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• Sources: Panthers, Ekblad agree on 8-year deal
The Stanley-Cup champion Florida Panthers and defenseman Aaron Ekblad agreed to an eight-year extension carrying a $6.1 million average-annual value, sources told ESPN Monday, confirming reports, a deal that keeps the veteran from becoming a free agent....2025
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• Ekblad re-signs with Cup champion Panthers on eve of NHL free agency, AP sources say

Defenseman Aaron Ekblad is staying with the Florida Panthers instead of becoming a free agent....2025
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• ‘Must Mean Marchand Is Leaving’ – Aaron Ekblad’s $48.8 Million Decision Raises More Questions Than Answers For Panthers Fans
With Aaron Ekblad following Sam Bennett to remain with the Florida Panthers, fans echoed a similar worry about Brad Marchand's future with the team...2025
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• Panthers News and Rumors: 3 Teams Ready To Pounce on Brad Marchand If Florida Talks Fail
Florida Panthers winger Brad Marchand is slated to become a free agent. Here's a look at three teams who will deal it out for the two-time Stanley Cup champion....2025
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• Aaron Ekblad Signing Extension with Florida Panthers

The post Aaron Ekblad Signing Extension with Florida Panthers appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, "Being told Aaron Ekblad is staying in Florida." An extension with the Panthers coming soon. The post Aaron Ekblad Signing Extension with Florida Panthers appeared first on NHL Trade Talk....2025
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• Panthers Sign Aaron Ekblad to 8-Year Contract Extension
The Florida Panthers have re-signed defenseman Aaron Ekblad to an 8-year contract worth an average annual value of $6.1 million. Sounds like this is going to be around 8 x…...2025
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• NHL mock draft 2025: Updated projection on draft day with rumors flying

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS / USA TODAY NETWORK Here’s our latest NHL mock draft. We’re barely done getting over the Stanley Cup Finals and the NHL Draft is already upon us, and it’s going to be wild. While the 2025 class doesn’t have a surefire star like Connor Bedard two years ago, it’s a deep class with boom or bust potential all over the first round which could lead to some wild thin...2025
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• Penalty Kill Excellence: The replicable quality of all Stanley Cup champions

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images The last 27 Stanley Cup champions have sported a power play that kills ~80% or more of their opponents' advantages. The 2025 Stanley Cup has been awarded to the Florida Panthers, and the parade was in full force this past weekend. Whenever the season comes to an end like this, I begin searching for common threads and comparables among Stanley C...2025
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• What Should the Jets Do With Their 1st Round Pick?
Well, former Winnipeg Jets’ head coach Paul Maurice has now lifted the Stanley Cup in back to back seasons…how many of us saw that in the coach’s future when he walked away from our franchise in the middle of a season? He wasn’t the only former True Norther to get some new bling, as defensemen Dmitri Kulikov & Nate Schmidt also were there to take part in the Florida Panther...2025
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• ERod and Greer win the Cup; US Olympic picks; Bonino retires, joins Pens' staff; Amico interview

With the Florida Panthers' Cup-clinching 5-1 win over Edmonton, a pair of Terriers raised Lord Stanley's Cup on the ice at Amerant Bank Arena, Evan Rodrigues for a second time and A.J. Greer for the first time. Greer, in his first season season with Florida became the 13th Terriers to win the Cup. ERod was part of Florida's first-ever Cup win a year ago. tw-align-centerA moment they’ll never forg...2025
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• Oilers Lose Second Straight Cup Final: Where Do They Go From Here?
The Edmonton Oilers lost their second straight Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers, this time in one fewer game than previously. While losing Zach Hyman to an injury hurt…...2025
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• Los Gatos... De Nuevo

It seemed like it was almost an inevitable conclusion after the Florida Panthers rag-dolled their in-state rivals, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in the opening round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Yes, they were tested by the Toronto Maple Leafs before steamrolling the Carolina Hurricanes, and they found themselves against another familiar foe in the Stanley Cup Final. However, just like last season...2025
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• Kevin Owens And Daddy Magic Attend Game 6 Of NHL Stanley Cup Finals, Florida Panthers Win Cup
Kevin Owens and Daddy Magic had a night out. Game Six of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals took place on June 17th in Florida, with the Florida Panthers hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Ahead of the game, Sportsnet caught Kevin Owens and "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard walking into the building for the game. Randomly captured by the SN cameras... Kevin Owens going to game 6 of the Cup Final pic.twitter.com/63l...2025
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• Tkachuk, Barkov and Reinhart play through significant injuries to help Panthers win Stanley Cup

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Some top Florida Panthers players gutted through significant injuries to help them repeat as Stanley Cup champions, most notably Matthew Tkachuk dealing with a sports hernia and torn adductor muscle on the same side....2025
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• Matthew Tkachuk Battled Through Torn Adductor, Hernia During Panthers’ 2025 Stanley Cup Run
Matthew Tkachuk thanked the team's staff and revealed he played through serious injuries during the Florida Panthers’ 2025 Stanley Cup win....2025
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• Florida Panthers win second straight Stanley Cup, Sam Bennett takes Conn Smythe

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Sam Reinhart scored four goals and Bennett scored 13 of his 15 goals this postseason on the road. The Florida Panthers have done it again. The Sunrise squad defeating the Edmonton Oilers in six games to claim their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. The Panthers are the first team to win back-to-back titles since the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2021...2025
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• For back-to-back champ Panthers, the celebrations will continue before an important offseason begins

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers' Stanley Cup championship festivities have included an all-night celebration at a popular beach bar; crowd surfing, pole climbing and impromptu karaoke at a Miami nightclub; a Brad Marchand appearance at Dairy Queen; a…...2025
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• Xavier Legette went to his first NHL game, and the video is exactly as delightful as you’d imagine

This is so pure and good. You don’t exactly get a lot of opportunities to see NHL hockey when you grow up in Mullins, South Carolina (population 3,885) — but Xavier Legette had a chance to be front-and-center now that he’s in the NFL The Carolina Panthers’ receiver was on the glass for Game 5 between the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes. Not only that. but he was mic’d up to for the experi...2025
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• Deadline Moves by Past Cup Champs
Before I switch my attention to the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, I decided to tackle some questions that have been bothering me for a while. Based on the comments I read on hockey blogs, in PuckPedia’s GM mode, and even in articles by the professional experts in the media…your team MUST add players at the deadline if they really want to win the Stanley Cup. And a lot of them typically ...2025
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"Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk will miss the remainder of the regular season with a groin injury, the team confirmed Monday."

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"The Tampa Bay Lightning picked up a statement win Saturday night against the Florida Panthers, 5-3."

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"Vegas captain Mark Stone opened the scoring in the first period, and added goals in the second and third, as the Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers Tuesday in Game 5, securing the franchise's first Stanley Cup in its sixth year of existence."

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"As Boston defeated the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Tuesday, fellow New England athletes joined Tuukka Rask in attendance."

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"Miami QB D'Eriq King signs NIL deal with Florida Panthers, making history in partnering with pro franchise"

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"Roberto Luongo becomes first Florida Panthers player to have his number retired"

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"The Florida Panthers acquired Ryan Haggerty from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday in exchange for Kevin Roy."

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"Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostibehere, who attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High for two years, has invited members of the school's hockey team to Sunday's game against the Florida Panthers."

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"Vincent Trocheck scored with just under 5 seconds remaining to lift the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 victory over the St."

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"- The Florida Panthers have finalized the signing of forward Vincent Trocheck to a six-year, $28."

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"The Bruins went on to beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 in overtime."

• Sources: Panthers, Ekblad agree on 8-year deal
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• Ekblad re-signs with Cup champion Panthers on eve of NHL free agency, AP sources say
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• Panthers News and Rumors: 3 Teams Ready To Pounce on Brad Marchand If Florida Talks Fail
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• Panthers Sign Aaron Ekblad to 8-Year Contract Extension
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• NHL free agency player rankings for top-25 available in 2025

Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images Mitch Marner headlines the 2025 class. NHL Free Agency opens on July 1 and it’s going to be a rather bizarre class. Operating as a preamble for the mammoth 2026 class which could be headlined by Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, this year is light on true star power, but lands at a time where every team is desperate to get better. This could mean that th...2025
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• Sam Bennett says he's staying in Florida with hopes Panthers turn into a dynasty

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett could have gone to free agency and picked his landing spot, plus probably could have signed for much more money than the Florida Panthers were able to offer....2025
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• Bennett signs 8-year, $64 million contract to stay with Panthers
Sam Bennett signed an eight-year, $64 million contract with the Florida Panthers on Friday. It has an average annual value of $8 million. The 29-year-old forward had 51 points (25 goals, 26 assists) in 76 regular-season games for the Panthers … Continue reading → The post Bennett signs 8-year, $64 million contract to stay with Panthers first appeared on Pro Hockey News....2025
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• Florida Panthers Re-sign Sam Bennett to 8-Year Deal
The Florida Panthers announced that they have re-signed forward Sam Bennett to an eight-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $8 million. Bennett became a key figure for…...2025
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• 2025 NHL Entry Draft Open Thread
Tonight (Friday, June 27), the NHL will host the first round of the annual entry draft, beginning at 7 p.m. on ESPN. The prospects and commissioner Gary Bettman will be at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, while the front offices will be back in their home offices, much like the COVID drafts of 2020 and 2021. Rounds 2-7 will be held beginning at noon on Saturday, June 28, and can be viewed on NH...2025
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• Playoff MVP Sam Bennett agrees on 8-year, $64 million contract to stay with Florida Panthers

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett walked to the front of the stage at the Florida Panthers' latest Stanley Cup championship parade, and before he could even speak the crowd began serenading him with their request....2025
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• The Calgary Flames select Cullen Potter 32nd overall in the 2025 NHL Draft

With the 32nd selection in the 2025 NHL Draft, the Calgary Flames have selected forward Cullen Potter. He had 22 points in 35 games with Arizona State University this season. The Flames had the 32nd overall pick from the Florida Panthers in the Matthew Tkachuk trade. WELCOME TO CALGARY CULLEN 🔥 pic.twitter.com/MWLH8QuMas— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) … The post The Calgary Flames selec...2025
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• Bennett signs 8-year, $64 million contract to stay with Panthers
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• Florida Panthers Celebrate 2025 Stanley Cup Victory, Wear Custom WWE Championships
The Florida Panthers held their 2025 Stanley Cup Championship parade on Monday, June 23rd. During the celebrations, members of the Panthers roster were seen wearing custom WWE championships. WWE acknowledged the back-to-back Cup champions. -- BACK-TO-BACK -- Congrats to the @FlaPanthers on winning another Stanley Cup! pic.twitter.com/TpMvWP4E6A — WWE (@WWE) June 23, 2025 For the second straig...2025
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• What Should the Jets Do With Their 1st Round Pick?
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• The Tribe Has Spoken

With the NHL's Stanley Cup Plaoffs wrapping up last night, another postseason of Survivor: NHL Playoffs also came to a close as we looked to crown a winner. Sixteen people started the contest hoping that their randomly-selected team would advance to the Stanley Cup Final before winning the NHL's top trophy, but only one person would get to claim that honour. The prize vault needed emptying, so let...2025
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• The Hockey Show - Episode 665

The Hockey Show, Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back tonight as we wrap up the NHL season after the Florida Panthers downed the Edmonton Oilers for the second-straight season to win their second-consecutive Stanley Cup. It's crazy to think that there's still one professional men's hockey final being played, but it will be the last one for the 2024-25 season...2025
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• ERod and Greer win the Cup; US Olympic picks; Bonino retires, joins Pens' staff; Amico interview
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• Los Gatos... De Nuevo
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• 2025 NHL Entry Draft Open Thread
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• Connor McDavid trade rumors are the NHL’s biggest story, and only 1 team makes sense

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Connor McDavid can either become LeBron James, or Kevin Durant. We’re drawing closer to a seismic shift in the NHL with it becoming increasingly apparent that Connor McDavid’s time in Edmonton is coming to a close. There’s a fever pitch to trade rumors as McDavid enters the offseason with one year left on his contract and no Stanley Cup to show for it. ...2025
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• What Should the Jets Do With Their 1st Round Pick?
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• ERod and Greer win the Cup; US Olympic picks; Bonino retires, joins Pens' staff; Amico interview
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• Brad Marchand’s Wife Gets Emotional Looking Back on Panthers Star’s Journey to 2025 Stanley Cup Final Win After Trade From Bruins
Katrina Marchand, the wife of Florida Panthers' Brad Marchand, confessed her emotional state of mind following a historic Stanley Cup win....2025
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• 'A well-oiled machine': How the Florida Panthers' team-first mentality led to another Stanley Cup

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov hoisted the Stanley Cup, skated with it for a few moments and then handed it to a grinning Nate Schmidt, in his first year with the Florida Panthers and raising hockey's hallowed trophy for…...2025
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• Florida Panthers win second straight Stanley Cup, Sam Bennett takes Conn Smythe
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• Panthers capture second straight Stanley Cup with 5-1 win over Oilers

Sam Reinhart scored four times as the Florida Panthers smothered the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Tuesday night to win the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row....2025
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• Recap: Marchand makes history, Panthers one win away from another championship

Sergei Belski-Imagn Images We’re witnessing greatness. The Conn Smythe has Brad Marchand’s name written all over it at this point. The 37-year-old became the first player since 1988 to score six goals in one Stanley Cup Final. Marchand scored twice to join Esa Tikkanen in the history books. To further illustrate the absurdity of this, Tikkanen was 23 years old when he achieved the same fe...2025
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• Panthers’ Jaromir Jagr Loses Four Front Teeth, Returns To Game, Scores (Video)
Less than two months away from his 44th birthday, Jaormir Jagr is still tough as nails. The Florida Panthers forward... ...2015
• Trocheck completes his 6-year, $28.5M deal with Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. - The Florida Panthers have finalized the signing of forward Vincent Trocheck to a six-year, $28.5 million contract. Trocheck had 25 goals and 28 assists for Florida last season, helping the Panthers win the Atlantic Division ti......2016
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• Panthers continue revamping blue line by signing Demers
The Florida Panthers have continued overhauling their blue line by signing defenceman Jason Demers to a five-year contract. Demers had seven goals and 16 assists in 62 games for the Dallas Stars last season. He's a puck-moving defenceman who ......2016
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• Trocheck's late goal lifts Panthers past Blues, 2-1
Vincent Trocheck scored with just under 5 seconds remaining to lift the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night ...2017
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• Young Fan Fist-Bumps Boston Bruins Players After Pregame Warm-Ups
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• Odd-man out in Florida, Kulikov excited to join Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Dmitry Kulikov was initially excited upon learning the Florida Panthers had acquired and then signed free-agent defenceman Keith Yandle to a long-term contract last week. Little did Kulikov realize that Yandle's addition would......2016
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• Sabres acquire defenceman Kulikov in trade with Panthers
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres have opened the second round of the NHL draft with a splash by acquiring defenceman Dmitri Kulikov in a trade with the Florida Panthers. The deal was announced three picks into the second round of the draft ......2016
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• Avalanche acquire Grimaldi from Panthers for Berra
DENVER - The Colorado Avalanche added another forward by picking up Rocco Grimaldi from the Florida Panthers for goaltender Reto Berra. The 23-year-old Grimaldi scored three goals and had two assists in 20 games for the Panthers last season. ......2016
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• NHL free agency player rankings for top-25 available in 2025
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• Signing Aaron Ekblad Would Spur Jiricek’s Development
Bill Guerin has said the Minnesota Wild are “set” with their blueline. Still, Florida Panthers’ top defenseman Aaron Ekblad is likely testing free agency because the Panthers will want to retain Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand after their playoff performance....2025
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• Breaking down the history of the 32nd overall pick at the NHL draft

With the Florida Panthers officially clinching their second Stanley Cup in a row, we finally know where the Calgary Flames will be picking with the 2025 first-round pick acquired in the Matthew Tkachuk trade. Despite coming into the playoffs with the pick sitting at 22nd overall, the Panthers claiming another Stanley Cup has moved the pick … The post Breaking down the history of the 32nd ove...2025
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• One Panthers Winger Could Be Out – All To Keep Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett and Aaron Ekblad
While the Florida Panthers dominated this year's Stanley Cup playoffs because of their offense, if they want to keep their front line, then they might need to let their winger go....2025
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• Connor McDavid trade rumors are the NHL’s biggest story, and only 1 team makes sense
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• What Should the Jets Do With Their 1st Round Pick?
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• Stanley Cup Final averaged 2.5M US viewers, a drop from last year's Cup and the 4 Nations final
U.S. television ratings for the Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers declined from their first matchup a year ago....2025
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• Maple Leafs News & Rumours: DNA Change, Knies, Tavares & the Other Tanev
As the Stanley Cup Final made clear again, winning in the playoffs takes more than stars. The Florida Panthers didn’t just ride Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk to victory—they got…...2025
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• ‘We’re Excited’ – Panthers Not Ready To Panic Despite Disappointing Game 4 Loss
The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers aren't ready to throw in the towel after their shocking overtime Game 4 loss....2025
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• The Finalists Are Set

For the first time in the three professional leagues' histories, a Canadian team will compete for each league's top prize in the same season. We already know that Canada has one championship trophy coming north after the Trois-Rivières Lions defeated the Toledo Walleye in five games in the ECHL, and the Edmonton Oilers are currently tied 1-1 with the Florida Panthers in the NHL's Stanley Cup Final...2025
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• Stanley Cup Final prediction for Oilers vs. Panthers rematch

Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images The Panthers and Oilers are running it back. We’re running it back, folks. The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers are once again in the Stanley Cup Final, proving they’re the class of the Eastern and Western Conferences, with everyone still playing catchup. On the surface these teams look very similar in construction to their 2024 counterparts, but th...2025
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• Feels Like The First Time

With having all four of the conference finalists from last year's Stanley Cup Playoffs playing in the conference finals again, there was a pretty good chance that we were going to get a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup Final. Without summoning air guitarists and karaoke stars belting out Foreigner's hit song, tonight's win by the Edmonton Oilers to eliminate the Dallas Stars should surprise no o...2025
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• Why the Florida Panthers should be America’s Team in the NHL Playoffs
Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports The Florida Panthers’ grit and resilience make them the fan favorite in the NHL playoffs As we get down to the final four teams left in the NHL playoffs, one thing is true: we’re in for a vey different and very fun conference final. The Dallas Stars face off against the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference, and in the Eastern Conference, the Carolina...2023
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• Bruins’ Playoff Exit Makes This Team New Stanley Cup Favorite

The Bruins’ shocking playoff exit Sunday turned into a huge gain for the rest of the Eastern Conference. Boston lost to the Florida Panthers in overtime in Game 7 at TD Garden, which marked a disappointing end to a historic season. The Bruins likely will feel the pain of the loss in the weeks and […] The post Bruins’ Playoff Exit Makes This Team New Stanley Cup Favorite appeared ...2023
• Cannon Blasts: Two hot starts, four years apart
Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images That and more of the week’s links When reviewing the first month of the season, I pointed out that the Columbus Blue Jackets had been consistently inconsistent. They would follow up a good game with a bad one, and vice versa. Now that they have put up a three game win streak over the last week, however, things are looking much better. I...2021
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• These people are not good mentors.
Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Earlier today, I tweeted about former Chicago Blackhawks (and current Florida Panthers) head coach Joel Quenneville. I was raised in a household that stressed the need to make spaces welcome for others. You don’t use complex words around people who struggle with education. You don’t speak quickly with people who are still learning Engli...2021
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