Category: News & Analysis

Saturday Caterwaul: NHL Playoffs start today!

By Todd Little | Apr 20th 2024 | 2 min read |

The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs get underway today with two games on the slate with TBS handling the broadcast of both. Up first is Game 1 between the C...

Panthers will start playoff series against Lightning on Sunday, April 21st

By Todd Little | Apr 18th 2024 | 2 min read |

Last night the NHL announced the schedule for the Eastern Conference’s first postseason games. The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning will ope...

Checkers split games against Springfield and Hartford

By Todd Little | Apr 15th 2024 | 2 min read |

The Charlotte Checkers split its two games over weekend as they wind down the AHL regular season and look towards the Calder Cup Playoffs. On Saturday...

Checkers sweep Wolf Pack, clinch playoff spot

By Todd Little | Apr 8th 2024 | 2 min read |

The Charlotte Checkers registered back-to-back victories over the Hartford Wolf Pack at Bojangles Coliseum over the weekend to clinch a spot in the Ca...

Wednesday Caterwaul: Bruins open up three-point lead on idle Panthers

By Todd Little | Mar 20th 2024 | 2 min read |

The Florida Panthers remain off until Thursday night’s game at Amerant Bank Arena against the Nashville Predators, who returned home from a thre...

Tuesday Caterwaul: Kulikov handed a two-game suspension

By Todd Little | Mar 19th 2024 | 3 min read |

Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been suspended two games for an illegal check to the coconut of Tampa Bay Lightning...

Checkers split with Thunderbirds, climb into fourth place

By Todd Little | Mar 18th 2024 | 2 min read |

The Charlotte Checkers split its back-to-back with the Springfield Thunderbirds at Bojangles Coliseum over the weekend and by earning two points in Sa...

Monday Caterwaul: Islanders surge into playoff spot (for now)

By Todd Little | Mar 11th 2024 | 3 min read |

If the playoffs started today, the Florida Panthers would have a new opponent. After hammering the Anaheim Ducks by a 6-1 count to extend their winnin...

LBC’s 16th Annual NHL Trade Deadline of Doom! Open Thread

By Todd Little | Mar 8th 2024 | 2 min read |

Looks like we (almost) made it ♪ It’s Friday, March 8, and the NHL’s trade deadline is upon us. After 3:00 p.m. ET today, no more trades can be ...

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...