In the inaugural outdoor edition of the Territory Talk podcast, Panthers center Sam Bennett sits down with co-hosts Jameson Olive and Katie Gaus following Thursday’s practice in Arizona to chat about the current road trip, the unbelievable chemistry within the team’s locker room, his hobbies outside of hockey, fishing with Aaron Ekblad and much more. Plus, Jameson and Katie provide updates on a couple injured players and also make new predictions to the week ahead.

Highlights of the episode include:

• You can never count the Cats out of a game. (2:15)
• From a patio in Arizona, Sam Bennett joins the show! (6:15)
• Bennett no longer feels like one of the new guys with the Panthers. (11:40)
• Bennett raves about Aaron Ekblad’s abilities on the high seas. (13:50)
• Bennett can’t believe he gets to be teammates with Joe Thornton. (15:30)
• A few important updates from Thursday’s practice. (20:20)
• The Panthers are trying a new look on the power play. (23:15)
• Katie pinch hits for Doug in this week’s prediction game. (30:25)