2C if Sam Bennett does get trade either by Friday or in the offseason. All this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podc

It's a Fairbanks Friday edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Nick Fairbanks(@prudentia0) to break down the Panthers' 3-1 loss against Buffalo in what was a must-win, the Panthers got 0 points out of it. Despite the Panthers missing Aleksander Barkov and Sam Bennett, the Panthers had 54 shots on goal for the game(most of them being perimeter shots). Anthony Duclair made his return to the Panthers lineup and got an assist in the Panthers' one and only goal of the game as they were unable to put enough pressure on former Panther goalie Craig Anderson. Florida is now behind Buffalo, Detroit, Pittsburgh and New York in Points Percentage with 3 of those teams having multiple games in hand. The Panthers had 3 days from Monday's game to Friday's, and now will have 3 more days off from now until the time they play Tampa Bay on Tuesday, and the playoff picture could get uglier for the Cats before they hit the ice in a game setting again. Armando and Nick also discus

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, it's another edition of State Of The Cats. Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in the Radio Play-By-Play Voice, Co-Host of the Territory Talk Podcast and The Panthers Insider Show Doug Plagens(@DougPlagens) to discuss the Florida Panthers through 60 games. Armando and Doug discuss the challenges the Panthers have faced, cap issues, and how the Panthers have adjusted. Armando asks Doug about which Panthers players have impressed him the most this season, and how Doug goes into a game on whether he is broadcast by himself(for road games) and when he has his broadcast partner in Bill Lindsay(for home games). The guys talk about how F Anthony Duclair is possibly going to fit in Paul Maurice's system as he is expected to return to the lineup on Friday. The guys go over goalie tandem and how it's gotten to this point where the Cats are currently in the final wild card spot.Note: this was recorded before Spencer Knight was sent down to AHL Charlotte.Follow

It's a Winans Wednesday edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) to go over the games in hand played on Tuesday Night and if their opinions have changed for who might be the biggest threat for the Panthers in the Wild Card Race. The guys also discuss whether the rest will hurt or help the Panthers in their next 22 games? Lastly, the guys answer some rapid fire poll questions that Armando put out on Tuesday Night as the Panthers prepare to be back at practice on Wednesday on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) invites Alex Baumgartner(@ABaumgartner91) to thw show to discuss the Panthers' 4-3 OT win over Anaheim. Panthers were down twice(2-0 and 3-2) in this one and still found a way to come back. Panthers dominated the possession but some mental lapses caused them to give the Ducks a 2-0 lead to start the game. This was a game about the depth scoring for the Panthers as the Staal Brothers helped the Panthers get back into this game, and the 3rd line of Lomberg-Staal-Cousins used a 17-2 SOG advantage to help the Panthers come back, where Lomberg tied the game at 3 less than two minutes after Anaheim took the lead. Panthers took advantage of the open ice in overtime as Matthew Tkachuk and Eetu Luostarinen denied the Ducks to enter into the zone and after chipping it to Carter Verhaeghe for the game winner, the Panthers avoid losing to the 2nd worst team in the NHL. Carter Verhaeghe is now a 30-goal scorer for the first time in hi

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) invites Alex Slemp(@AlexSlemp) to discuss the Panthers' 2-2-0 road trip. The road trip result is just not good enough when chasing teams in the Wild Card Race. The Panthers fell flat in Nashville, despite getting the most important win in the road trip in Washington. However, the results on the rest of the Saturday games did not make the Panthers lose too much ground. The guys discuss the Strength of Schedule for the teams competing with the Panthers for the Wild Card race and how it favors the Panthers, which in the next week, things will be more clear as the Cats will have multiple off days as the teams will make up their games in hand. Third and final segment, Alex and Armando preview the Panthers-Ducks matinee game where it is seen as a no excuses game on Monday afternoon. After Monday, the Panthers will just sit back and watch the other NHL games take place on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast

It's a Fairbanks Friday Edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Nick Fairbanks(@prudentia0) joins Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) to discuss the Panthers going into Washington and coming out with 2 big points in a huge swing game for both teams. Panthers returned to the place where they clinched their first playoff series win in 26 years on Thursday Night, and got contributions in various ways, including Marc Staal's first goal as a Cat, and Colin White(who has been in and out of the lineup this year). Panthers used their speed not only create goals via the rush, but stopping the Capitals from getting Grade-A chances on Sergei Bobrovsky in the first 2 periods. Carter Verhaeghe continues to give Washington nightmares as he has 16 points in the last 8 games(dating back to last postseason) against the Capitals. Panthers did create little bit of scare as they allowed two PP goals to Washington in the final 7 minutes for Washington to make it as close as 4-3 before the Panthers net 2 ENG"s to put the game

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is flying solo as he is here to discuss the Panthers' 6-2 loss against the St. Louis Blues. Panthers looked like that team who had been on the second end of a back-to-back and with a goalie starting his first game in over 2 weeks(over a month at the NHL Level) while the Blues had played just their 2nd game coming out of the All-Star Break. After an unlucky bounce that led to the first goal by Brayden Schenn, the Panthers didn't do Spencer Knight any favors with offensive zone turnovers, leading to rush chances(which Spencer was beaten plenty of times glove side). We discuss the goalie situation for the Panthers and how this can be a lesson for Spencer Knight. Panthers did get a bit of help, but failed to take care of business as they prepare for the game of the season(to this point) against the Washington Capitals Thursday Night. We also discuss the tragedy that struck the South Florida community and how the Panthers hono

It's a Crossover Edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers as Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) invites Seth Toupal(@SethToups) to discuss the 2-1 SO win for the Panthers, where only 35:01 was played at 5-on-5. Ths game featured two of the three leaders in PIM in the NHL, and it showed on Monday night with the two teams having a combined 12 Power play opportunities, which nobody scored. Minnesota Goalie Filip Gustavsson wasn't giving up any rebound opportunities to the Panthers and the Cats went 10 minutes without allowing a SOG to Minnesota. The Panthers looked to have run out of gas as they registered 0 SOG, but thankfully the game went to a shootout and Anton Lundell and Aleksander Barkov answered the bell and Sergei Bobrovsky slammed the door on Kirill Kaprizov and the Wild to come away with a huge two points. We discuss what is next for the Panthers and Wild and look ahead to Tuesday's matchup against St. Louis on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow & Subsc

On this Monday edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is back to discuss the huge amount of help that the Panthers got in the Wild Card race, but an inability for the Panthers to capitalize and inch closer to a WC Spot. Every loss is more magnified as the Cats still need to play about .700 Hockey and coming out of the All-Star Break getting two-thirds of the points. Panthers on Saturday played to the pace of the Avalanche on Saturday and matched them even strength, but special teams were the difference again like they have been all season giving up a short handed goal early and a power play goal to the reigning Stanley Cup Champions. We discuss the Josh Mahura extension and F Grigori Denisenko call-up, what does this mean for F Anthony Duclair's timeline to return to the team(as the Panthers would need to make a corresponding move now to bring Duclair back)? We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow

It's a Fairbanks Friday Edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Nick Fairbanks(@prudentia0) joins Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) to discuss the Panthers stressful 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, behind a 33 save performance by Sergei Bobrovsky. Bob kept the Panthers in the game after the Sharks scored the first goal of the game. The ice tilted the rest of the way in Florida's favor as though the Panthers were without Captain Aleksander Barkov, Eetu Luostarinen steps into the top line and Sam Reinhart gets on the scoresheet twice, now with 5 goals in his last 7 games. The Lomberg-Staal-Cousins line was a force even prior to Eric Staal scoring 2 Short handed ENG's towards the end of the game. Panthers had a bit of adversity when up 2-1 when Ekblad took a 4-minute double minor with 4:52 left, but the Panthers find a way and get their first 3-game winning streak of the season and now sit 1 point back of the final Wild Card Spot. We discuss this, a possibly of an outdoor game in Florida, and preview Sa

It's a crossover edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Former Florida Resident JD Young(@MyFryHole) of Locked On Sharks to discuss tonight's matchup between the 2 team. We discuss the chances of Erik Karlsson getting traded with having a Norris Trophy season(but still with 4 years left on his deal), and the patience of Mike Grier in his first year at the helm as General Manager. When will William Eklund and Thomas Bordeleau have full time spots on the Sharks roster? How are the Sharks managing being an older roster with still almost a handful of players remaining from their Stanley Cup run in 2016(Vlasic, Hertl, Couture)? We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

It's a Winans Wednesday Edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) to discuss the last week that was for the Panthers, along with witnessing Two Panthers Prospects in person last weekend and his thoughts on their performances. We also discuss the Hart Trophy case for Matthew Tkachuk as the Panthers are inching closer to a Wild Card Spot. Third and final segment, we discuss the writing on the wall for the Panthers with having $3.1M in cap space and Anthony Duclair practicing in a yellow non-contact jersey. Along with an incident that happened at FLA Live Arena on Monday Night in the Panthers 7-1 victory over Tampa on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to recap the Panthers' dominant win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Panthers dominance started with the top line consistently creating turnovers in the Bolts zone to consistently put pressure on Andrei Vasilevskiy. The story however was the 2nd line of Verhaeghe-Bennett-Tkachuk, where they combined for a +14 and 15 shots on goal of the Panthers' 49. Sergei Bobrovsky in his first game since 1/19 stood strong for the Panthers, including stopping breakaways from Ross Colton and Steven Stamkos, but the Panthers gave Bobrovsky a lot of room to react and the Cats prevented the super stars of Tampa from living in the slot like we've seen in the past. We discusswhat this win means as the Cats have 2 days off before their next game against the San Jose Sharks on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

It's Double Monday Episode of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to discuss what the Panthers will need to get to the 96-point benchmark to give themselves a better chance to make the postseason. Armando reviews how the Panthers performed in January, but still need improvement in different places in order to have an even better February as we are 11 games until the trade deadline. Armando also discusses the Panthers getting back on the ice immediately after the All-Star Break ending and who was on the ice, and who will be sent down ahead of the Panthers game against the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight, where they've dropped the first two, where the Bobrovsky kept the Panthers in it while the ice was tilted in Tampa's favor in mid-December. Armando goes over what the Panthers will need to do to get a win tonight on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to recap the weekend that was in South Florida for All-Star Weekend. We go over what happened in the Skills Competition on Friday Night, which included Matthew Tkachuk being snubbed in the breakaway challenge. We saw Roberto Luongo back in net as the celebrity goalie as well. We also discuss the All--Star game that took place on Saturday afternoon and the interesting combos that we saw for the 3-on-3 game, which Matthew Tkachuk took ASG MVP, the first Panther since Pavel Bure in 2000. Lastly, we finish the show with comments from Commissioner Bettman on efforts to make an outdoor game happen in Florida and Matthew Caldwell on a new Arena name, and their collaboration with the All-Star Legacy Project in Fort Lauderdale on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Alex Baumgartner(@ABaumgartner91) of The 5 Reasons Sports Network joins Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) to discuss the scenes from the Panthers-NHL Alumni Game on Wednesday Night and the scenes from the All-Star Beach Festival in Fort Lauderdale and Media Day. The guys also preview tonight's Skills Competition at FLA Live Arena and the Red Carpet Event at the Beach Festival on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team Every Day.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…