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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…

It's a Winans Wednesday Edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) joins Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) to discuss a big shakeup in the Eastern Conference, as Former Vancouver Canucks Captain Bo Horvat was traded to the New York Islanders to try to get one last run out of an aging core. Islanders are one of Florida's challengers for the last wild card spot, so it changes how we look at the race. Does this move trigger Bill Zito to try to make a big move himself come trade deadline? The guys also discuss the upcoming Alumni Game going on Wednesday Night at the Panthers IceDen in Coral Springs and the roster 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) brings in somebody familiar with Panther fans through his artwork across South Florida, Carlos Solano(@itz_Csolano). Armando and Carlos discuss his relationship with the Panthers, from the mural he painted in Downtown Fort Lauderdale, and the #VamosGatos warmup jerseys for their game a few weeks ago on 1/14. The guys also talk about background, latino culture, and the correlation between Hip Hop and Art. There's also talk about spirituality, love and trying to continue to put out a positive message to the world on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Florida Panthers Mural In Fort Lauderdale:512 NE 3rd AvenueFort Lauderdale, Florida 33301Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

On This Sunday Edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Alex Slemp(@AlexSlemp) from Full Press Hockey(@FullPressNHL) to discuss the Panthers' 4-3 OT win over Boston. Panthers got their first win when trailing after both the first and the second periods. Florida also gave Boston their first 3-game losing streak of the season, and only the second team in the NHL to beat Boston twice this season. Panthers had some self-inflicted inflicted wounds that caused the Bruins to take the lead in both the first and the second period by Brandon Montour and Sam Bennett, but both of them made up for it by scoring game-tying goals. Boston took the lead with 48 seconds left, but the Captain Aleksander Barkov scores with 3 seconds left, and Sam Reinhart scores 17 seconds into OT to have the Panthers go from 0 points to 2. Did the Panthers save their season after Saturday NIght's win? How are the vibes going into the All-Star Break? Speaking of All-Star, the guys discuss the festiv

It's a Special Saturday edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to discuss the Panthers' 4-3 loss against the Los Angeles Kings at home. The Kings dominating the game for the first 30 minutes with sustained offensive zone time and creating chances off the rush early and often. Panthers came in hot on the Power play, but not only did the Cats not score on any of their 5 PP opportunities, but they allowed LA to get two short handed goals(including one where the Panthers had a man advantage due to a 5-minute Major). The Panthers came alive in the second half of the second period and got 2 goals in less than 3 minutes to cut the deficit to one, but even a 19-11 SOG advantage for Florida wasn't enough to comeback and even get a point out of this one. Now at their 4th 3-game losing streak of the season(without having 1 3-game winning streak), their season is on the line tonight as they welcome the likely Presidents' Trophy Winner, the Boston Bruins(who have not dropp

It' a Winans Wednesday Edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) joins Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) to discuss the Panthers' 7-6 OT loss to Pittsburgh in a game where the Panthers came in short handed without Sam Bennett and a surprise start by Alex Lyon in net. Pittsburgh also made a last minute change in goal with Casey DeSmith starting with Tristan Jarry a scratch(so no backup goaltender on the night for PIT). Panthers got out to a 2-0 lead, but it immediately evaporated with 3 unanswered goals. The Cats regained the lead 2 more times on the night, but the continuous mistakes in their own zone and going to the penalty box(2/5 on the PK) did help them put this away. The Panthers had timely scoring towards the end of the first and third by Carter Verhaeghe to tie the game both times(now a career high in goals) and even had a short handed goal by Aaron Ekblad(1 goal and 2 assists on the night). Panthers had an untimely penalty in overtime as Brandon Montour was sent to th

It's a Crossover edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jon Chik(@Jchik17) of Locked On NY Rangers to discuss the 6-2 New York win over Florida. Panthers dominated the 5-on-5 possession numbers, but did not put enough sustained pressure on the reigning Vezina Trophy winner Igor Shesterkin. Rangers took advantage of their opportunities to crash the net as 4 of their 6 goals came from the dirty areas, making Alex Lyon work in this one. Panthers 2 goals came when up a man(one on the PP, one on the 6-on-5 in the 3rd). The Panthers did have a bit of a scare as Sam Bennett got tangled up with Rangers F Filip Chytil and had to go to the locker room. Tried giving it a go in the 2nd period and then ended up not coming out for the 3rd. We provide an update on Bennett's status on when we expect him to return, all 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) brings in Alex Slemp(@AlexSlemp) from Full Press Hockey(@FullPressNHL) to discuss the Panthers win over the Minnesota Wild while having 2 of the AHL Goaltender's Dressed in Alex Lyon and Mack Guzda, and the Panthers protecting Lyon well early on in period one before he was really tested later in the game. Panthers were down to 4 Defensemen multiple times as Aaron Ekblad left the game 2 minutes into the game(not expected to miss much time) and Gus Forsling went to the locker room for a bit(ended up coming back and scored after Montour was assessed a 10-minute misconduct). Panthers also lost Sam Bennett in the second period as well, but the Cats never allowed the Wild to even get this game tied after their 2-goal lead in the 2nd. We discuss the guys who continue to step up for the Panthers, including their red hot power play continuing to fire on all cylinders. The guys also preview the upcoming back-to-back between the Pan

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 win over the Canadiens 6-2 at the Bell Center, where the Panthers scored 5 goals in the second period(4 on the Power play), after consistently dominating the zone time in period 1 and missing the net(and shots getting blocked) in the first period. The Panthers take advantage of the Canadiens' 3 Bench Minors in the 2nd period as well, and the Cats were living in the dirty areas all night. The Panthers faced some adversity early as they lost Sergei Bobrovsky to injury and in came Calder Cup Champion Alex Lyon who went 23/25 on the night. Panthers also lost Eric Staal in the first period after an interference from Former Panther D Mike Matheson(which there was not penalty called) as well. The game got really chippy in the 3rd period as both penalty boxes were full, with a combined 90 PIM on the night, with multiple fights and misconducts. The guys also

It's a Winans Wednesday Edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) joins Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) to discuss the Panthers 5-4 OT loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. It felt that the Panthers survived the first period after going to the penalty box 4 times in period one and still ending the frame with a lead, even got two goals on special teams on the night(one of them short handed by Lundell). Panthers chased Matt Murray 1:41 into the 2nd period on Barkov's PPG, and Ilya Samsonov saved all 11 shots he faced. Segment number 2, the guys spend time talking about the officiating as it was a big factor in the Panthers not getting enough offensive zone time. The guys discuss the penalties that they raised their eyebrows to, and we have an insight from Dave Jackson of ESPN on some of the calls from Tuesday night and discuss what Paul Maurice had to say post game. Despite all of that, the Panthers have a chance to finish the trip with 5 out of 6 points when th

It's a crossover edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Joe DiBiase(@SneakyJoeSports) of Locked On Sabres and the Pregame Host on the Buffalo Bills Radio Network to discuss multiple sports as two South Florida teams played Buffalo teams this weekend as the teams split 1-1. The Panthers go in Buffalo and eliminate the Sabres' speed as they were able to protect Sergei Bobrovsky, though Bob did save his best for last to finish 28/29 with only allowing 1 goal on the day. Panthers ability to force turnovers and pin Buffalo in their own zone was the difference in this game as they got multiple white jerseys towards the net to frustrate the Sabres. Armando and Joe also discuss the upcoming schedule for the Panthers and Sabres, and how both view their playoff chances on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Twitter: @LO_FLAPanthersEmail: lockedonflapanthers@gmail.comSubscribe to Locked On Panthers for FREE on your favorit