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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Nich Fairbanks(@prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday. The two discuss the news of Forward Anton Lundell signing an extension of 6-years $30 Million that will expire at the end of the 2030 season. The guys discuss Lundell's journey to getting his pay day and how well this works for the Panthers cap situation in the coming years, despite some short term pain. The two also discuss where Barkov was when he originally signed his first deal coming out of his ELC(given to him by previous management) and how he performed after. This also means that the Panthers have identified Lundell as the future second line center, which means we could see this as the last year of Sam Bennett in a Panthers sweater. Assuming the salary cap will rise gradually in the next six years, the deal for Lundell could be an incredible bargain as the the Panthers will look to surround their core pieces over the next few offseason

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The two discuss the latest signing for the Panthers as they signed Defenseman Nate Schmidt to add to their top 4 after being bought out by the Winnipeg Jets. There is some familiarity with Paul Maurice, and could be another stop-gap situation where Schmidt could look to get paid after this season where he is going into his age 33 season. The Panthers are breaking away from Bally Sports! They will not be featured on local television stations in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Fort Myers on a multi-year deal with Scripps Sports. What does this mean for the Panthers ability to draw attention? The NHL has released their 2024-25 schedule, and the two break down what they're looking forward to on the schedule and the patterns that remain the same from last season. What do they think about the Panthers' road heavy start to the season? We discuss

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to recap day one of Free Agency. The Cats saw some expected departure with the bill coming due and only having so much to play with. South Florida saw departures of Brandon Montour, Anthony Stolarz, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Ryan Lomberg and Kevin Stenlund leave. Who did the Panthers sign to replace the guys that they lost? The Cats entered Tuesday morning with $7.3M to play with while still having to re-sign Anton Lundell (RFA). Former Panthers Head Coach Joel Quenneville is back in the news, as he Al McIssac and Stan Bowman have been reinstated by the NHL to seek employment, what do we think of the news? Also, what are the chances that Vladimir Tarasenko makes a return to South Florida? 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… 

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to break down the weekend that was for the Panthers at the NHL Entry Draft, Stanley Cup Championship Parade, and Sam Reinhart re-signing with the Panthers just before the clocked hit midnight on July 1st. The Panthers avoid Sam Reinhart hitting the open market as there was a quick turnaround from parade to free agency. The parade brought a lot of rain, but that was going to stop the Cats and the fans of South Florida from partying all morning and afternoon. We discuss the highlights of the parade and how much South Florida has grown as a Hockey market. Lastly, the Panthers had a draft this passed weekend at Sphere in Las Vegas as they traded back into the second round to draft F Linus Eriksson 58th overall, and traded back again later in the draft to still have a volume of picks as the Panthers have to truly develop on the cheap now that they got their championship and the bill has come due for Bill Zito. There ar

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Nich Fairbanks(@Prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday. The two discuss the latest on where the Stanley Cup has appeared lately. Where are the places that we'd like to see the Cup visit next? Then the guys go over seven name on who could possibly have their numbers retired now that certain players have stamped their legacies in South Florida. Who are the locks? Who still need to needs to show more in order to get their names up the rafters? Lastly, the draft is tonight, the guys discussed how the Panthers have used their draft capital and development at their disposal in order to create a champion and what their draft assets currently look like. 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… 

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The two discuss the latest after the Panthers clinch the Stanley Cup by taking the Cup to east Broward to the beach and celebrating at the Elbo room. The city of Fort Lauderdale announced when the Panthers will conduct their championship parade. The two discuss more of the impact of viewership with the new fans and how it'll create interest in not only the Panthers, but the education that's going to come with watching the game more and becoming familiar with the players around the league, along with international competitions coming back to the mix in the next two years. The two also discuss what Vinnie Viola and Sam Bennett will do with their days with the cup. Although the Panthers have many stars on their roster, the fact that it was not one person taking control of the series and every player picked and chose their spots, makes it an even

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Florida Panthers Historian Francisco Oporta(@fjojr and @FLACatsHistory) to discuss the Panthers' 2-1 win against the Edmonton Oilers to win the series in 7 and win their first Stanley Cup Championship in their 30 year history. The guys discuss the guys who paved the way for the Panthers, the suffering a lot of fans went, through, and what it means to the players who were there from the beginning of the rebuild. The guys discuss Paul Maurice's interview after losing the Stanley Cup last year and how the messaging was always the same even when they had a 3-0 series lead. The Panthers overcame historical performances from Edmonton, including Conn Smythe Winner Connor McDavid. Now that the Panthers have their championship, the door is officially closed on relocation rumors and the growth of hockey in South Florida. We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Eve

On today's edition of the Locked on FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to preview Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. Nine times has a team come back from 3-0 to force a game 7 with the team who started up 3-0 are 5-4 in Game 7, could the Cats add a sixth? Monday night will be game number 106 of the season, and 209th over the last two seasons, and the Panthers have a chance to right any of the wrongs from the last three games.There is one more change that the Panthers will make going into Game 7 on power play one as Vladimir Tarasenko (someone with SCF Game 7 experience) will be inserted hoping to get the Panthers' special teams going. What do the Cats have to do to avoid another track meet with Edmonton? Monday night from Amerant Bank Arena will be loudest and possibly most tense crowd anyone will ever witness as Florida will be playing in their first elimination game of the postseason while the Oilers are playing their sixth. What will be the long term effects between winning or losin

On today's edition of the Locked on FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Alex Donno(@AlexDonno) from the Florida Panthers Radio Network and the Host of Locked On Canes (Miami, FL) to breakdown the Panthers 5-1 loss at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers from Rogers place in Alberta. It was the same old song and dance as Edmonton used their speed to throw the Panthers off. Florida fell behind once again by multiple goals, but also responded less than 30 seconds after Edmonton extended the lead. This time, the Oilers challenged a goal by Aleksander Barkov that found Sam Reinhart's skate just past the blue line that led to a goal being disallowed, which swung the momentum even more for Edmonton, as the Panthers had two shots through 20 minutes, and did not get a shot on net from a forward until more than halfway through the second period. The Panthers have now lost three straight after going up 3-0 in the Stanley Cup Final and Edmonton has also stopped Florida's opportunities off the rush

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Nich Fairbanks(@prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday. The two discuss the mindset of a 3-2 series lead and how the Panthers spoke about being up 3-2 and that their expectations were that it would go this far, regardless of the Panthers starting the series with a 3-0 lead. The Panthers also made some changes to their lineup in practice as Oliver Ekman-Larsson was placed on power play one in place of Brandon Montour. What different dimension does OEL bring? There's also another change with Nick Cousins being placed on the fourth line in place of Kyle Okposo. Can the Panthers get the needed spark from their fourth line? How dominant has Connor McDavid really been? We provide one stat is truly telling. 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… 

On today's edition of the Locked on FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The guys break down the Panthers 5-3 loss at home to the Edmonton Oilers as the Panthers have now lost two straight after taking a 3-0 series lead. The Cats once again let the first goal against while on the power play, which got the Panthers to make some changes to their unit on special teams. Florida trailed by three multiple times but started to mount a comeback where they responded 14 seconds after Edmonton went up 4-1, and the Panthers took over from there where they got it to a one-goal deficit with just under 16 minutes left. Paul Maurice also made changes to the top six where Verhaeghe reunited with Aleksander Barkov on the top line and Evan Rodrigues was shifted back down to the second. It was once again the Connor McDavid show as he got 4 points on the night (two goals, two assists) to carry Edmonton to victory. The guys give their t

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Nick Zararis(@NickZararis) of Locked On Oilers for a series check-in through four games of the Stanley Cup Final. The series has shifted back to South Florida where the Cats have a chance to clinch their first Stanley Cup on home ice. The two discuss the macro level of it being a 3-1 series in favor of Florida and hear from both and how it got here. They also discuss what the Panthers need to do to not only force Edmonton to play defense, but to get their top two lines to cycle the puck over generating with speed through the neutral zone. There's also a discussion on what to look forward to in game 5 where now it's later in a series, does that mean more 5-on-5 play? 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… 

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Frank Forte(@FrankJForte) to the show to break down the Panthers' 8-1 loss against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night from Rogers Place. The two discuss the Panthers giving up seven of the eight goals off the rush. Cats lost their fair share of board battles and Edmonton was able to support the puck on their breakouts. Sergei Bobrovsky got chased after the Oilers made it 5-1 in the second period, where Anthony Stolarz saw action for the first time in the postseason. This was the first game where it was more than the depth guys getting in on the scoring. Now that the stars have made their mark, how do the Panthers adjust? There had not been a sweep in the Stanley Cup Final since 1998, the hardest one to clinch is the final game. How encouraging is it that the only goal against on the penalty kill is from an Oilers 5-on-3? The Oilers had the emotional advantage in Game 4 with being at home in an elimination ga

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Nich Fairbanks(@Prudentia0) to break down the Panthers' 4-3 win in Edmonton to take Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, where the Panthers are one win away from winning the Stanley Cup. Edmonton controlled the pace, similarly to game one, but with not as many breakaways. Florida stayed composed as they were tight in their zone, quick to get the puck out and were once again opportunistic on their rush chances with taking what the Oilers were giving them once again. Florida already came into Game 3 up 2-0 without playing their best, but the stars were not going to be maintained for long as every Panther who scored got their first of the series (Reinhart, Tarasenko, Bennett, Barkov). The Panthers used a 6:19 stretch in the second period to blow it open, where it left Edmonton needing some type of response to make it a game. Although Edmonton's PP did not have a shot attempt to start the third, they got two goals of

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The two discuss the latest from Panthers practice where Aleksander Barkov participated in line rushes in a full contact jersey. We hear from Paul Maurice as he gave the update, and how the guys feel about hearing the news. The guys also have a conversation on who leader in the clubhouse is for the Conn Smythe. With Bobrovsky giving up one goal in two games, has it shifted in his direction? Lastly, the guys compare the time on ice distribution from the Oilers to the Panthers through two games and how the Panthers look to wear down the top guys of Edmonton in game 3. 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… 

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in John Buccigross(@Buccigross) from ESPN to the growth of the worldwide leaders coverage of the NHL since the last time he was on back in 2021. It's an off day where the Cats will practice on Wednesday before flying to Edmonton for Game 3. We have a bit of an update on Barkov and Buccigross gives his take on the hit by Draisaitl on Barkov. The two also discuss Evan Rodrigues being the unlikely hero for the Cats in the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final. Who does Buccigross think Bill Zito's best offseason move was? The two also spoke the Panthers having a mix of guys who are considered "underpaid" vs. "overpaid" on the roster, which has helped them get to two wins away from a Championship. Four of the seven Florida goals have been off the rush, with Florida being a team whose identity is getting in on the forecheck, they've been able to convert when bringing the puck up with speed. What adjustment's do the

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Jackson Holzer(@JacksonH_52) to the show to break down the Panthers' 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. Florida picked up where they left off from the third period of Game 1 and showed up early. Despite the Panthers trailing in the first after Matias Ekholm finished on the breakaway, the Panthers continued to stick with their identity. Florida tied it in the second period after disrupting a dump in by Edmonton, but after Niko Mikkola almost knocked it into his own net, the Panthers came up with speed where Lundell's drop it to Mikkola as they gained the zone and got shot past the glove of Stuart Skinner. That's Mikkola's 5th goal of the season regular season and postseason, and three of them have been against Edmonton. Panthers were able to get a goal after making a line change with putting Rodrigues back on the top line with Barkov, and with a partial change while the Cats wer

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Nich Fairbanks(@Prudentia0) onto the show to breakdown the Panthers' 3-0 win in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Oilers controlled play for a majority of the contest, but the Panthers were opportunistic on the night with their limited scoring chances as they scored in each period in Game 1. Panthers got on the board 3:59 into the first off a 3-on-2 rush in whcih Carter Verhaeghe finished to get to his 10th goal of the postseason. They also got another goal early into the second period where on Sam Bennett's dump and chase, where Bennett got on the forecheck, centered it to Evan Rodrigues in the slot and Florida took a 2-0 lead 2:16 into the 2nd. Panthers capped it off with an empty net goal by Eetu Luostarinen with less than 5 seconds left to give the Panthers the 1-0 series lead in the Final, a first in franchise history. Edmonton had more power plays, high danger chances, and breakaways, and it was still

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Musician and goaltender Jon Acosta(@JonAcostaMusic) to the show to discuss the experience singing the Canadian Anthem ahead of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, and thoughts of the Panthers' performance in the win. Prior to the game, Gary Bettman met with the media and announced the Four Nations Tournament, Salary Cap for next year. There was one topic of conversation in the Panthers pursuit of hosting an outdoor game as they are one of two NHL's franchises yet to host an outdoor game (Florida and Utah). The two discuss that winning a cup will most likely turn that into a reality if the Panthers can get it done, and the growth of the game where there will be another rink built in Palm Beach County. Lastly, they preview Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, and break down Forsling's perspective on covering Connor McDavid. We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team,

On today's edition of the show, we bring in Florida Everblades Play-By-Play voice Jake Maurice to the show to discuss the current state of hockey in Florida. Jake gave his impressions of hockey in Florida prior to moving here back in 2022 to now. With the Everblades being in pursuit of their third consecutive Kelly Cup and the Panthers in their second consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final, it's truly created a connection between the two franchises being just under 100 miles apart, along with growth of the game. Growing up under Panthers head Coach Paul Maurice, Jake was taught the in's and the out's of a hockey locker room and how journalists conduct have to conduct themselves in a media setting. We discuss Paul Maurice's recent interview with Katie Engleson of Bally Sports as he discussed how he's caught the attention of so many fans around the hockey world with his interviews. Jake Maurice spoke about how he learned to process answers that he might not always want to hear when asking the tough questions