Locked On Panthers - Daily Podcast On The Florida Panthers

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) brought in Florida Panthers Historian, Francisco Oporta( @FLACatsHistory ) to break down the Panthers 4-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. The Panthers failed to generate quality offensive chances, and shuffled the forward lines early on. The rush chances against continues to pile up, but Sergei Bobrovsky kept...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) brought in Jacob Winans( @JakeW_8 ) to the show for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The two discuss how although the top six has given up all of the goals against at 5-on-5, the bottom six having zero goals against has been key to giving the Panthers a chance to win early in this young season. It's been...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) is here to break down the Panthers' 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, where a slow start and lack of jump had the Panthers falling behind in the first period. Although the Panthers tilted the ice from the second period on, Philadelphia was able to capitalize on Panthers mistakes, and the puck ended up in...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) is here to discuss the Panthers Extension with F Jonah Gadjovich to a two-year deal worth $905K each year until 2028. We discuss Jonah's story on his start with the Panthers and the belief from the front office that has gone back years. The Panthers have scored 5 PPG's over the first three games, and four of...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) and Nich Fairbanks(@Prudentia0) broke down the Panthers 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers as there were similar trends to the first game of the season, the Panthers press the gas and had the ice tilted in the Panthers direction, and the Flyers unable to get a flow going being in the box four times in the fi...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) brought in Jim Biringer( @JimBiringer ) from Full Press NHL to discuss the Florida Panthers committee approach to their forward lines this season, and how the duo of Marchand and Bennett was impactful in game 1 of the season, can it continue? Gary Bettman spoke to the media during the first intermission on T...

On today's edition of the Locked on FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) brought in Jacob Winans( @JakeW_8 ) to break down the Panthers 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Opening night from Sunrise. It was the second straight championship banner that they lifted, and it was Aaron Ekblad who brought out the Cup one more time before a new season got underway. The Hawks were the...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) brought in Jack Bushman( @JackBushman2 ) of Locked On Blackhawks to preview opening night between the Panthers and the Blackhawks as it will begin at 5pm from Sunrise. The Panthers will be lifting another championship banner, but it's going to be a difficult regular season as multiple stars will be out. Chic...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) is here to discuss the end of the preseason, on what was more about setting scores than it was about playing a hockey game, where the Lightning put out AHL roster guys to set scores on the Panthers as oppose to guys who actually played in the playoff series, and the Lightning are likely going to pay the pric...

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, as the two break down the Panthers 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay. It was a carry over as receipts were kept from their last two playoff series with the level of physicality that there was on Thursday night. Panthers led twice, scoring tw...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) is here to bring you the news of the Panthers and D Niko Mikkola agreeing to an 8-year extension worth $40M ($5M AAV) that'll begin in the 2026-27 season. What does it mean for the Panthers short and long term future? Sportico released their annual NHL Franchise values ranks, and the Panthers made a signific...

*RECORDED BEFORE THE ALEkSANDER BARKOV INJURY NEWS Are the Tampa Bay Lightning the favourites to get back to the top of the Atlantic Division? Can the Toronto Maple Leafs withstand the loss of 100-point scorer Mitch Marner? Do the Ottawa Senators have another playoff-level season in them? And are the 2-time defending champion Florida Panthers in tough to complete the 3-peat? In a special Atlantic...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) brought in Jacob Winans( @JakeW_8 ) to break down the Panthers 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay in what could be the final neutral site game between the two teams in Orlando. Brandon Bussi got the start and played the whole 60 minutes, and was standing on his head as the Bolts controlled play in this one. Paul Maurice...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) is here to break down the Panthers' 4-3 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes, as Jack Studnicka got on the board twice, including the OT winner. Who is ultimately battling for the final training camp spots for the Cats and did they impress? Lastly, the Panthers take on the Lightning in Orlando, and we've seen...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLOIRIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) brought in Jordan McPherson( @J_MCPherson1126 ) of The Miami Herald to discuss the injury to Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov. What does it mean that he will likely be out for the entirety of the season? The Panthers didn't rule him out for the entire season, so they are faced with a decision on whether t...

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 discuss the news of Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov going down in practice on Thursday and being helped by trainers off the ice putting zero weight on his right leg. The guys discuss their reaction to it, how the Pant...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) is here to break down the Panthers' 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in preseason game number three, where the Panthers put out the AHL squad once again, and although they Hurricanes controlled play, the Panthers completed a comeback attempt after the Hurricanes made a goalie change in the third period....

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) brought in Jacob Winans( @JakeW_8 ) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The two discuss their thoughts on the season being around the corner, while reacting to Matthew Tkachuk and Brad Marchand being featured on Season 2 of Face-Off: Inside the NHL. A big topic of conversation across NHL media has been...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) is here to break down the Panthers double header games against the Nashville Predators, dropping both games, but the young Panthers have their opportunities to get into game action against other NHL players. Jeff Petry and Luke Kunin spoke to the media on Friday to discuss their reasons for signing and what...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) was joined by Nich Fairbanks(@Prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday, as the two discuss the approach to training camp, and what HC Paul Maurice had to say after the first practice with the younger group. The Cats have not shied away from talking about the Stanley Cup and their chance to make hi...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) is here to break down what was said at media day on Wednesday as training camp practice begins on Thursday. Bill Zito stepped up to the podium for about 30 minutes to discuss updates on Matthew Tkachuk and Tomas Nosek, and then discuss the approach to this years training camp. Mackie Samoskevich was a player...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) is here to preview media day as the Panthers will be back to pursue their third straight Stanley Cup championship. We did see an announcement earlier in the day of Mackie Samoskevich changing his number from 25 to 11. Mackie tells the story to FloridaPanthers.com's Jameson Olive the story behind it, but was...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) is here to break down the Panthers going 2-1 in the Prospect Showcase from Wesley Chapel, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes and Nashville Predators. We discuss who showed out, chances of cracking the lineup in future years and how much of an opportunity HC Geordie Kinnear has to get promoted after last years...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) discussed all the offseason storylines going into the 2025-26 season, now we rank them. The Panthers will be dealing with injuries to start, needing to manage the salary cap, a few newcomers in the mix, and multiple players going to the Olympics, all while trying to make NHL History in the Cap Era, where doe...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez( @Mandoman12 ) brought in Nich Fairbanks( @Prudentia0 ) to the show to discuss which Atlantic Division teams could give the Panthers fits like the Montreal Canadiens did to the Panthers in 2024-25. Which ones improves, which ones didn't? In segment 3, the guys preview the Prospect Showcase that will take place in Wesley Ch...