There’s a lot of Panthers news to digest in the first week of the new year, so Colby and Matt have a lot to chew on, including these topics and more:

2:10: The Panthers are having trouble scoring, what's the major malfunction?

10:40: Blue line injuries taking their toll

15:00: Grading the first half of the season

25:35: The Panthers All Quarter Century Team

41:45: News before the news on the Panthers outdoor game

46:20: The next four Panthers games

53:20: The Panthers are by far, the best run sports team in South Florida

1:02:00: Frank Vatrano is Bobby Bonilla!* (*in the deferred contract sense)

1:06:10: Play Freebird for the US WJC team!

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For the first Pucks and Palms podcast of 2025, Colby and Matt look all around the world of hockey for stories to talk about, including:

4:00: Florida's no show against Montreal

8:30: They played better against the Rangers, however...

14:10: Niko Mikkola's absence is being felt

24:00: One of Bobrovsky's best games of the year

26:00: Detroit's coaching change

31:00: Previewing the next three games

35:00: Why is the Panthers rush defense such a problem?

37:00: Latvia!

43:30: We had to mention the Pop Tarts Bowl!

47:15: UNLV club hockey beats Denver!

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As a special holiday gift, Matt and Colby have a new podcast episode out looking back on a busy last week for the Panthers and more including:

2:40: Recapping the Wild game

8:50: The best Sasha Barkov shift ever?

13:10: Lightning Game 1

21:20: Spencer Knight's important performance

23:45: The Kucherov hit

33:30: Patrik Laine is back on and off the ice!

43:30: The Rangers still haven't stopped melting down

50:30: The World Juniors preview that isn't really a preview (Yes, we forgot Linus Eriksson is a WJC Panther, our bad)

53:30: The least buzz for a Winter Classic ever

58:00: Lasting memories of 2024 in watching and covering the Panthers and what we're looking forward to in 2025

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, and we look forward to much more of this in 2025!

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Matt and Colby look back mostly on the Panthers Cup rematch win against Edmonton and how the Panthers worked through illness et al to beat the Oilers again, plus:

1:30: The Panthers had two turkeys in the same spot they did last year

4:30: But they almost always win in Edmonton!

11:15: Recapping that wild game

14:30: The Oilers tried to make that just another game, when it wasn't

30:15: Will the Panthers torment Jim Montgomery again with another team?

39:45: Finally, they're playing Tampa again

45:15: The Rangers and Sabres haven't stopped melting down

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The Panthers have been busy on and off the ice in the last week, so there’s plenty for Colby and Matt to talk about, including:

Segment 1:

3:30: The Panthers are out of their funk

8:30: The Flyers gong show

10:15: Dominating the Sharks, with some Macklin Celebrini flashes

20:30: That Seattle game was dull

21:45: An "outdoor" game is coming to LoanDepot Park!

Segment 2 (with Micah McCurdey):

34:15: What has been the most noticeable change in analytics to Micah?

42:15: Where has his model grown the most?

46:15: Micah's thoughts on the Panthers

49:30: Sam Reinhart and a discussion on quantifying finishing

1:01:45: On the Jacob Trouba discoure

1:06:00: The Sens

Segment 3:

1:12:15: Previewing Vancouver

1:15:30: Previewing Calgary

1:20:15: Previewing Edmonton

1:23:15: Palm trees in Buffalo?

1:27:30: Rangers meltdown

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The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

Episode 10 of the Pucks and Palms Podcast is here, and Matt and Colby have a lot to talk about. There are four games to look back on, plus more including:

6:00: If the Panthers were going through a Cup hangover, I think they busted out of it

15:50: Identifying the Panthers biggest roster flaw

29:30: Boy they really beat up the Hurricanes, didn't they?

33:00: What happened in Pittsburgh?

43:00: The week ahead for the Panthers

48:15: Four Nations roster breakdown

58:00: The Panthers on team Canada

1:04:10: Other notes from around the league

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With Colby unavailable due to schedule conflicts, we needed two different guests to fill the void. First, Armando Velez of Locked On Panthers joins Matt in the first segment to talk about the Panthers recent skid including:

2:55: What does Armando make of this recent spell of six losses in seven?

5:10: Have the Panthers hit a wall?

11:00: Paul Maurice's recent adjustments

15:00: Sergei Bobrovsky's rough stretch

25:50: Do you appreciate Paul Maurice pinning some of the team's recent struggles at his own feet?

And in segment two, since the Panthers are about to play the Hurricanes, their PA announcer Wade Minter joins the show to talk about their start to the season and much more including:

33:40: Wade and Matt extolling the virtues of Bluesky

39:40: How did Wade become the PA announcer for the Canes?

49:50: What's different for Wade's job compared to other PA announcers?

56:30: What was Wade's life like during Game 1 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Final?

1:03:30: Wade's opinion on this year's Hurricanes

Remember that 10% of the proceeds from every subscription this month goes to the Movember Foundation.

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Wade is @wademinter.com on Bluesky.

The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

It’s time for Episode 8 of the Pucks and Palms Podcast, where Colby and Matt look back on the Devils and Jets games and more including:

3:45: An up and down last three games

14:40: Sasha Barkov's increased offensive output

21:00: Mackie Samoskevich is still getting scratched

24:30: Where is Adam Boqvist?

31:50: Looking ahead to the next three games

39:30: Jim Montgomery fired in Boston

49:40: Winter Classic uniforms!

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The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

Episode 7 of the Pucks and Palms Podcast is here with a quicker show looking at the last week of Panthers hockey including:

3:50: Sam Bennett's injury status

9:20: Was Colby surprised that Mackie Samoskevich was scratched against the Flyers?

16:15: Spencer Knight's performance against the Devils

20:00: How could the lines be juggled if Sam Bennett is out for any length of time?

23:10: End of the sauna robes

29:00: Jets/Panthers preview

Stay tuned at the end of the show for a little bonus audio from Jonah Gadjovich on what Movember means to him.

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The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.

Episode 6 of the Pucks and Palms Podcast is here, and with two wins in Tampere under their belt, the Panthers now settle back into their routine with a busy schedule ahead. Colby and Matt talk about these topics and more:

2:10: The Tampere games were awesome!

8:30: The Barkov show was large and in charge

16:00: Uvis Balinskis running PP1

20:30: Sam Reinhart is still on a heater

24:00: Summarizing some interesting underlying numbers for the Panthers

33:15: Are the Panthers the best team in the league?

38:00: Stories from around the league

46:00: Two Panthers prospects sign ELC's

48:35: Colby's Halloween costume

By the way, the second song Colby sung at karaoke was “Hold On, We’re Going Home” by Drake, and be sure to message us with the best song you could possibly sing at karaoke in a Pop Tarts costume.

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The intro song is “Molten Alloy” from https://www.purple-planet.com.