Panther Parkway Radio

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to discuss the news of Panthers General Manager Bill Zito receiving a multi-year extension with the Panthers, along with now also having the title of President of Hockey Operations. Armando breaks down his impact since arriving in South Florida, and how he turned the Panthers from a mediocre team into a contender year in and year out. Armando also discusses the wild night in the playoff race from Monday and all the different scenarios from the other eastern conference teams battling for the final wild card spot. We break down how competitive the east is vs. the gauntlet that is the west, where it was the eastern conference playoffs last year was seen by many fans as the harder side of the bracket. Has it flipped this year? Lastly, we discuss the practice updates from Monday as Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad returned to practice in full contact jerseys. All signs say that they will be ready for game one this wee