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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday! The discuss Oilers Head Coach Kris Knoblauch's comments on Stanley Cup Final experience relating it to the Buffalo Bills of the 90's, does he have a point in his statement? There is no question that Connor McDavid has the most pressure of any player on either team, but what are the different pressure's that both teams are experiencing prior to the Stanley Cup Final? Lastly, how much better are the Panthers circumstances this time around as opposed to last years run to the final? 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) is here brings you an appetizer to the Panthers opponent in the Stanley Cup Final in the Edmonton Oilers. We discuss the Oilers' road to the final with loads of questions of their blue line and goaltending, and how they turned their season around after a coaching change back in November. We also discuss the multiple correlations between the Panthers and Oilers and how it makes for juicy storylines for the SCF. Lastly, what is at stake for both markets coming into this matchup. The Oilers are seeking their first championship since 1990 while the Panthers are looking for their first ever Stanley Cup. 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) brought in the Former Host of the show Frank Rekas(@FrankRekas) to to break down the Panthers' 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers to clinch their spot in the Stanley Cup Final in back-to-back seasons. The Rangers had the territorial advantage but the Panthers' pressure on NY had gotten to the point where New York was throwing pucks on net hoping it'd stick. Florida cashed in on a give-and-go by Evan Rodrigues and Sam Bennett after Jacob Trouba missed a hip check, allowed a quick rush to the net where Bennett scored bar down to make it 1-0 before the first period ended. Florida once again went into takeover mode where they started doing something they had done all series, control play. The cats scored midway through the third period after a dump into the Rangers zone and after Eetu Luostarinen threw a check on K'andre Miller, the puck found Anton Lundell where he delivered a backdoor feed to Vladimir Tarasenko and finis

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Cody Stevens(@cms_305) from the Cats'N'Rats Podcast to preview tonight's Game 6 between the Florida Panthers and the New York Rangers from Amerant Bank Arena. Armando gave the floor to Cody to give his thought's where he feels about where the Cats are heading into a possible series clincher tonight. The guys also dig deep Paul Maurice's mindset of playing playoff game footage at the start of training camp to set the foundation for how the Panthers are going to get to the final stage. With the Cats at home, it's an opportunity to deliver the knockout punch on the Rangers. Florida has been the better team in the series, and it's an opportunity to leave no doubt and hopefully get a full weeks rest before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. 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) brought in Nich Fairbanks(@Prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday. The guys break down Florida's 3-2 win for the Panthers over the New York Rangers from Madison Square Garden to take a 3-2 series lead. The first period saw the Rangers getting the majority of the shots on net, but the Panthers getting more of the quality. Rangers were first to get on the scoresheet after Matthew Tkachuk turned the puck over on the PP and Chris Kreider got his goal of the series short handed. Florida would then score just over six minutes later after Gustav Forsling got through the Rangers defense in transition, his shot trickled off the left pad of Igor Shesterkin and off the crossbar and in to tie the game at one. The Cats would be the team in the third period to once again tilt the ice in their favor and they didn't stop after they killed off a penalty in the third where they had a hard time gaining the zone. Florida then go

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) to the show to break down the Panthers' 3-2 OT win over the New York Rangers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final from Amerant Bank Arena. The game saw the Cats come out on top 1:12 into the extra frame after Sam Reinhart delivered on a one-timer in a familiar spot to give the Cats the win and tie the series at 2. The Panthers did not get off to the best of starts as New York was dominating the pace of play in the first 20 minutes, and even took the lead going into the first intermission. After that, it was all Panthers where they got on the scoresheet three seconds after the power play expired thanks to Sam Bennett staying with the play after Igor Shesterkin was out of his net and Bennett hit the puck off the goaltender and in. Panthers cashed in on the power play in that period thanks to Carter Verhaeghe, where he batted the puck in to get the Panthers the lead at the time. Af

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Florida Panthers Historian Francisco Oporta(@fjojr and @FLACatsHistory) to recap the Panthers' 5-4 overtime loss against the New York Rangers from Amerant Bank Arena. It's now the second straight game in which the Panthers lose in the extra frame (won 11 games in a row in OT prior to the last two). The Panthers controlled play once again on the night, but New York once again picked their spots to create mistakes into goals on the night, with untimely pinches, tip-in's, and New York's counter attack. Florida had six power play opportunities on the afternoon, where Sam Reinhart scored his first goal on the man advantage since Game 4 of Round One, then added another later in the first period. There was a missed opportunity for Florida when the Rangers Defenseman Jacob Trouba went to the box for two separate penalties. Although Trouba was not called for a 5-minute major, the 4-minute PP only saw one shot on goal,

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to break down the Panthers' 2-1 loss against the New York Rangers from Madison Square Garden. This was the Panthers' first loss in OT in the postseason since 2016. The Rangers came out with a big jump to start the game, which included a goal after a hit by Alexis Lafreniere on Verhaeghe which resulted in Vincent Trocheck converting off the turnover. Florida however weathered multiple storms as they doubled the amount of times they went to the box in game two, but still came of this one without giving up a goal on the power kill. New York had very little answers for Aleksander Barkov once again, and Gustav Forsling was a force on the penalty kill, especially when the Rangers were on a 4-on-3. Florida got their first power play goal since Game 4 of the previous series, breaking an 0-13 drought. Despite that, they have killed 24 of their last 25, so they have been able to keep the Rangers top performers in check. New

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Nich Fairbanks(@Prudentia0) to discuss the announcement that Panthers General Manager and President of Hockey Operations Bill Zito has been named a finalist for the Jim Gregory Award for GM of the year for the third time in the last four seasons. Zito did not come home with the award the last two times he was a finalist, but based on his track record and moves made even this season, he seems primed to win the award this go-round. Paul Maurice discussed a few days ago about how teams reinvent themselves round by round throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, what is one specific area in which the Panthers have reinvented themselves? The guys close things out by previewing tonight's Game 2 from Madison Square Garden in hopes to come back home to Sunrise up 2-0. 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) was joined by Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday(on a Thursday) to break down the Panthers' 3-0 shutout win over the New York Rangers in Game 1 from Madison Square Garden. It was a near perfect game for the Cats as they suffocated the Rangers in their own end for most of the night. Florida was able to suppress shots once again that allowed Sergei Bobrovsky to leave his best for last. New York came into the series with the best power play in the postseason, but Florida stayed disciplined on the night where they went to the box only twice. Rangers tried different line combinations to try to create some type of spark but they could not get anything going. Florida broke through toward the end of the first period thanks to Matthew Tkachuk with a shot through a screen, where that ended up being the GWG. Florida didn't allow a shot by the Rangers for a 14-minute stretch in the second period that

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Jon Chik(@JChik17) of Locked On NY Rangers to preview the Eastern Conference Final, which begins tonight from Madison Square Garden. Both teams brought home division championships and battled all throughout the regular season for the top seed in the east before NYR pulled away in the final weeks of the season. Now the two meet in the ECF where both teams are in their second appearance in the conference final in the last three seasons (NYR: 2022 vs. TBL, FLA: 2023 vs. CAR). The two discuss story lines, road to the Conference Final, important players, x-factors, and series predictions ahead of the series between the Broadway Blueshirts and the Sunrise Cats. All of 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) is here to discuss the announcement that Aleksander Barkov has won the Frank J. Selke Trophy for the second time in his career, first one coming in the 2021 season. How many first place votes did the Captain get? Where did Sam Reinhart finish in the voting? We're still a few days away from Game 1, so this was a good time to review the season series and discuss how the Panthers got their two wins out of three and what they would have to do to for it to carry over into the Conference Final. It's an interesting coaching matchup between Peter Laviolette and Paul Maurice in connection to the Carolina Hurricanes organization. We discuss what the history is and what coaching adjustments the Rangers have made over the first two rounds. We discuss this and more here 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) brought in David Dwork(@DavidDwork) of The Hockey News and one-half of The Hockey Show from the LeBatard and Friends network to break down Florida's 2-1 regulation win in Boston where the Cats won their sixth straight road game at the TD Garden to clinch their spot in the Eastern Conference Final for the second straight season, third in franchise history. The Panthers controlled play after they went on the penalty kill not allowing a shot for over 10 minutes, where we saw signs of game 4 for Florida where Boston scored first, but Florida kept coming in waves offensively. Boston had unforced errors where they went to the box for another too many men on the ice, their seventh in the postseason, and were denied a power play after an embellishment call. In the third period, Bruins kept icing the puck after multiple missed passes on their breakouts due to the Panthers' pressure on the forecheck. Florida tied the game at one th

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Nich Fairbanks(@prudentia0) to the show to discuss the fallout after game 5. Each second round series is going at least six games, the guys discuss the difficulty level of closing out a series as teams are 1-4 in the second round in potential series clinching games. Bruins forward Brad Marchand practiced and spoke to the media about Sam Bennett's hit back in game 3. Was he right? How do we think the NHL feels about Marchand making the comments public. Lastly, the guys preview tonight's game between the Panthers and the Bruins from the TD Garden. The Panthers have now won five straight road postseason games in Boston, and with a lot on the line to get win number six: to avoid a game seven and to punch their ticket to face the New York Rangers in the Conference Final. We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked on FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) to the show to recap Florida's 2-1 loss against the Boston Bruins in Game 5. The Panthers failed to match the Bruins' desperation as the Cats were held to four shots in the first period. Outside of the first line, the Panthers did not generate quality chances on the night and did not make Jeremy Swayman work. Florida did not get anything going until Head Coach Paul Maurice went on a profanity filled tirade on the Panthers bench during a TV timeout. Florida scored shortly after, but it was not enough to force overtime and now head back to Boston for game 6 on Friday night. The guys give their three duds of the game, the moment when they thought the game was lost, and what is their concern-o-meter at after game 5? We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.

On today's edition of the Locked on FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Josh Appel(@JoshAppel) to the show to preview tonight's game between the Panthers and the Bruins. Josh gives opinions on how the Bruins' behaviors is similar to what the Panthers have done in the past when they were falling short in the postseason, and how the tables have turned. Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney spoke to the media on Monday wanting more transparency on goalie interference and Sam Bennett's hit to Marchand. The focus tends to be more on those over the fact that Florida has controlled over 60% of play in three major territorial categories. Lastly, game 5 is tonight and the Cats are 5-2 in closeout games since 2022, it's been a huge turnaround as South Florida sports fans could see three handshake lines in a series victory over the last two years. We discuss this and more on today's edition of the Locked on FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.

On today's edition of the Locked on FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Florida Panthers Historian Francisco Oporta(@fjojr and @FLACatsHistory) to break down the Panthers' 3-2 comeback win in Boston to take a 3-1 series lead. The Bruins got up to a 2-0 lead, but despite that, the game never felt out of reach for the Panthers with the amount of high danger chances they had on Jeremy Swayman. Florida was winning their battles around the boards and with their fast puck movement, helped get to the net front where two out their three goals on the night came from. One of those goals included a very controversial goal on special teams thanks to Sam Bennett. The narrative prior to game 4 was about what Bennett did or didn't do to forward Brad Marchand in game three that had him as a scratch for Sunday's game. It made Bennett a huge target going into game 4. The two chat about what Bruins Head Coach Jim Montgomery said postgame on the Bennett's goal standing as Charlie Coyle collided with S

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in former host of the show Josh Luecht to recap the Panthers 6-2 win over the Bruins in Game 3 to regain home-ice advantage. Sam Bennett returned to the lineup and his presence was felt immediately. Florida held Boston to 4 shots through 29 minutes of the hockey game. Their game from Game 2 carried over to game 3 as they took away the Bruins time and space and eliminated their speed through the neutral zone. They have continued to bounce on the Bruins giveaways and got to the net front once again. After having a drought on the power play (dating back to the regular season), the Panthers have scored five power play goals in the last two games, including four on Friday. Florida took control when they converted on both ends of a double minor where Mason Lohrei hit Steven Lorentz with a high stick. They have held Boston to 32 shots in the last two games. The guys discuss their three stars, when they thought the game w

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brings in Nich Fairbanks(@prudentia0) to the show to discuss the fallout from game 2. Despite Matthew Tkachuk and David Pastrnak dropping the gloves on Wednesday, Tkachuk gave us perspective on what each superstar would take to stand up for their teammates, and how both players are connected with the two being Hart finalists last season. Paul Maurice has yet to complete his second season as Panthers Head Coach, yet he's the eighth longest tenured coach in the NHL, the guys discuss the pressures to win, along with what he thinks of adjustments from games 1 to 2. He did provide an update on Sam Bennett, who will participate in morning skate on Friday morning. Who would be the odd man out? 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) brought in Frank Forte(@FrankJForte) to the show to recap the Panthers' 6-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in game 2. Early signs of this game was very similar to game one as the Bruins were still winning their fair share of battles while forcing Florida to the perimeter. Florida had the territorial advantage and had one more power play than Boston after 20 minutes, where some might have thought, "How are the Panthers gonna get pucks past Swayman?" Well, the Panthers responded in the big way, and the fourth line set the tone on both the first Panthers goals, and the floodgates opened after that. Prior to the first intermission, Paul Maurice went back to his lines from the Tampa series and the Panthers showed a lot of jump. Second consecutive game in this series where the team that won also scored a goal prior to the second intermission: It took the air out of the building in game 1, while the building in Sunrise almost we