After a thrilling Game 1 overtime, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Florida Panthers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday, June 6, with Edmonton having a 1-0 series lead. Just like Game 1, this one also required extra time. This time, the Panthers defeated the Oilers in a 5-4 double overtime thriller … Read more
Things aren’t looking too bad for the Toronto Maple Leafs right now. Up 2-0 over the Florida Panthers, it’s the first time they’ve won both opening matches in the second round since 1987. Now with the series shifting back to Sunrise for Game 3 Friday night, the Leafs will look to keep up the momentum … Read more
After a well-deserved break, the Maple Leafs are set to kick off Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This is going to be a battle. Carter Hutton filled in for Jay Rosehill on the Monday edition of Leafs Morning Take. As one might expect, we spent the entire show previewing the series and looking … Read more
For the second time in 21 years, the Toronto Maple Leafs are off to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It wasn’t pretty but they got the job done. Obviously, we were very jacked up to start the Friday edition of Leafs Morning Take. All in all, it was a hard-fought six game series. … Read more
The Florida Panthers have concluded their 2024-25 regular season with a 47-31-4 record and 98 points. They finished third in the Atlantic Division, meaning their first opponent in their quest to repeat as Stanley Cup Champions will be the Tampa Bay Lightning. That series will start Tuesday, April 22. This will be their fourth-ever meeting … Read more
Photo: @Capitals/X The Washington Capitals downed the Florida Panthers, 6-3, Saturday afternoon at Capital One Arena in the District. The win pushed the Capitals’ record to 47-15-8 (102 points) on the season. Alex Ovechkin recorded two assists on the day while Dylan Strome notched his 68th point of the season, setting a career-high and surpassing … Read more
The San Jose Sharks have acquired forward Patrick Giles from the Florida Panthers in exchange for goaltender Vitek Vanecek. Giles, 25, has spent the majority of the 2024-25 season with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers, posting five goals and two assists in 39 games. He also made his NHL debut with the Panthers this season, appearing … Read more
Wednesday night, we saw the Utah Hockey Club and the Florida Panthers match up for the first time this season. This would be the Panthers’ first trip to the Delta Center, the NHL’s newest venue and a place where Utah has struggled, only winning one game in their last nine games played at home going … Read more
Fall Report Walter Villa – December 28, 2024 In these days of baseball analytics, it’s time to create a new statistic for Dave Tollett, and, in his case, it’s 52 WA. In other words, Tollett – in 35 years of coaching – has attended the weddings (WA) of 52 of his former players. “When the … Read more
Fall Report Walter Villa – December 22, 2024 The Florida Atlantic Owls had some impressive wins last season, including over No. 6 Vanderbilt and No. 12 East Carolina. FAU also beat Miami – twice. But Owls coach John McCormack isn’t accepting praise. “We also lost a lot of games,” McCormack said. He’s right. The Owls … Read more