Author: Brice Zimmerman

Panther-by-Panther Stanley Cup Appreciation: Forwards

By Brice Zimmerman | Jul 18th 2024 | 8 min read |

Winning the Stanley Cup is the ultimate team achievement. Hockey naturally requires ateam mentality. The best players in the world only play about 40 ...

Zito’s Veto: Panthers GM has yet to spend big on free agency

By Brice Zimmerman | Jul 11th 2024 | 6 min read |

For hockey fans, July 1 is one of the most exciting days of the year. After months ofspeculation and armchair general managing, the fans and media fea...

Grand Finnish: Sasha Barkov’s journey from surprise pick to Stanley Cup champion

By Brice Zimmerman | Jul 8th 2024 | 8 min read |

In the lockout shortened 2012-13 season, the Florida Panthers were bad. No, let’s re-write that.After the 2012-13 season, the Panthers were terrible...

The trade that put the Panthers on the path to glory (And it’s not the trade you might think…)

By Brice Zimmerman | Jul 5th 2024 | 7 min read |

Trades are disruptive. The most violent of roster moves, a trade uproots athletes, ripsthem from their lives, and whisks them into an entirely differe...

What are the Panthers really getting in Vladimir Tarasenko?

By Brice Zimmerman | Mar 6th 2024 | 4 min read |

As news broke across the hockey world at midday on Wednesday that Vladimir Tarasenko was on his way to Sunrise, a sense of excitement was palpable for...