Locked On Panthers - Daily Podcast On The Florida Panthers

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Nich Fairbanks(@prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday. Nich provides a vibe check and discussion from the Panthers players on being comfortable while being down in a series. Is previous experience something worthy to point at. Also, was the league making an example out of Evan Rodrigues on the embellishment call fro...

Welcome to the NHL Squad Show! Today our hosts Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Haley Taylor Simon (Locked On Blues) and Shukri Wrights (Locked On NHL Game Night) are here to talk about the back to back Game 7 comebacks in Round 1 of the NHL playoffs, the Sam Bennett incident vs the Maple Leafs, the upcoming second round series’, and the shock that everyone had with the New York Islanders and Utah Mammoth winning the draft lotteri...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Adam Lichtenstein(@ABLichtenstein) of the South Florida Sun Sentinel to the show to break down the Panthers' 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was not as slow of a first period for the Panthers as it was in game one, but the Panthers did get their fair share of penalty trouble in the first, the Cats however got the first le...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is joined by Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The two discuss their thoughts on Sam Bennett receiving zero supplemental discipline from the NHL after Bennett's collision with Anthony Stolarz. Craig Berube didn't originally rule him out of game 2, but also spoke about what he would have done in his playing...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Jacob Langsam(@PTPJacob) of Panther Pourri to break down the Panthers' 5-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game One of round two, where the Panthers played from behind from the start after giving up the first goal 33 seconds into the game. The Leafs were able to stifle the Panthers only allowing four shots on goal in the first...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) crosses it over with David Morassutti(@D_Morassutti) of Locked On Leafs to discuss the biggest storylines, key players, x-factors and who will end up on top in the second round series between the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The two met in the second round in 2023 where the Panthers were the victorious one in five games, wh...

On today's edition of the Locked on FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Amalie Benjamin(@AmalieBenjamin) from NHL.com to discuss her impressions of the Panthers before their series against Tampa Bay to what transpired. Brandon Hagel has a few words to say on Lightning clean out day about Aaron Ekblad's hit to his head, what do the two think? The Panthers will have not one, but two Selke Finalists in ...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Nich Fairbanks(@Prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday, as the two officially put a bow on the series against Tampa, where Matthew Tkachuk had quite the chirp on the ESPN broadcast after the Panthers' victory over Tampa. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators to advance to round two, where they will mee...

Welcome to the NHL Squad Show! Today our hosts Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Seth Toupal (Locked On Wild), Tom Callahan (Locked On Utah Hockey Club), and Ann Kimmel (Locked On Predators) are here to talk about the biggest surprises of the playoffs so far, plus the 2026 ASG is cancelled, and Vancouver needs a new coach

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On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Frank Forte(@FrankJForte) to the show to break down the Panthers' 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning to advance to round 2 for the fourth straight season. Florida's depth showed up again as the third line stole the show. The Bolts were first on the board and it was a back and forth after the Panthers scored two straight, but th...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday. The two discuss their reactions to Aaron Ekblad's two-game suspension for delivering an elbow to Lightning F Brandon Hagel that knocked him out of Game 4 and has already been ruled out of Game 5. The guys discuss how the Panthers will need to find a way to win y...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Florida Panthers Historian Francisco Oporta(@FLACatsHistory) to break down the Panthers' 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning to take a 3-1 series lead. The Cats were having a hard time getting to the middle of the ice, and allowed two goals in 11 seconds to TB after Aaron Ekblad knocked Brandon Hagel out of the game. Panthers di...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) discusses the NHL Department of Player Safety not providing any discipline to F Matthew Tkachuk after his hit on Jake Guentzel at the end of Game 3, and Maurice's reaction to getting chirped back by Lightning Head Coach Jon Cooper. We also discuss the rush Defense could be better in Game 4 with Ekblad getting a game under his belt post-susp...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Jackson Holzer(@JacksonH_52) to the show to break down the Panthers' 5-1 loss in Game 3. Matthew Tkachuk scored in the first three minutes of the game, and the Panthers did nothing from there. The first period was a possession heavy period for the Panthers right before Tampa Bay scored. Second period on had very little space availabl...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Rod Pedersen(@RodPedersen) of the Cats n' Bolts Podcast and the Rod Pedersen Show to break down the Panthers' 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, where it was a low-event hockey game, where there was one goal scored 4:15 into the first period, and nothing else before Sam Bennett capped it off with an empty-net goal. Nate Schmidt st...

Welcome to the NHL Squad Show! Today our hosts Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Shukri Wrights (Locked On NHL Game Night), Erica L Ayala (Locked On Kraken), Ann Kimmel (Locked On Predators), Kyle Kjer (Locked On Ducks) and Haley Taylor Simon (Locked On Blues) are here to talk about the biggest surprises of the playoffs so far and which playoff rivalry is the best rivalry, before taking a quick look at some recently fired coaches a...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Jacob Winans(@JacobWinans8) for another edition of Winans Wednesday, as the two break down the Panthers' 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the first round. After a tight first period where the game was tied at one, the Panthers went into the second period with a lead, and then the Panthers put the pedal to the medal i...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) crosses it over with the host of Locked On Lightning, Josh Sperber(@Josh_Sperber) to discuss the biggest storylines coming into the Battle of Florida Part Four, who are the the key players to watch, which under the radar player could make a difference in the series, along with the two guys giving their series predictions. We discuss all of this...

On today's edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) is here to provide an update on Matthew Tkachuk being placed right back in the top six just days before the Panthers take the ice again in a game setting. We list off major keys that the Panthers would need to do in order to beat the Lightning again, although they are an improved bunch from the previous year. What do the experts from the major ...