Panthers’ Sporadic Wins Mask Real Problem
It’s now mid-March and the regular season is coming to an end. As always, there’s a handful of teams who’ve already secured their spot in the playoffs while others continue…
Panthers Management
History of Panthers Coaches and GMs
There has been plenty of discussion over the last few months about the Florida Panthers’ coaching and front office situation since the team fired bench boss Gerard Gallant and replaced…
Tallon’s Draft Record in Florida
ESPN’s Scott Burnside called it a “gong show” — other fans have used stronger language. Regardless, the last month has been a mess for the Florida Panthers. They fired their coach,…
Firing Gallant a Bad Precedent
Well, after a week that felt like an eternity, the Florida Panthers are off and running under new Head Coach Tom Rowe. By now, you are no doubt familiar with…
Why Gallant Had to Go
Whether or not Florida Panthers players and fans will admit it, owner Vinnie Viola spoke for them all when he delivered the bad news to coach Gerard Gallant Sunday night.…
Gallant Wasn’t Panthers’ Problem
By now, you’ve probably seen the pictures. The image of the Panthers firing Gerard Gallant and leaving him behind on the road is going to linger over that franchise for…
Philosophical Divide Shakes Up Panthers
Sunday night, the Florida Panthers shocked the hockey world by being the first team to fire a head coach this season. It was unexpected. Gerard Gallant recently received a contract…
Fantasy Spin: Keith Yandle Signs with Panthers
When the New York Rangers overpaid and got robbed traded for Keith Yandle at the trade deadline during the 2014-15 season, trading away defenseman John Moore, dynamic top prospect Anthony Duclair…
Panthers Add Three to Front Office Staff
The Florida Panthers continued their off-season re-organization this week by adding three new members to their front-office staff. On June 16th, the club named Peter Mahovlich as a Special Advisor…
Tallon ‘Promotion’ Still Seems Strange
For years, many people have deemed the concept of hockey in the Sunbelt to be, well, weird. If hockey in the southern U.S. is an inherently weird concept, it got much…
Shake-up in Sunrise
Over the past few weeks, the Florida Panthers have made some radical changes to their front office personnel. After a victorious 2015-2016 campaign in which the team set new franchise…
Dale Tallon’s 5 Best Moves as GM of the Panthers
With news breaking this week that Dale Tallon would be moving to a more executive role with the Florida Panthers, and Tom Rowe being named the new general manager, I think…