On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to discuss what Bill Zito had to say about how the group played toward the end, how sometimes one could not tell if the Panthers were down record wise. When a team wins it all, there's more grace for a group when they experience the injuries that the Panthers have. As far as other teams who have been on long playoff runs, and not gotten it done, the pressure it only mounting. There will be consequences for multiple teams if they don't get the job done while the Panthers have their core together, knowing they can be in contention again. 2026-27 will bring a sense of normalcy in the schedule with no international tournament, and the Panthers not being in a global series game. Which means less back-to-back's and more recovery time in between games, and that could work to the Panthers' benefit. We discuss all of this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.

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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to discuss the desire for Sergei Bobrovsky to sign a new contract with the Panthers, but the fact that the two sides are reportedly not even close on an agreement. New playoff cap rules are in place, and the Panthers would've been in trouble had they made it. It give the Panther front office time to adjust if they were to make it back to the dance in 2026-27. It is a lost year? The Panthers certainly don't think so. We discuss all of this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day. 

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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Florida Panthers Historian Francisco Oporta(@FLACatsHistory) to discuss the news that with the San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues winning their matchups on Thursday night (all they needed was one point each), it guarantees that the Panthers will not fall out of the Top 10 and will keep the first round pick in 2026 that was traded to Chicago in the Seth Jones trade. Florida's first to Chicago is now a 2027 unprotected pick, and the first round pick to Boston becomes a 2028 unprotected pick. Now the Panthers have options on what to do now that they'll have a long offseason, and cap space to attempt to improve the roster this summer. It was locker clean out day in Fort Lauderdale, and multiple people spoke, and we got some more injury details on what certain players were going through and how close guys were to returning if the team were to have made the playoffs. Lastly, former Florida Panthers assistant General Manager Sunny Mehta has accepted the position as General Manager of the New Jersey Devils, where he has a chance to bring the Florida Panthers DNA to New Jersey. Also, Brad Marchand spoke about whether it was a lost year for the group, and he gave an answer that sparked some debate online. We discuss all of this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.

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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to break down the Panthers 8-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. It was a game where the Cats sat out more guys in D Gustav Forsling and F Tomas Nosek, and after it being up one after 20 minutes, the team exploded for four goals in a short span to as the blowout began. There were loads of firsts regarding NHL points (Skoog, Hovorka, and Jansson), and goals (Benning with his first two goals), the first time the Panthers had a game where they had 8 points scored by rookies since 1999. The Panthers showed ethics by giving their all until the end and ending their season at home with a win again. Now the team needs a little help to fully guarantee keeping their first round pick in 2026, we discuss all of this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day. 

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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here with Jacob Winans(@JakeW_8) to discuss their feelings as the Panthers have arrived at Game 82. We tally the man games lost to injury and how that's been the reason for the Panthers downfall in 2025-26. The two discuss the latest update on what would need to happen for the Panthers to guarantee their Top 10 pick, and preview tonight's game between them and the Detroit Red Wings. We discuss all of this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.

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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to break down the Panthers 3-2 win over the New York Rangers, where Cole Reinhardt scored his second of his two goals with 1:50 left in the third period to carry them to the win, and avoiding the sweep. The Panthers were pinned in their own end and the coaching staff gave the tough assignments to the young guys down the stretch, and they succeeded where it was the fourth shot of the period for Florida that got them the win. Daniil Tarasov came up big as his work load has increased as the season is winding down, and did not allow the Rangers to score with having a late power play in the third period. Rangers called timeout midway through the man advantage to give their top guys rest. It was not only Reinhardt that got on the board, but Mackie Samoskevich once again, as it's six goals in his last nine games, as his confidence has never wavered and continues to shoot the puck. Samoskevich showed off his speed after a blocked shot and his momentum carrying him past Braden Schneider, and roofed the breakaway opportunity over Jonathan Quick, who was playing in his final NHL game on Monday night. We discuss our three stars of the game, when we knew the game was won, and discuss what Jonathan Quick means to the NHL as the winningest American goaltender ever, along with where the Panthers lottery odds stand as of Tuesday morning. We discuss all of this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day. 

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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to break down the Panthers' 6-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Although the Panthers dressed a "tank worthy" roster, they outworked the Leafs who had more top-end talent dressed. Although it helped Toronto's lottery odds, the Panthers showed why Culture matters more. It's been a year of injuries, but it's also been a year of great development as there have been seven NHL debuts this season. From guys being sent up and down from the NHL to AHL, what are the chances that the Charlotte Checkers make another run to the Calder Cup Final? Could they win it this time around? Cats are back in action at home against the Rangers, who are playing a whole bunch of young guys, but they have yet to get a win. Are they due, or is another loss on deck to potentially help the Panthers keep their Top-10 protected first round pick. We discuss all of this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.

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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here with Nich Fairbanks(@Prudentia0) to discuss the Panthers 5-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators, where the Panthers were even more shorthanded. It was announced during the morning skate that D Seth Jones broke his foot during the teams loss in Montreal, which resulted in the Panthers calling up D Marek Alscher and D Ludvig Jansson, both drafted in the 2022 class. Florida settled things down after going down two, but where they could only contain the Sens for so long when they could not solve Linus Ullmark before the end of the second period. Ottawa got a big insurance goal early in the third period in what felt like the dagger in the hockey game. Jesper Boqvist got the only goal on the night to cut it to a two-goal deficit, but a turnover when having the extra attacker on resulted in Ottawa scoring on the empty net and giving the Panthers no chance. The team showed heart despite it being now 12 guys out of the lineup, but Ottawa was too much to handle for the depleted group. The guys give their three duds of the game, when they knew the game was lost, and preview the Panthers-Leafs game on Hockey Night in Canada, which the stakes are a bit different as the two teams are battling for draft position as oppose to playoff position. We discuss all of this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.

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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here with Jacob Winans(@JakeW_8) to break down the Panthers' 4-3 shootout loss to the Montreal Canadiens, as they are swept for the second year in a row, and now have lost eight straight against the Habs. Florida despite missing Matthew Tkachuk due to the birth of his child, held their own and controlled most of the game, keeping Montreals superstars at bay until the final moments of the game. Panthers got multiple goals in transition thanks to Carter Verhaeghe and Cole Reinhardt, and were limiting the opportunities when the game was at even strength. All of Montreals goals scored were either on the power play, a delayed call that brought the extra attacker, and then in crunch time with the goaltender pulled, so goes to show how great their game was at even strangth. However, the Panthers inability to pull away kept the Habs within distance as they had a response when the Panthers took the lead. Nick Suzuki did it again to the Panthers, where it's the third time in the last four matchups where he tied the game to force overtime when it looked like the Panthers were going to steal a game. Montreal had a chance to end it in overtime after Tomas Nosek took a late penalty in regulation and the Habs had total control on the power play, but the PK stood strong, and even created some two-on-one chances after the kill. Quick work was done in the shootout as the Habs scored on both their attempts and the Panthers did score at all, which gave Montreal the victory. Panthers lost Dmitry Kulikov midway through the third period, and could've been a big piece for them to use in crunch time when the Panthers could not clear the puck and Paul Maurice said after that he broke his finger and is out for the rest of the season. It's the third broken finger on the roster in less than two weeks, so the injuries just continue to pile on. The guys give their three duds of the game, when they knew the game was lost, and discuss the state of the draft lottery, where it now looks like 6th will be their ceiling (or floor, however one sees it) with just over a week left of hockey. We discuss all of this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day

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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to discuss Paul Maurice's comments after Sunday's game in Pittsburgh, discussing how F Cole Schwindt is going to get more ice time as the team has five games left in the season. It's been a frustrating season for Schwindt as he's had two major injuries this year. However, he's been able to come back twice, and with his goal production going up and playing in key moments on the penalty kill, he could be a player in which the Panthers front office looks at to bring back to the mix next season, so it's a big tryout period for him. Two Panthers front office members are gaining steam for opportunities for GM openings, Brett Peterson and Sunny Mehta. Peterson has gone through an in person interview with the Nashville Predators and is in deep consideration, but the Preds may have a guys in mind in original Panther Tom Fitzgerald, who got let go from the New Jersey Devils on Monday. FItzgerald was the first captain in Predators history. Sunny Mehta does have a history working with the Devils and had various experiences in not just hockey, which is of a similar trait to another GM who recently got a job in an NHL from office. Panthers visit Montreal for the third game of their three-game season series, where the losing streak is at seven. Panthers are looking to end it, while the Habs still have a chance to win the division title with Buffalo defeated Tampa Bay on Monday night. We discuss all of this and more on today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.

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