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Tallon's Draft Record in Florida

ESPN's Scott Burnside called it a "gong show" — other fans have used stronger language. Regardless, the last month has been a mess for the Florida Panthers. They fired their coach, placing their general manager behind the bench and skidding to a 3-3-4 record since. The latest fiasco, as Ya...

Why Gallant Had to Go

Whether or not Florida Panthers players and fans will admit it, owner Vinnie Viola spoke for them all when he delivered the bad news to coach Gerard Gallant Sunday night. Viola apparently told Gallant 'you know I love ya, but we can't keep playing like this.' Panthers called for a car, cab...

Fantasy Spin: Keith Yandle Signs with Panthers

When the New York Rangers overpaid and got robbed traded for Keith Yandle at the trade deadline during the 2014-15 season, trading away defenseman John Moore, dynamic top prospect Anthony Duclair and two high draft picks, he was supposed to be the piece that took their offense over the top and ...

Panthers Add Three to Front Office Staff

The Florida Panthers continued their off-season re-organization this week by adding three new members to their front-office staff. On June 16th, the club named Peter Mahovlich as a Special Advisor to Ownership. The Panthers then announced on June 18th that they’d hired Richard Pollock as a...

Tallon 'Promotion' Still Seems Strange

For years, many people have deemed the concept of hockey in the Sunbelt to be, well, weird. If hockey in the southern U.S. is an inherently weird concept, it got much weirder when the Florida Panthers promoted general manager Dale Tallon to an unnamed front-office job in early May, while ...

Shake-up in Sunrise

Over the past few weeks, the Florida Panthers have made some radical changes to their front office personnel. After a victorious 2015-2016 campaign in which the team set new franchise records for wins and points, it is surprising to see so many changes taking place. Are they entirely unfounded...