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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in former Sideline Reporter/Producer for Fox Sports FL Frank Forte(@FrankJForte) to chat about Florida's 7-2 loss against the Vegas Golden Knights. This time in game 2, it was Vegas who got out to an early lead. Panthers were held shot-less for over 10 minutes in the first until they got their first power play of the game. Despite getting 9 shots on the man advantage, they could not get anything past Adin Hill on the night on the PP. Early on, it was Vegas' ability to retrieve pucks that led to goals. Panthers lose Radko Gudas in the first period after a hit taken by Ivan Barbashev and did not return. Panthers were out of sorts, puck watching, pinches that led to rushes by VGK and the goaltenders eyes being taken away. Sergei Bobrovsky was pulled after the 4th goal of the game and in came Alex Lyon, it did not get any better as Lyon gave up 3 of his own on the night as well. As the score got more lopsided, so did t

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is riding solo to discuss possible parallels from the Miami Heat and the Florida Panthers as the Cats are attempting to steal a game on the road before coming back to FLA Live Arena. Segment 2, we discuss how optimistic we are feeling about the Panthers Power Play getting back to their average numbers on the power play after going 0/3 in Game 1 on Saturday Night and only 3 shots. The Panthers in Game 1's this postseason are 0/9 on the Power Play and every single series has found them improving on the man advantage as the series have gone on. Lastly, we discuss what the Panthers players are saying and their mindsets heading into Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. 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) brings in Josh Leucht(@Joshloveshockey) to recap the Panthers 5-2 loss against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Panthers had 9 days off from Game 4 of the ECF to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final and showed no signs of rust early without allowing a SOG by Vegas in over 10+ minutes at one point in the first. The ice was tilted for most of the 2nd period and due to key faceoff wins, the Panthers finished the second period strong, including a goal by Anthony Duclair to tie the game before the 2nd period ended. Unfortunately in the 3rd, costly turnovers and Bobrovsky's eyes taken away led to the Vegas Golden Knights pulling away from this one in the 3rd period to take Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. The guys discuss the Panthers Power play on the night, and how the Vegas Golden Knights continues to take advantage of opportunities at 5-on-5 as they have done all postseason and how the Panthers can adjust going into Game 2 all on t

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Tony Cordasco(@TonyDasco) for this special Stanley Cup Final Preview between the Florida Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights as one of these teams will win the Stanley Cup for the first time in their franchises history. The guys discuss the biggest storylines for each team, x-factors, impact players, key stats, and most importantly, series predictions as the Stanley Cup Final is set to begin on Saturday Night. 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 joined by Nick Fairbanks(@prudentia0) for a Stanley Cup Final Edition of Fairbanks Friday. The guys discuss some of the unsung Heroes who are currently not on the ice in a game setting every day for the Panthers who have helped the Panthers get to this point(Lyon, Hornqvist and Dalpe). The guys discuss what health has done for both teams when they have had the opportunity to come back. Mark Stone coming back from injury helped a player like Chandler Stephenson elevate his game, along with his role during the regular season being up and down the lineup. Panthers can relate to that with Sam Bennett and elevating Nick Cousins' game. Lastly, the guys will discuss more of what do expect from Stanley Cup Final media day and their thoughts on the ESPN+ Docu-series "Quest to The Cup" and getting the human side of things as the Panthers have been a loose bunch throughout their playoff run. We discuss this and more on today's ed

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Kirby Lupul(@KJ_Lups) to the show to discuss the various matchups between the Panthers and Golden Knights as we are now 2 days away from Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. The guys discuss the experience between the top pair for Vegas in Alec Martinez and Alex Pietrangelo, and how despite Jack Eichel not scoring a goal in the Western Conference Final, how he put on a defensive clinic for VGK along with Captain Mark Stone. The guys discuss that even though they expect it to be an even strength battle, how the Panthers have the special teams advantage going into the series. Paul Maurice and Bruce Cassidy have had multiple stops and both have much to prove as they both have been to the SCF in prior stops, the guys discuss the matchup between the two coaches and how the possession game is going to go with these teams having a "quality over quantity" mindsets through both their playoff runs. We discuss this and more on

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) get his thoughts on the Stanley Cup Final being official between the Florida Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights and their team building philosophies. Segment 2, the guys discuss something that was discussed on the Jeff Marek Show on Monday afternoon, and we ask the question, "Can Matthew Tkachuk become the face of the NHL?" Lastly, the guys discuss the Rest vs. Rust factor heading into the Stanley Cup Final and how it can actually favor the Panthers as the series is set to begin Saturday. 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) brings in Florida Panthers Public Address Announcer Andrew Imber(@Imbervoice) for a Vibe Check as he got to experience first hand the Florida Panthers punching their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final. We go deeper into the job of being a PA Announcer with celebrating a win while still having to be the "adult in the room" with telling fans not to throw things on the ice until the game is over. The Stanley Cup Final schedule is official and Andrew describes how antsy he is for the Panthers to return home for Game 3 so that he can be behind the microphone again. The guys discuss Matthew Tkachuk's appearance on "Inside The NBA" and how comical the interview was. Making the Stanley Cup final does more than just put the Panthers on the map, it gives room for more nationally televised games in the future and a possible Stadium Series game, the guys will discuss that further. The Panthers have announced that there will in fact be a

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Nick Fairbanks(@prudentia0) joins Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday. The guys discuss whether they are bothered by the Panthers touching the Prince of Wales Trophy and chat about Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour's comments after Game 4 about being swept if it was the right approach. Second segment, the guys discuss Panthers GM Bill Zito on being nominated for the Jim Gregory Award for GM of the Year, and go deeper into how Matthew Tkachuk's clutch-ness in the Conference Final compares to another playoff performer in recent years. The guys discuss when the Stanley Cup Final can possibly begin and what VGK and Former Panther Jonathan Marchessault said about the Expansion Draft from a few years ago. 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 joined by David Lasseter(@DavidLasseter) to discuss the Panthers 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes to clinch their spot in the Stanley Cup Final and Sweep Carolina. The Panthers took advantage of Carolina's lack of discipline by Brent Burns and Sebastian Aho early getting in their heads, as well as Sergei Bobrovsky going 36/39 on the night. The Canes threw the kitchen sink at Bobrovsky, especially on the Power play, but they still held strong. The Panthers went 2/4 on the night on the man advantage with Tkachuk scoring both of them, one with 4.6 seconds left in the 3rd period. The Panthers ended a streak of giving up 2 goals or less(8 games) on the night, but it didn't matter as they won every game in this series by a goal. Now with advancing to the final, the guys prepare for possibly Vegas in the final. The guys give their 3 stars of the game, discuss when they thought the series was won on today's edition of the

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, it's another edition of Winans Wednesday(in-person edition), where Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) joins Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) to provide an update on Aleksander Barkov ahead of Game 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes. The guys also discuss how the Panthers compare to a team that made a run to the Stanley Cup Final just recently and how they compare and contrast. Finally, the guys discuss the Mark Lazerus article that goes over the turnaround from before Vinnie Viola purchased the team to now. 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 Florida Panthers Historian Francisco Oporta(@fjojr) to recap the Panthers' 1-0 win. The Panthers lost Aleksander Barkov 7:40 into the first period and had to make a few adjustments on Monday night to their lines, but despite the Carolina Hurricanes controlling the possession, especially with a good amount of breakaways early, Sergei Bobrovsky stops all 32 shots he faced for his first career postseason shutout. The Hurricanes juggled their lines going into tonight's game, to provide a bit of a spark, and the Panthers one and only time they went on the PK, they flipped the script on what Carolina did at the beginning of Game 2. The guys give their 3-stars of the game, and provide an update on Aleksander Barkov on this live 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 Radio Play-By-Play Voice Doug Plagens(@DougPlagens) to the show for another Series Check In. The guys discuss the thrill of Doug calling 7 periods of Hockey for Thursday Night's Game. They also discuss how the Panthers never seem to crumble when they down, with the Cats being down 1-0 in both games 1 and 2, and never getting down more than that score. The guys also discuss the top end talent of the Panthers in Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk and how they are making the ultimate difference and their "business" approach with: "score a goal, and let's move on to the next game." Prior to the conversation, Armando discuss how if you look at the Panthers from Game 1 of the regular season to now, how the team looks unrecognizable and what Lightning Coach Jon Cooper said on the TNT set on Saturday Night that helps manifested this run by Florida.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

It's a live post game edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, as Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Frank Rekas(@FrankRekas) to chat about the Panthers' 2-1 OT victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Hurricanes made a goalie change putting Antti Raanta in the crease while Sergei Bobrovsky went again after playing almost 7 full periods of Hockey. Despite the Carolina Hurricanes getting 20 shots in the first 12 minutes, the Panthers were able to not allow a shot for 15 minutes and scored shortly after killing off a penalty by the Captain Aleksander Barkov. Though Carolina is a "score by committee" team, the Panthers superstars are the ones who get the job done as Matthew Tkachuk gets the OT winner on the PP less than 2 minutes in. The third period, there wasn't any space give as it was tight checking throughout leading to another close game with these two teams. It's a game of inches and proved that once again in game 2. The guys give their 3 stars of the game and discuss the Panthers' approach to

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Nick Fairbanks(@prudentia0) to recap Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final between the Panthers and the Hurricanes. Both teams showed a lot of jump out of the gate, and it was a 40 minutes that was promising for the Panthers. Panthers only got 2 SOG in the this period which allowed Carolina to score to tie the game and send it to OT. The Panthers thought they had the overtime winner via Ryan Lomberg but was called back to due goaltender interference. 3 more OT periods and 3 hours later(along with a bunch of chances by both teams) the Panthers end with 12 second left in Quadruple OT as Matthew Tkachuk(who had a quiet game offensively) scores the OT winner off of a Carolina turnover in their own zone. Thursday night's game was the 6th longest game in NHL History, and the Panthers first multiple OT game since 2016(#TrocheckWasTripped). Panthers are now 5-0 in OT this postseason and 8-0 since the 2021 postseason

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jared Ellis(@jaredellis_96) of Locked On Hurricanes to preview the Eastern Conference Final between the Panthers and the Hurricanes. The guys discuss the biggest Storylines, x-factors. key players to watch, and how the teams match up against each other, and predictions for the series for the series as the Eastern Conference Final begins tonight at 8pm on TNT.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 the ECF schedule if the 5 days of rest will help or hurt the Panthers. Later in the show, the guys choose who they believe is the players/unit that the Panthers should worry about the most heading into this series. Lastly, we ask the question, Does Florida's Road To The Eastern Conference Final Give Them An Advantage? Along with Jacob's series prediction, 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 Erin Brown(@rinkside) of The Hockey News to discuss her thoughts on the Panthers making it this far vs. her expectations. They also discuss the Gatekeeping mentality of Hockey fans not being fans of the possibility of 4 Sunbelt teams making it to the Conference Final's(this was recorded before Dallas-Seattle Game even was played) and how Southern Markets is actually great for growing the game. Matthew Tkachuk has been named a Hart Trophy finalist and the two make a case for Tkachuk being the MVP of the NHL. Lastly, we discuss the correlations between the Panthers and Hurricanes, Lomberg being back at practice, and if Paul Maurice has a coaching advantage over Rod Brind'amour. All 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 tonight's live edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Josh Luecht(@JoshLoveHockey) to discuss the Panthers 3-2 OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs where the Panthers got off to a 2-0 lead, Toronto was able to come back in this one late in the third period, and Nick Cousins gets to overtime winner for the Panthers to send them to their first Eastern Conference Appearance since 1996. The Panthers did in game 5 what they failed to do in Game 4, which was consistently get in front of puck where they had more blocked shots in the first period then all of Game 4. Panthers scored on the PP once again and were perfect on the PK to officially give them the edge over Toronto in the special team category in the series. It was a battle of the goalies where Sergei Bobrovsky and Joseph Woll were not allowing any easy ones in the net. Sergei Bobrovsky went 51 of 53 on the night as he was taking away scoring opportunities for the Leafs. There was a point towards the end of

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Kevin Rodengen(@FlaCatNip) from the FLA Cat Nip Podcast to discuss the Panthers mindset going into Game 5, and the aces who will be traveling with the team to Toronto. They later discuss the trends that the Panthers have had since Game 5 of the series against Boston and how confident they are that it will continue tonight. Lastly, the Carolina Hurricanes clinched their spot in the Eastern Conference Final after beating New Jersey in 5 games, so the Panthers know what's on the other side. The guys discuss how the Panthers need to treat this like their game 7 despite being up 3-1 in the series. 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…