Author: Brice Zimmerman

Panther-by-Panther Stanley Cup Appreciation: Defense & Goalies

By Brice Zimmerman | Jul 19th 2024 | 6 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 ...

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...

To trade or not to trade: Cat Nips

By Brice Zimmerman | Jun 24th 2023 | 2 min read |

The Florida Panthers have a few more players that will be on expiring deals in 2023-24. To conclude the series that included deep dives on Sam Reinhar...

To trade or not to trade: Anthony Duclair

By Brice Zimmerman | Jun 20th 2023 | 5 min read |

When the NHL season ends, only one team is satisfied with the roster decisions that were made during the previous year. Unlike years past, the Florida...

To trade or not to trade: Brandon Montour

By Brice Zimmerman | Jun 18th 2023 | 6 min read |

When the NHL season ends, only one team is satisfied with the roster decisions that were made during the previous year. Unlike years past, the Florida...

To trade or not to trade: Sam Reinhart

By Brice Zimmerman | Jun 16th 2023 | 6 min read |

At the end of every NHL season, only one team is satisfied with the roster decisions that were made during the previous year. Unlike years past, the F...