Here is a treat for all of you on Halloween: a brand new WhyHockey show in your feed. There’s plenty to look back on from the first month of the Panthers season, plus a whole lot more including:

0:30: Remembering some guys, old prospect pools edition

8:00: Which current or former NHL head coach would use ChatGPT to help them with tactics?

12:30: Where do the Panthers stand after their first 11 games? What’s missing?

23:00: Are there echoes of the current struggles for the Panthers in their recent past?

29:30: On Mackie Samoskevich

35:00: On Brad Marchand

39:00: Other notes on the forwards

49:00: The Panthers are reportedly in the market for a depth defensemen. What are they looking for?

1:05:00: On Daniil Tarasov

1:09:00: Tommy with an interesting goalie idea!

1:15:30: Kruli’s corner on the Flyers

1:25:15: All these new contracts

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