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Matt and Tommy are pleased with the Panthers start to the season, and the improvements they've shown. They go over that, plus these topics below and more: 9:00: Are Ekblad and Montour returning too soon? 23:45: Factors in their more consistent start 31:45: How do they manage their blue line with Ekblad and Montour's return? 35:30: Ideal defense pairs? 42:50: Would you sign Patrick Kane? 1:01:45: S...

Tommy and Matt L have a lot to chew on with the start of the new season, and they get to that and so much more in this new show including: 3:30: End of the Pride Tape ban 16:30: Adam Johnson's tragic passing  25:50: Where do the Panthers stand after 8 games? 35:00: What can the Panthers do with their lines with and without Sam Bennett? 52:30: New contracts for Montour and Forsling? 56:30: What abo...

Part two in the series of WhyHockey series preview shows features Greg Wyshynski of ESPN making his annual appearance on this show previewing the Panthers and the rest of the league from his vantage point, followed by David Dwork of the Hockey News going through the nuts and bolts of training camp and what to expect as the season gets underway.  The interview with Wysh is at the start of the show,...

Happy regular season! As per usual, Matt and Tommy begin the marathon regular season with a marathon podcast talking about all sorts of topics, including: 3:15: Every podcast is someone's first: what is WhyHockey? 11:15: Waivers situation and AHL development 33:00: Seven left shot defensemen opening night? 37:15: Mackie Samoskevich and Justin Sourdif making the roster 44:30: Panthers Forwards 48:3...

A new season is upon us! Matt L and Tommy look back on the stories we've missed during our summer break, including: 11:00: More Babcock talk  39:30: Matvei Michkov being scratched in Russia 50:00: Panthers Training Camp and battles to watch out for  Enjoy the show! Check out the WhyHockey substack: https://whyhockey.substack.com/ Follow us on Twitter: Matt L is @MattsMusings1 WhyHockey is @WhyHock...

Tommy and Matt L have a deep dive into the offseasons for the WhyHockey teams, looking into everything they did at the draft, free agency and beyond. Here are the timecodes for those specific discussions: 6:30: Panthers talk (46:00 forwards, 1:02:30 goalies, 1:26:30 draft) 1:32:00: Flyers talk (Michkov, free agency, etc.) 1:44:30: Rest of the league (draft, free agency) Enjoy the show! Check out t...

Tommy and Matt L look over how the Panthers fell short in the Stanley Cup Final, plus more including:  3:30: What happened in the Final? 32:30: What does the offseason need to look like for Florida to get back to the top again? 56:15: Spencer Knight's future 1:06:30: Danny Briere hiring more 90's and 00's Flyers, plus the Provorov move 1:25:30: Tommy's draft preview    Enjoy the show!   Check out...

Matt and Tommy celebrate the Panthers run to the Stanley Cup Final, and look at how they've done it and what's fueled it. There's also talk on these topics and more: 12:30: Never doubting the potential of the core 30:00: On Sasha Barkov 36:00: On Sam Reinhart 40:30: On Bob 54:00: On Paul Maurice  1:25:00: Preds hiring Andrew Brunette  1:34:15: Kyle Dubas and the Penguins Enjoy the show, and the ri...

It still feels weird to say, but the Panthers are in the Stanley Cup Final. David Dwork of the Hockey News joins Matt to go over how they got here, the journey and looking ahead to the Final, whoever they play. Enjoy the show! Check out the WhyHockey Substack:  https://whyhockey.substack.com/ Follow us on Twitter: Matt L is @MattsMusings1 David is @DavidDwork WhyHockey is @WhyHockey Intro and outr...

Corey Sznajder joins Matt to go over the Eastern Conference Final from a Hurricanes perspective, plus more including: 2:50: How did the Hurricanes get here? 10:30: What does Corey think of the Panthers first two series wins? 20:00: Does this series come down to which defense wilts under the forecheck pressure first? 23:30: How does Corey see the line matching? 31:00: Where does Corey see the bigge...

Tommy and Matt L celebrate the Panthers making history and getting to the Eastern Conference Final against Carolina! They look at how they did plus this and more: 23:30: The evolution of the Panthers from a mentality standpoint  35:30: On Paul Maurice and how he's different to Andrew Brunette's somewhat similar style last year 50:45: How the tactics between the teams play out 1:00:00: On possible...

The Panthers just pulled off one of the best playoff upsets in NHL history (unless you're Matthew Tkachuk), so how did they do it? Tommy and Matt look that over and preview the next series against the Maple Leafs.   If you specifically want goalie talk, go to timecode 53:30. Enjoy the show!   Check out the WhyHockey substack: https://whyhockey.substack.com/ Follow us on Twitter: Matt L is @MattsMu...

Matt L and Tommy look back at the first two games of the Panthers/Bruins series and how the Panthers found a way to impose their will in Game 2. What worked, what changed, and what can they keep doing to perhaps pull off the upset? They also look over some of the new signings, the rest of the playoffs and more. Enjoy the show (and Matt's new mic!) Check out the WhyHockey substack: https://whyhocke...

On the latest WhyHockey show, Matt and Tommy look at the Flyers post firing Chuck Fletcher and what their next organizational structure should look like, whether the Panthers have changed all that much for the better even as they're closer to the playoffs than ever, and Matt spends timing talking about the James Reimer fiasco from last weekend and what it says about him and hockey. Timecodes for t...

The trade deadline has come and gone and the Florida Panthers did nothing. What do Tommy and Matt think that says about the present and future for a team that is not likely to make the playoffs, from the GM to the coach and the roster? Plus, they look over some other moves around the league at the trade deadline and Tommy gives out his predictions for the new F1 season, because why not. Enjoy the...

Corey Sznajder joins Matt L to talk about his recent piece on McKeen's Hockey about Paul Maurice and the Panthers struggles. We look at where he thinks they're coming from, plus: 2:00: How Corey became intrigued with this odd Panthers season 9:00: Has the Panthers minor uptick in form come from getting healthy or a tactical tweak? 23:30: Will the Panthers be better under Paul Maurice with simply m...

This is a WhyHockey show unlike anything we've done before. Ryan Nanni of the Shutdown Fullcast joined Matt on the show, because he wanted to spend 2023 on as many random podcasts as he could, and they talked about the history of the Florida Panthers, much of which he didn't know about before! There's also talk in here about George Santos, Spiderman Turn off the Dark and John Spano, continuing in...

Matt L and Tommy talk about the Panthers fighting in the last month to the fringes of the playoff race, but are still on the outside looking in. They also go over these topics and more: 4:15: Tribue to the SB Nation Hockey Blogs 9:15: Matt's comments on the Ivan Provorov mess  31:45: The Panthers are still fighting... but can they fight through their problems? 48:15: Even with the coaching issues,...

On the latest WhyHockey show, Matt and Tommy try their best to diagnose why the Panthers are a .500 team halfway through the season, looking deeper into their play and systems for answers. Also, they look at: 2:30: World Junior prospect talk  21:30: The Panthers lottery conundrum  33:00: Has Paul Maurice actually made a tactical tweak to the way the Panthers play recently? 42:30: Are the Panthers...

It's Festivus and the Panthers are really struggling. What's ailing them, and what can be done to fix it? David Dwork of Local 10 in Miami joins Matt Lichtenstadter to answer that and more. Enjoy the show and Happy Holidays! Check out the WhyHockey Substack:  https://whyhockey.substack.com/ Follow us on Twitter: Matt L is @MattsMusings1 David is @DavidDwork WhyHockey is @WhyHockey Intro and outro...

Matt Lichtenstadter is once again joined by Kevin Woodley of InGoal Magazine and NHL.com to talk about all things goaltending including: 3:10: What does Kevin ask when he talks to goalies and coaches? 8:30: Has anything changed with Spencer Knight's game, and what has improved? 13:45: Does it feel like Knight is giving up goals in a specific area more than others? 22:30: What's up with Sergei Bobr...

Have the Panthers turned a corner, or are their marginal losses now turning into marginal wins? Tommy and Matt L look at that and more: 14:00: How do we best describe this quixotic Panthers season thus far? 21:45: Brandon Montour a key to internal growth? 36:00: How do they fit into the playoff picture? 44:45: Spencer Knight taking over  58:10: An Erik Karlsson trade? 1:04:15: Celebrating Matthew...

The Panthers have finished their first 15 games, and it feels like they're underachieving? Why is that? Matt and Tommy look into that and more: 5:15: How do we describe the disconnect between the Panthers advanced stats and their record? 21:00: Why does this team struggle at finishing? 40:00: On Eric and Marc Staal 1:14:00: Forward Pairs  1:25:00: Spencer Knight and goaltending  1:35:30: Tommy on...

Jack Han joins Matt L to talk the new Panthers season and the tactical approach they're using under Paul Maurice, including: 1:45: Jack's thoughts on Paul Maurice pre-Panthers 7:50: How does Jack best describe the start to the new season? 15:00: Why are the Panthers snakebit finishing? 19:45: Panthers forwards doing heavy lifting in the defensive zone  23:45: Who and what is Josh Mahura? 33:15: Wh...

The season has begun, and while there's plenty to talk about on the ice, this show starts with talk about the Reverse Retros because they are amazing. Also: 9:15: Goal songs! 15:45: The Flyers are a Torts team 20:20: Trends from the first four games  40:10: The Defense and the Ekblad injury  1:10:00: Other stories around the league  1:19:30: The NHL's diversity report Enjoy the show! Be sure to ch...