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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to discuss the 2-0-1 week for the Panthers as they have looked great in their one loss but lackluster in their wins. Florida was still able to come from behind and beat Washington on Saturday with no Kevin Stenlund and Matthew Tkachuk. Nick Cousins got his first goal in 34 games and was an assist away from a Gordie Howe Hat Trick. Aleksander Barkov has scored two goals since Dec. 16 and Sam Reinhart is goal-less in the last six games, yet the Panthers are 5-1-0 in that stretch. We discuss how this stretch checks so many boxes in how ready they are for the postseason as they navigate this halfway to three-quarters posrtion of the schedule. Florida has allowed two goals or less in their last 13 games, 11-2-0 in that span. Lastly, what are the chances that the Panthers trade for Reilly Smith? Smith spend two season in Florida and recorded 40 goals and 47 assists for 87 points. There were not so nice comments said pri

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Nich Fairbanks(@prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday. The two discuss Florida coming out on the losing end despite tilting the ice after Matthew Tkachuk and Gustav Forsling left the game in the first period due to injury. Florida had a big chance on a 4-minute power play when Jordan Staal was sent to the box for high sticking Nick Cousins, but could not connect on the man advantage. Panthers were asked to do a lot with having an odd number of players on both forward and defense, with a multitude of guys double shifting. It was a goalie battle between Sergei Bobrovsky and Pyotr Kochetkov on Thursday night as Kochetkov came out on the winning end with 44 saves. The guys discuss when they thought this game was lost, their three stars, and provide an injury update to both Tkachuk and Forsling. We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.F

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to discuss the latest with the Locked On NHL Power Rankings as the Cats are in the top spot. They also happen to lead the league in points percentage with one game in hand on Boston and two games in hand on Vancouver. Brandon Montour provided some insight on the "one game at a time" approach and how sometimes, we have to see these as 82 one-game seasons as the Cats are taking things day-by-day. There's still chatter about the Panthers pursuit of Defenseman Noah Hanifin, what do some national experts have to say about the matter? Lastly, the Panthers put their six-game winning streak and 12-game road winning streak on the line tonight in Raleigh as the Panthers pay a visit to the Hurricanes for their first meaningful game since game 2 of the Eastern Conference 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 plat

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. Panthers got the scoring going 19 seconds in thanks to Aaron Ekblad working the give-and-go with Carter Verhaeghe. Although the first period looked to have shown signs of a goaltenders dual, the same slow down for the early portions of the second period. Florida was ineffective on their power play as it looked as if they were force feeding Reinhart down in the bumper. Panthers also coughed the puck a good amount of times in the neutral zone and thanks to Bobrovsky having control in the crease, he prevented Ottawa from tying this game even earlier. Panthers would still go into the third with a 2-goal lead, where some sloppiness led to Ottawa taking advantage. Cats would end it in overtime after a big stop on their end, Tkachuk then skates around the Senators zone where he feeds on a drop pass and as Lundell drives to the net beats Korpisalo t

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to discuss the latest on Matthew Tkachuk's impact as he was named 3rd Star of the week for his three goal, 5 assist performance. What is his impact per 60 and how does it convert to his 18 minutes per night? There is more in the rumor mill as we are just over two weeks away from the March 8th deadline, what is the latest name out there for the Panthers? Is Anton Lundell going to be part of a trade and does it make sense to move him? Also Daily faceoff has three names as possible fits for the Cats. Lastly, we preview tonight's game between the Panthers and the Ottawa Senators in their second of four matchups this season. 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 discuss the Panthers returning to the NHL Global Series in Aleksander Barkov's hometown of Tampare, Finland against the Dallas Stars, where both team have currently eight players who are from Finland. Sergei Bobrovsky has started 73% of the Panthers game this season, with Anthony Stolarz shining in his 15 starts, with his 10 road starts has him at the best road goal-against average in the NHL. Does Maurice shake up the splits coming down the line? Also, many national platforms are asking the question, "Are The Panthers the best team in the NHL?" We break down why they are not there yet 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 and @FLACatsHistory) to break down Florida's 9-2 victory for the Tampa Bay Lightning to clinch the season series with one game to go. Florida gave up the first goal on the first shot 24 seconds into the game, but flipped the script after the 7-minute mark of the first, where the Panthers would score four times, none in the low slot as they took away the eyes of Andrei Vasilevskiy, and created goals off turnovers. The Panthers would pour it on after where they converted two power play goals at the beginning of the second period, one of them after the Lightning challenged for goaltender interference and was unsuccessful. Florida was able to contain Tampa's line of Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point to a combined -11 on the night. Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk would get four points each on the night (two goals and two assists), and Carter Verhaegh

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Nich Fairbanks(@prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday. The guys break down Florida's 4-0 win on the road against the Buffalo Sabres in their first of three matchups. Panthers are now at 10 straight road wins. Anthony Stolarz faced 45 shots on the night, where the Sabres shot out of a cannon to start the second period where it really started to show that they were on the second end of a back-to-back, but a fresh Anthony Stolarz and the bottom six picking up the slack, the Panthers were able to weather storm with the Sabres throwing the kitchen sink on Stolarz. The guys give their three stars of the game, and moment when they thought Thursday's game was won. The two discuss how Maurice felt about the game as well as preview Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. All of this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every DayFollow & Subscribe on a

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Joey Ganzi(@Mister_Joester) of The Hockey Writers on the show. The guys discuss the Panthers 5-2 road win in Pittsburgh, where they sweep the season series. Panthers now have their ninth win in a row, where they got quickly got out to a 2-0 lead with two goals in 34 seconds. Florida also some depth scoring after a low event first period from Anthon Lundell(with two goals), Jonah Gadjovich, and Aaron Ekblad. Matthew Tkachuk had three points on the night to continues his incredible tear since Dec. 23rd, now at 37 points (13,24). Panthers did not allow the Penguins get their cycle game going and continue to struggle on the man advantage, where the Panthers broke up zone entries at ease for a good portion of the night, with 14/15 on the kill in the season series against PIT, and 37/39 on their nine game road winning streak. Florida is now one win away from getting tying last years total in road win(currently at 1

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 guys discuss Sergei Bobrovsky getting second star of the week for his 2-0-0 record and stopping 56/58 in his two starts, including a shutout against the Avalanche. The Panthers are reportedly interested in winger Alexander Barabanov of the San Jose Sharks, what is his worth in the trade market and how could he help the Panthers? Lastly, the guys preview tonight's game between the Florida Panthers and the Pittsburgh Penguins, their third and final matchup of the season. 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 discuss the Panthers ending their homestand with a 2-1-0 record after a 4-0 shutout win over the Colorado Avalanche. The Panthers were able to use the second period to break Saturday's game open. The Panthers first and third lines were humming on the night creating a multitude of opportunities, where they benefitted from getting into the dirty areas. Aleksander Barkov broke his goal drought. Despite shooting under three percent since 12/16, the Captain is averaging a point per game in his last 19 games (1,21). Matthew Tkachuk now leads the league in points since Jan. 1st after another multi-point night. The Panthers are now three points behind the Boston Bruins for first in the Atlantic with two more matchups head-to-head in the final 30 games. What are the betting odds for the division now? We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.Follow &

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Nich Fairbanks(@prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday. The guys break down Thursday night's 4-2 Panthers win over the Washington Capitals. The first period had only 12:01 of 5-on-5 time but Florida was able to set the tone early in creating a multitude of chances, especially from the fourth line. Although the Panthers trailed twice, one of those on a power play goal by Alexander Ovechkin, his 43rd career goal against the Panthers. The game was never out of reach as Washington scored shortly after Florida missed on an opportunity to take the lead in the second period by Anthony Mantha. The Panthers in the final 40 minutes got to the net more as their first three goals came in the slot, two off of redirection by Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Reinhart. Reinhart's goal came on the power play for his 38th goal of the season, Tkachuk finishes with three points (1,2), the Panthers blue line got 20 of the 41 sho

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Kirby Lupul(@KJ_Lups) of the Cats 'N' Rats Podcast onto the show. The two go into how Paul Maurice's emphasis on reinvesting into the system and how it relates to the Panthers in their last performance against Philadelphia where the coach was not too pleased with the performance. The guys also chat about the new Vamos Gatos jerseys that the Panthers social media page unveiled on Wednesday, and their thoughts on Anthony Duclair breaking ground on a new synthetic ice rink in Lauderdale Lakes. Lastly, they preview tonight's game between the Florida Panthers and the Washington Capitals tonight from Amerant Bank Arena. 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 Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The two give their biggest takeaways from the teams 2-1 loss against the Flyers, as the Cats dominated the first 20 minutes of the hockey game, where the Flyers turned it around in the final 40. Philadelphia took away the middle of the ice where they did not allow Sam Reinhart to get a single shot on goal, and Philadelphia did not make it easy for the puck to be fed in the slot on the power play. The two give their moment when they thought this game was lost, and their three duds of the game. Lastly, the guys discuss what Paul Maurice said during morning skate about knowing the Flyers' desperation level, vs. how it was manifested on Tuesday 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 here to discuss how the trade market looks now with Elias Lindholm and Sean Monahan traded prior to the All-Star Break. What does it mean if Bill Zito decides to trade for bottom six depth? Do the Panthers even need to make a trade ahead of the March 8th Trade Deadline? Lastly, we preview tonight's game between the Florida Panthers and the Philadelphia Flyers. 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 get his reaction from All-Star Weekend from Toronto where Sergei Bobrovsky and Sam Reinhart participated in. We give our thoughts on the Weekend, good and bad. Prior to the All-Star Game, Commissioner Bettman and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly Announce that the NHL and NHLPA have announced that the NHL will be going back to the Olympics for the first time since 2014. Barkov discusses his prior experience in the 2014 games and how excited he is for his other teammates who have not experienced the Olympics. The League also announced the Four Nations Tournament and their plans to also participate in the 2030 Olympic Games. Lastly, the Panthers return to practice on Sunday afternoon from War Memorial, there is an update on the second rink at Holiday Park, and what is the mindset of the team with the All-Star Break coming during a four-game winning streak. We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Nich Fairbanks(@prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday. The guys go over The Athletic's Anonymous Player Survey. Nick Cousins was voted as the guy that most opposing players would like to punch in the face, what do the guys think of that? Are there any Panthers in the most overrated category? Is Aleksander Barkov still underrated? Is Sergei Bobrovsky anywhere near a top goalie in the NHL? Also, the All-Star Draft was held on Thursday Night, where did Sam Reinhart and Sergei Bobrovsky land in the draft? Is there any hope to fix the way the All-Star game is perceived and for players to have more of an incentive to go? 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 Francisco Oporta (@fjojr and @FLACatsHistory) on the show to discuss the weekend for the Panthers getting two wins past regulation in Pittsburgh and Long Island. Florida sets a little bit of history over the weekend with their eighth straight road win, a franchise record. Sam Reinhart is at it again getting two power play goals on the trip (Florida had four PPG's total) as he sets a Panthers franchise record with 20 power play goals through 49 games. While we are witnessing history, let's appreciate the History that is going on at this moment in South Florida Hockey. 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 Nich Fairbanks(@prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday. Nick gives his thoughts on the Panthers winning two in a row and Anton Lundell taking a step in his game as of late, and how Lundell's mindset has been even before his current run. Ryan Whitney and Paul Bissonnette said the other day that top to bottom, the Panthers are the best team in the NHL. The guys discuss their roster construction compared to the Atlantic and rest of the conference, outside of just the most regulation wins and road wins. Lastly, the two preview tonight's game between the Panthers and the Penguins from PPG Paints Arena in the first end of a Back-to-back prior to the All-Star Break. 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 discuss the Panthers' 6-2 home win against the Arizona Coyotes, where the fireworks happened right at puck drop with everything that happened between these two back on Jan. 2nd. The Panthers would later use that fuel to explode for three first period goals, including two 17 seconds apart. The Cats had multi-point efforts from Matthew Tkachuk, Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell, and Gustav Forsling. Florida allowed 1 SOG in the last 14 minutes of the first, none of the two Arizona power plays. Panthers had all four lines going, including the newly formed line of Rodrigues-Barkov-Samoskevich, where they generated a good amount of chances on the night. Anton Lundell continues his great play since being reunited with Sam Reinhart on nice beautiful finish off a 2-on-1. Jonah Gadjovich gets his first as a Panther as well. We discuss when we thought the game was won, and our three stars of the game. Lastly,