Category: Panthers

Florida Panther Report Card: Jamie McGinn

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It appears that after my report card on Aleksander Barkov, I’ve been handed the task of grading the “grinders” of the Florida Panthers.  I have no one to blame other than myself since …

Florida Panthers Player Grade: Jayce Hawryluk

Jayce Hawryluk was a spark plug for the Florida Panthers during his 42-game stint with the big club in 2018 – 2019. Unfortunately, he played for a team missing the other 6 or 7 sparkplugs. He is an energy guy

The Panther Parkway Draft Recap

If you read my draft preview, you know that I don’t like discussing individual prospects because I don’t have the required knowledge to give you an opinion I feel is worth publishing as worthy of your time. So because of …

Player Grades: Josh Brown

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As we continue through our 2018/2019 Panthers players report cards, its just about time to close out our work on the defense. Josh Brown was a blue-line call-up this past January as …

Florida Panthers Report Card: Riley Sheahan

Florida Panthers Report Card: Riley Sheahan

Offense Grade: D

Riley Sheahan’s game has never been based on offense. He has a career high point total of just 36 points and in 2016-17, while with the Detroit Red Wings, he notoriously …

Panthers in the Community: Learn to Play, Part 2

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Welcome back for another edition of our trip through The Florida Panthers “Learn to Play” program! As stated in our previous post that this is an outreach program where the organization …

Florida Panthers Report Card: Colton Sceviour

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One of the “grit” guys that every team needs, Colton Sceviour is coming off a somewhat disappointing season for the Florida Panthers.  Or was it? If you look at the previous two seasons with …

Florida Panthers Player Grades: Dryden Hunt

Dryden Hunt is a 23-year old left winger from British Columbia. He was not drafted into the NHL and was picked up by the Panthers as a free agent and assigned to their AHL affiliate the Springfield Thunderbirds in March …

The Panther Parkway Draft Preview: 2019 Edition

Author’s Note: For those of you who remember my draft preview from last year, you will remember that I focused more on draft strategy instead of actually ranking players. That isn’t changing and you will notice that I’ve used the …

Florida Panthers Report Card: Henrik “The Artist” Borgstrom

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Season break down: The 2018-2019 season for Henrik Borgstrom went a lot like the Florida Panthers season. Some bright spots, but overall didn’t meet expectations. We could say that about a lot of players, especially …