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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Adam Denker(@denkyd8nk) of Locked On Lightning(@LO_Lightning) to get the Tampa Bay perspective on the series. The two discuss the biggest storylines heading to the series, and impact players/x-factors. How do the depth players fair for each team as both are still in their contending window? "The Panthers/Lightning will win this series if ______? The two will also give their series predictions ahead of the series starting on Sunday. We dicuss 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 Nich Fairbanks(@prudentia0) to the show to discuss what has changed since the last time the two teams faced each other. The two also break down the statistical comparisons from this season and where the Panthers have the advantage in and what Tampa Bay has the advantage in. Lastly, the two reveal the schedule for the first round series between the two and Nich gives his series prediction. 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) welcomes in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The two break down the Panthers' 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in a game where the Panthers came out sloppy. With Paul Maurice not being satisfied with how the team came out. After, the Panthers tilted the ice putting up 31 shots in the second period, a franchise record and the most in a period by any team this season. That included three goals in 3:10 to break it open. Panthers power play didn't score but had 17 shots on 6 opportunities. The Panthers 5-on-5 scoring has been on fire lately as they now finish their home schedule with the same amount of wins as on the road with 26. Maurice took a gamble with playing Verhaeghe in one regular season game before the postseason, and it paid off with him getting his 34th of the season. Sam Reinhart got two goals on the night to finish the regular season with 57 goals. The two discuss their ea

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to discuss the news of Panthers General Manager Bill Zito receiving a multi-year extension with the Panthers, along with now also having the title of President of Hockey Operations. Armando breaks down his impact since arriving in South Florida, and how he turned the Panthers from a mediocre team into a contender year in and year out. Armando also discusses the wild night in the playoff race from Monday and all the different scenarios from the other eastern conference teams battling for the final wild card spot. We break down how competitive the east is vs. the gauntlet that is the west, where it was the eastern conference playoffs last year was seen by many fans as the harder side of the bracket. Has it flipped this year? Lastly, we discuss the practice updates from Monday as Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad returned to practice in full contact jerseys. All signs say that they will be ready for game one this wee

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Alex Donno(@AlexDonno), who can be heard on the pre, intermission and postgame show on the Florida Panthers Radio Netowork and the host of Locked On Canes and Locked On ACC. The two discuss Florida's 3-2 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres at home to officially clinch home-ice advantage for round one of the postseason. Florida will spend almost three weeks in South Florida before traveling again. The two discuss Anton Lundell getting hot with 4 goals in the last 6, and if he isn't the biggest x-factor, who is it? According to Donno. Lastly, the two discuss the power play differential between the Panthers stretch from Mar. 24 to Apr. 6 to their current three-game winning streak and how it's helped them spend less time in their own end. 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 Nich Fairbanks(@Prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday. The two break down Florida's 4-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, where Florida dominated from start to finish. The Panthers were able to control gaps on the night and had two-thirds of the total shot attempts at 5-on-5. Florida was also able to quickly get out of their zone with speed and making the good "first pass" out, which led to them spending a load of time in the Columbus zone. Despite giving up the first goal 47 seconds in, Jet Greaves kept the Blue Jackets in this one until where the slot was open for days. Florida got their second goal at 17:35 of the second thanks to Evan Rodrigues and that was when the floodgates opened. Florida got all their goals at 5-on-5. With being able to roll the lines smoothly, Paul Maurice and co. were able to manage the minutes properly, nobody was being overworked on the evening, and they got out of g

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Anthem Singer, and Goaltender Jon Acosta(@JonAcostaMusic) to discuss the latest on the Panthers. Jon discusses how he got hired to sing the national anthem for the Panthers. Paul Maurice discussed the comfort level of the group and the difference between the early 2000's to now. We ask the goaltender, "Is Anthony Stolarz actually the MVP for the Panthers?" The two also preview tonight's game between the Florida Panthers and Columbus Blue Jackets in the 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 DayFollow & 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 break down Florida's 2-0 win over the Ottawa Senators, where the Panthers got two goals by Anton Lundell and Nick Cousins in the first and didn't need anything else to come out with the victory. Anthony Stolarz stopped all 24 shots that he faced on the night, where the Panthers were having a hard time getting the puck deep and getting their forecheck going in first part of the middle frame, but settled in after surviving the push by Ottawa before a TV timeout. Florida defensively forced Ottawa to the perimeter where they held Claude Giroux shot less and with Brady Tkachuk four SOG's all coming in the third period. Sergei Bobrovsky was the "scheduled" starter, but Paul Maurice did say that he misspoke when announcing the starter. The guys give their three stars of the game, and when they thought the game was won? We discuss this and more

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to discuss his reaction to the Panthers community event from Saturday afternoon at the Baptist Health IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale. With situations with venues for the Arizona Coyotes and recently the Oakland Athletics, the Panthers have come a long way with step one building their practice facility closer to where the players and coaches live. Florida now has practices open to the public, which lives up to Matthew Caldwell's statement of "The Everglades to the Beaches." The Panthers do have one thing once their lease with Amerant Bank Arena ends, options. Armando also breaks down how the last 10 Stanley Cup Champions have faired in the final 10 regular season games right before entering the postseason. Lastly, we preview tonight's game between the Panthers an the Senators as they are looking to sweep the season series where the Cats have won 8 of the last 10 matchups, 6 of them being by 3 goals or more. We discuss

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in David Dwork(@DavidDwork) from The Hockey News and the Hockey Show of the Lebatard and Friends Network to discuss the latest on the Florida Panthers. The two discuss the latest on the Florida Panthers after losing to the Boston Bruins in OT by a final of 3-2 in Boston, which has Florida 5 points back of the Atlantic Division with four games left. The two discuss how beneficial it could be for the Cats to finish the last four games at home, where if they clinch home ice in round one, they could go almost three weeks before traveling for their next road game. With the goaltender David on the show, the two have their goalie segment, discuss the latest on the confidence of Sergei Bobrovsky going into the postseason, the luxury of having Stolarz as the best backup in the NHL, and the heater that Spencer Knight is on in Charlotte(went 25/26 on Sunday in a Charlotte 4-1 win over Hartford). Lastly, the two discuss how th

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Vele(@Mandoman12) welcomes in Nich Fairbanks(@prudentia0) to recap Florida's 6-0 win over the Ottawa Senators. The Cats had six different goal scorers on the night where they got it going 1:02 into the game, and had their foot on the gas the entire time. Florida had to kill off four penalties in the first period where they allowed a total of six shots in just over 11 minutes on the PK in the entire game. Florida's gap control and battling along the board did not have Sergei Bobrovsky under duress much of the night. Florida got five goals at 5-on-5 on the night, which has to feel great considering where they rank in goals for in that category(25th). Sam Bennett is quietly on a three-game goal streak, Matthew Tkachuk got it going on the power play, Dmitry Kulikov got his first of the season and his first in a Panthers uniform since Dec. of 2015. We discuss their three stars, when they thought the game was won, and discuss more of the playoff

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) goes deeper into the Panthers recent stretch, and ask the question, Are the Panthers coasting with 6 games left before the postseason? We continue the conversation with where things are at in the Panthers pursuit to clinch home-ice in round one, and how damaging the mentality of "who would you rather play?" can be. How many games does Bobrovsky start with most of the games coming against non-playoff teams? Lastly, we preview tonight's game between the Panthers and the Senators where Florida has won eight of the last 10 matchups. Ottawa despite being out of the playoff race poses a dangerous challenge for Florida as they are hoping to end their skid and head into their big showdown against Boston with some confidence. We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every DayFollow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) to break down Tuesday's loss to the Montreal Canadiens where the Cats seven game winning streak against the Habs was snapped. On the second end of the back-to-back, the Panthers were already without Carter Verhaeghe(week-to-week) and Matthew Tkachuk(illness). Although the Panthers went into the first intermission with a lead, the wheels fell off after they lost Aaron Ekblad to injury after getting physical with Juraj Slofkovsky. The same bad habits over the last 10 games continued into Tuesday where the Cats were slow moving their feet, losing board battles and not protecting the front of the net, leaving Anthony Stolarz out to dry. Dmitry Kulikov once again had a costly turnover that turned the tides in this one to tie the game at 2. Montral would go on to score four unanswered, including giving up a power play goal, and short handed goal too. Two of the Habs' five goals were unassis

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Florida Panthers (and Marlins) Historian Francisco Oporta to the show to recap the Panthers 6-4 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night, which was a huge swing game in the Atlantic Division. Florida was unable to take care of the puck as Toronto was able to get into multiple passing lanes off their forecheck to consistently created scoring chances from up close. Florida got a glimmer of hope in the second period after cutting the deficit to one right before the Leafs responded less than a minute with one off the forecheck. It was a game with a team that has the most shots from the slot (Toronto)against the team that allows the least amount of shots in the slot (Florida), where it's a place the Leafs lived in quite a bit in the first 40 minutes. Sergei Bobrovsky was chased and the Panthers turned it on in the second period when Anthony Stolarx was inserted into the game. Vladimir Tarasenko led the th

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to discuss the last two games for the Panthers where it was up and down as far a results. Florida went to the box 13 times to their opponents' two, which didn't allow them to dictate the pace, especially on Thursday in their loss against the Islanders. Despite clinching a playoff spot on Thursday, the mood in the room was not a happy one after their struggles in March continued. Florida had the SOG advantage on Saturday afternoon despite the penalty troubles continuing, Florida did not allow a goal at 5-on-5 in three out of the four matchups against Detroit(including two shutouts). Aleksander Barkov set the example over the weekend tallying three goals in the two games, and Aaron Ekblad made his presence felt in his second game back from injury to create the goal to Barkov that turned the tides in third period before Florida won in a shootout. Barkov after the game spoke about Paul Maurice's displeasure after the

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Gil Martin(@IceWarsNYRvsNYI) of Locked On Islanders to discuss tonight's matchup between the teams. The Panthers will be hosting 2010''s night at the rink for their third decades night of the season. The two discuss the season series between the two where the Panthers are 1-1-0 against the Islanders, and what the Panthers needs to come out with two points on the night. With a win, the Panthers will clinch a spot in the postseason. Defenseman Uvis Balinskis was sent down to AHL Charlotte on Wednesday, so will Aaron Ekblad make a return to the lineup? Florida will be at its healthiest with 10 games to go. How have the Islanders faired since Patrick Roy took over as coach? How valuable has Noah Dobson been this season taking on a bigger role on defense? What's next with the Islander cap situation being such a mess? We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Eve

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) to recap Florida's loss to the Boston Bruins at home by a final of 4-3 where Florida mostly lead until the final minutes of the third period. Florida set an early tone with creating many chances off the forecheck. Panthers felt Barkov's presence from the moment the puck dropped with him creating the first goal of the game for Evan Rodrigues. Sam Reinhart is now nine goals away from breaking the franchise record in goals after scoring late in the first. On that goal, Eetu Luostarinen got his 100th career point in the NHL. Neither team was able to dictate the pace with the physicality picking up in the second period. Although neither team got a shot on net until midway through the third, it was the Panthers who struck first in the frame with Carter Verhaeghe giving the Panthers the lead at 9:53. Although the Panthers are one of the best third period team in the NHL, the Boston Bruins sc

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in former Host/Producer of the Florida Panthers on Fox Sports Florida, Frank Forte(@FrankJForte). The two recap Florida's 4-1 win in Philadelphia that ended their four-game losing streak. Another game where the Panthers were short handed, but they welcomed back Dmitry Kulikov from his suspension. Florida was committed to protecting the house they ended up blocking 26 shots on the night, which tied a season high. Panthers set the early tone with their shot blocking, especially in the first period where they went on the penalty kill three times. Matthew Tkachuk forced the Flyers to take a penalty at the end of the first period where Vladimir Tarasenko scored 55 seconds into the second period. It all started with a great defensive play by Brandon Montour to deny the Flyers from getting a short handed breakaway on a stretch pass by Scott Laughton to Travis Konecny. With Konecny way up the ice, the Panthers quickly got

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Jackson Holzer(@JacksonH_52) onto the show to break down the Panthers' 4-3 SO loss to the Rangers from Madison Square Garden. The Cats came into this one with yet another player out with Gustav Forsling not dressing for this one. Despite the lines once again being in the blender, the Panthers effort level was way better than what we saw on Thursday night. Florida led as much as 2-0 in this one, but the Rangers eliminated the lead quickly in the second period where they scored twice in a 2:01 span. The momentum started to shift and it was noticeable with the Panthers miscommunications with not connecting on their passes on their breakouts. There was a point where the Rangers did not allow the Panthers a shot on net for about 14 minutes in between the second and third period. Florida however took the lead late in the third with Carter Verhaeghe scoring his first goal in 14 games. Florida's lead did not last long a

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 Florida Panthers without Aleksander Barkov, Dmitry Kulikov, and Aaron Ekblad could not find their mojo on Thursday night as the Predators played a complete 60-minute game on the Panthers' white out night, resulting in a 3-0 loss at home. Florida was having a hard time getting time in the offensive zone and even with multiple attempts to put the lines in a blender, they were unable to create a spark on the night. Florida had a hard time protecting the middle and left Sergei Bobrovsky out to dry as all three goals by the Predators came from close range, being outworked on their puck battles and Nashville overwhelming Florida with their forecheck. The guys give their three stars and when they thought the game was lost. Is it time to panic? Is Thursday's game the worst loss of the season? We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locke