Corey Sznajder joins Matt L to talk about his recent piece on McKeen's Hockey about Paul Maurice and the Panthers struggles. We look at where he thinks they're coming from, plus:

2:00: How Corey became intrigued with this odd Panthers season
9:00: Has the Panthers minor uptick in form come from getting healthy or a tactical tweak?
23:30: Will the Panthers be better under Paul Maurice with simply more talent?
28:10: Is Paul Maurice cut out to be a NHL coach with 2023 style hockey?
37:30: What's going wrong with Huby and the Flames?
45:00: Are the Devils a newer version of the Q/Brunette Panthers when it comes to possible playoff fortunes?

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This is a WhyHockey show unlike anything we've done before. Ryan Nanni of the Shutdown Fullcast joined Matt on the show, because he wanted to spend 2023 on as many random podcasts as he could, and they talked about the history of the Florida Panthers, much of which he didn't know about before! There's also talk in here about George Santos, Spiderman Turn off the Dark and John Spano, continuing in the Fullcast tradition of wonderfully inspired conversations about whatever comes to mind.

It's a different kind of show and hopefully it's one you laugh at.

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Matt L and Tommy talk about the Panthers fighting in the last month to the fringes of the playoff race, but are still on the outside looking in. They also go over these topics and more:

4:15: Tribue to the SB Nation Hockey Blogs
9:15: Matt's comments on the Ivan Provorov mess 
31:45: The Panthers are still fighting... but can they fight through their problems?
48:15: Even with the coaching issues, have they made adjustments coinciding with an uptick in results?
1:15:30: On Grigori Denisenko 
1:24:45: On the Canucks mess 

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On the latest WhyHockey show, Matt and Tommy try their best to diagnose why the Panthers are a .500 team halfway through the season, looking deeper into their play and systems for answers. Also, they look at:

2:30: World Junior prospect talk 
21:30: The Panthers lottery conundrum 
33:00: Has Paul Maurice actually made a tactical tweak to the way the Panthers play recently?
42:30: Are the Panthers a dumb team?
45:15: Why Matthew Tkachuk is having the year he is while so much else isn't working
54:30: Describing Paul Maurice's systems and why that's contributing to the Panthers struggles
1:03:15: Casey Fitzgerald and a view towards the trade deadline 

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It's Festivus and the Panthers are really struggling. What's ailing them, and what can be done to fix it? David Dwork of Local 10 in Miami joins Matt Lichtenstadter to answer that and more. Enjoy the show and Happy Holidays!

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Matt Lichtenstadter is once again joined by Kevin Woodley of InGoal Magazine and NHL.com to talk about all things goaltending including:

3:10: What does Kevin ask when he talks to goalies and coaches?
8:30: Has anything changed with Spencer Knight's game, and what has improved?
13:45: Does it feel like Knight is giving up goals in a specific area more than others?
22:30: What's up with Sergei Bobrovsky?
37:30: The Connor Hellebuyck mask situation
42:45: Spencer Knight and Matt Murray knocking the nets off the pegs
55:30: Will NHL teams ever play it out from the back with goalies?
59:00: On Carter Hart

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Have the Panthers turned a corner, or are their marginal losses now turning into marginal wins? Tommy and Matt L look at that and more:

14:00: How do we best describe this quixotic Panthers season thus far?
21:45: Brandon Montour a key to internal growth?
36:00: How do they fit into the playoff picture?
44:45: Spencer Knight taking over 
58:10: An Erik Karlsson trade?
1:04:15: Celebrating Matthew Tkachuk, Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett 

Plus thoughts on the Flyers, Devils, Jordan Binnington and some World Cup analysis. Enjoy the show!

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The Panthers have finished their first 15 games, and it feels like they're underachieving? Why is that? Matt and Tommy look into that and more:

5:15: How do we describe the disconnect between the Panthers advanced stats and their record?
21:00: Why does this team struggle at finishing?
40:00: On Eric and Marc Staal
1:14:00: Forward Pairs 
1:25:00: Spencer Knight and goaltending 
1:35:30: Tommy on the Flyers 
1:46:30: Mitchell Miller 

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Jack Han joins Matt L to talk the new Panthers season and the tactical approach they're using under Paul Maurice, including:

1:45: Jack's thoughts on Paul Maurice pre-Panthers
7:50: How does Jack best describe the start to the new season?
15:00: Why are the Panthers snakebit finishing?
19:45: Panthers forwards doing heavy lifting in the defensive zone 
23:45: Who and what is Josh Mahura?
33:15: Why are their special teams so terrible right now?

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The season has begun, and while there's plenty to talk about on the ice, this show starts with talk about the Reverse Retros because they are amazing. Also:

9:15: Goal songs!
15:45: The Flyers are a Torts team
20:20: Trends from the first four games 
40:10: The Defense and the Ekblad injury 
1:10:00: Other stories around the league 
1:19:30: The NHL's diversity report

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