Tag: Florida Panthers

Panthers' Stanley Cup championship should put an end to NHL GMs’ lazy roster-building excuses

It’s over.No, not the Stanley Cup Final, although that’s over, too. Congratulations to the Florida Panthers, who narrowly held off Connor McDavid and...

Past captains on Aleksander Barkov, first Panther to lift the Stanley Cup: 'Wonderful, wonderful player'

SUNRISE, Fla. — A few weeks ago, Bill Zito made a call to Brian Skrudland, the heart-and-soul checking center who helped guide the...

NHL's most anticipated Game 7 ever? Plus another Angel Reese-Caitlin Clark classic

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As Panthers drop Game 5 to Connor McDavid's Oilers, pressure mounts and the momentum shifts

SUNRISE, Fla. — A piece of advice if you’re a Florida Panthers player over what will surely be two long, excruciating off days...

Johnston: Connor McDavid rises to the moment in the biggest game of his career

SUNRISE, Fla. — The moment Connor McDavid made the Stanley Cup Final stand still — the signature moment, arguably, to this point of...

How the Oilers dragged the Panthers back to Alberta with a Game 5 win: 5 takeaways

SUNRISE, Fla. — Since avoiding a sweep with a beatdown of the Florida Panthers on Saturday night, the Edmonton Oilers’ mantra has been...