Welcome to the Sunshine State: Florida Panthers Introduce New Players
by Ryan Meier on Jul 8, 2011 2:27 PM EDT
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PrintThe Panthers held a press conference today at the Bank Atlantic Center to introduce the new players signed or traded for during the spend-fest that was free agency last week, and invited fans and media to come out and meet the crew. Miami Herald's George Richards of On Frozen Pond fame was able to attend and got some snapshots of the boys, as well as some good video of Panthers television play-by-play wizard Steve Goldstein. Also, the club again revised the splash page on the official Cats site, highlighting each of the ten(!!) players signed. Definitely a palpable sense of excitement and anticipation from the new guys, great stuff indeed.
The Panthers PR folks stated that some official video is likely to be posted afterwards, so come on back later today and we'll have the links posted up for you all to enjoy. Until then, we thank GR for posting up his videos, which are linked below...
Press Transcript from Official Site
Florida Panthers Introduce 2011 Free Agents
Interview with Panthers owner Cliff Viner
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GR Interviews Matt Bradley & Campbell
Bradley – http://www.youtube.com/user/MiamiHeraldHockey#p/a/u/1/bqbrZFyY0Ao
Soupy – http://www.youtube.com/user/MiamiHeraldHockey#p/a/u/0/jLwNBnhuT-s
Steve Diaz
Twitter - @sdiaz6215
by Sdiaz6215 on Jul 8, 2011 2:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Dunno why those links didn’t hyperlink correctly. Copy and past the entire url. Sorry :/
Steve Diaz
Twitter - @sdiaz6215
Yeah, I’ve seen that problem before. Those’ll take you to GRs channel, not too hard ti navigate from there though.
by Chris S Roberts on Jul 8, 2011 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Also...
New Away jerseys confirmed for this season. Basically same style as the Road, white with red stripe.
Steve Diaz
Twitter - @sdiaz6215
HOOORAH BEER!!!
Get it…cause it’s a red stripe…never mind
take these broken wings and learn to fly again, learn to live so free...
So no more blue piping then I’m guessing
Fish, Heatles, Cats, Fins, Noles
by National Mario on Jul 8, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Rumor has it....
that the Carter signing will be announced in the next 24 hours.
BTW: Jersey Numbers: Jovo – 55 (Shocking right), Theodore 60, Bradley 22, Upshall 19 I think, Yonkman 34, Versteeg 32, Campbell 51, Kopecky 82
by saskpantherfan on Jul 8, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Full rosters with numbers on panthers site. They had Carter up there and they removed him. lol Probably jumped the gun on the signing.
http://panthers.nhl.com/club/roster.htm
Steve Diaz
Twitter - @sdiaz6215
Would you share? I don’t see it at all on Twitter.
The Ghost of David Nemirovsky
by panthersfan27 on Jul 8, 2011 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Though I did see his name on the roster too.
The Ghost of David Nemirovsky
by panthersfan27 on Jul 8, 2011 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
BillWhiteheadFL: #FlaPanthers expect to sign F Ryan Carter, maybe today. Played well last year and would be quality re-signing. #NHL
Steve Diaz
Twitter - @sdiaz6215
Got it, thanks!
I’m very excited about this. More organizational depth plus he really was our best player outside of Samsonov down the stretch.
The Ghost of David Nemirovsky
by panthersfan27 on Jul 8, 2011 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Blasphemy
How can Yonkman even THINK about wearing Beezer’s number? That should already be honorably retired and hanging from the rafters!
by CatFan93 on Jul 8, 2011 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
In all fairness, Yonkman probably wont be seeing any time with the Panthers this year (or…well, ever) so it might just be a one time thing
by Chris S Roberts on Jul 8, 2011 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Posted the official video up on the fanshots.
by Rob PKane McMahon on Jul 8, 2011 4:41 PM EDT reply actions
photo of new players
anyone know how I can get the photo of the new players from the press conference to use as my desktop wallpaper?
HCM
I’ll do some poking around
Litter Box Cats - Your tarp-free Florida Panthers Colossus
by Donny Rivette on Jul 8, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Something interesting that Derek Zona from the Copper & Blue wrote about Goldy and Lindsay in an article ranking all of the T.V. play-by-play announcers in the NHL:
Steve Goldstein, Bill Lindsay – Florida Panthers: It’s a shame that less than 4,000 households per night watch the Panthers. Their television pairing is top-notch, hidden by the weakest television market in the NHL and a team that hasn’t made the playoffs in ten years.
Goldstein is the prototypical television play-by-play voice — engaging and fast-moving, introducing segments and reading ad copy quickly but in a relaxed manner. He calls a steady game without bias in his voice or tone and identifies line changes, blocks, tips and hits without fail.
Bill Lindsay was a plugger during his playing days, totaling 224 points in 777 games as a checking wing. His days on the penalty kill paid off as he, along with Andy Brickley, is among the very best at explaining special teams and individual breakdowns as they occur. He also understands coaching and systems like few other men on television. It’s a treat to listen to him explain the tactics and strategies used by the Panthers and their opponents.
Fantastic conference. Great to see so much excitement revolving around the team for the 1st time in forever.
I’ll add this here though, since this was a fanshot that I put up an hour ago and I doubt many will see it: http://radio.thescore.com/programs/puck-daddy-radio
Go to the latest episode, which was done today, and you’ll find at the 31:00 mark an interview between Puck Daddy and Randy Moller, great interview and worth a listen.
- Go Panthers -
From Yormark
PanthersYormark Michael Yormark
More announcements coming from the cats over the next two weeks. We are rolling
Whoa, I’m starting to develop a tiny sliver of a soft spot for Yormark. I guess that’s what happens when there is credibility in the management, again.
The Ghost of David Nemirovsky
I hate to have to say this, but he is a getting a lot less annoying. I’m guessing someone coached him on use of twitter.
"We don't need the designated goon. Those fights aren't even fun to watch." -Mike Milbury
Litter Box Cats - Your Panthers Colossus.
We’re on track to have a pretty big announcement here as well in the next week or so ;)
Litter Box Cats - Your tarp-free Florida Panthers Colossus
by Donny Rivette on Jul 8, 2011 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
With a hint like that, Donny, you are going to set the Twitterverse aflame. ;)
The Ghost of David Nemirovsky
by panthersfan27 on Jul 8, 2011 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s coming. All done but the timing.
Litter Box Cats - Your tarp-free Florida Panthers Colossus
by Donny Rivette on Jul 8, 2011 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Another tease:
joshluecht: Enjoyed talking with @PanthersYormark today about the future of the #FlaPanthers and perhaps a surprise for opening night…
Steve Diaz
Twitter - @sdiaz6215
Pure unfounded speculation about this “surprise”…but could the Cat-mouth entrance be returning as well?!?
Steve Diaz
Twitter - @sdiaz6215
Would be awesome.
The Ghost of David Nemirovsky
by panthersfan27 on Jul 8, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
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