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The annual WhyHockey trade deadline recap is here and boy oh boy was this one a complete whopper. Tommy and Matt have an incredible amount of stuff to talk about, including:

4:45: Seth Jones is still a Panther. How has he looked in his first couple of games and how does that fit project to the playoffs?
16:00: Projecting the future beyond this postseason after the Jones addition, including Knight and Ekblad/Bennett contract...

Matt and Tommy are back in the saddle after a few months away, and there's a lot for them to sink their teeth into, including:

3:45: We're still not particularly concerned about the Panthers 
8:45: They still need another right shot defenseman though 
25:00: Identifying possible trade targets to fit this need
35:30: Why does this Panthers team specifically need a right shot D to achieve their goals?
54:00: A tac...

Matt and Tommy get back together for another WhyHockey show to look at the first quarter of the Panthers season, and explore why something feels different for these Panthers compared to previous teams, including:

2:00: Why does Matt feel a disconnect with the Panthers right now? What about this start to the season feels off for some reason?
11:30: What is Paul Maurice talking about when he speaks about this team not having ...

Tommy and Matt reconvene for a first 10 game checkup on the Panthers, and they like what they see. They go over these topics and more:

7:00: Are the Panthers the best team in the East?
20:00: How has the new look blue line held up?
31:15: On Mackie Samoskevich
46:15: Potential contracts for Sam Bennett and Aaron Ekblad, and the confirmed one for Paul Maurice
1:00:00: Goaltending
1:10:00: Tommy has thoughts o...

It's a new hockey season and Matt and Tommy are back to preview the new campaign for the Panthers, including:

6:00: Two Boqvist's and a Knight 
9:00: 1st PP QB
26:30: Spencer Knight's preseason
32:00: Paul Maurice quotes worth digging into 
44:15: A note on the Panthers new lease in Sunrise
49:00: Matvei Michkov
52:20: Jeremy Swayman's contract

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Former Panthers PR maven and current Canucks beat writer for the Athletic Thomas Drance joins Matt for a little summer fun on these topics and more:

1:30: Was Thomas much of a WhyHockey fan when he was working for the Panthers?
15:00: Why did Thomas take the leap to work in PR for the Panthers?
20:00: How have the Panthers maximized their advantages to have success recently?
32:00: One offseason move Thomas is intri...

Yes, we may be a month late to the podcast party in celebrating the Panthers title, but we have good reasons for it, which we explain in detail!

1:00: Tommy is a Dad!
5:45: Reliving the Final
49:25: How did they manage the offseason (signings at 1:01:10)
1:10:40: On Lundell's contract
1:12:30: Three burning questions for training camp
1:21:45: Bennett, Verhaeghe and Ekblad's future
1:30:25 Panthers draft...

Matt and Tommy combine for perhaps their shortest podcast together (but tight, taut and packed with great talk) to preview the 2024 Stanley Cup Final from all angles. How do you contain McDavid and Draisaitl? How do you stop that Power Play? Can the Panthers maintain their even keel? Who has the goaltending advantage? We talk about all of that and more.

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Tommy wanted in on the Eastern Conference Final previews so we did another podcast so he could give his thoughts on that and more, including:

2:00: How does this run feel different to last year?
12:00: Breaking down the Eastern Conference Finals, starting with the centers and then the wingers
23:45: The Power Play
32:30: The defense group, and Aaron Ekblad/Gustav Forsling
52:30: Comparing the Rangers and Panther...

Greg Wyshynski and David Dwork (at 31:00) join Matt to talk about the Eastern Conference Finals from all angles, including Barkov and Forsling, goaltending and more. Enjoy the show!

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Matt and Tommy break their own precedent by doing an in playoff series podcast talking about the first two Bruins-Panthers games, including:

1:30: How have we viewed the first two games of the Boston series?
11:45: Paul Maurice's Game 2 line switch and how he managed it 
19:00: Sasha Barkov said Game Over 
30:10: Beating Swayman and scoring a PP goal
37:00: What do the Panthers have to do to take control and win...

Matt chats with Miami Marlins PA announcer (and of many other jobs) Josh Appel about many different Florida Panthers topics, including their evolution, their place in South Florida sports, what is most fun about this particular team and more. It's a different kind of show, a little more off the cuff and less structured but still a fun chat. Enjoy the show!

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Tommy and Matt recap the Panthers win over the Lightning in Round One, including:

3:30: On the Lightning and their rivalry with the Panthers 
12:00: Jon Cooper's goalie interference beef
22:00: On the refereeing in the series
33:00: The actual hockey played in this series! Barkov, Bobrovsky, etc, and particularly Paul Maurice's coaching
50:00: What's coming next after beating Tampa?

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Dom Luszczyszyn comes on WhyHockey for the first time in four and a half years to join Matt to talk about these topics and much more:

1:45: What has changed for Dom in terms of his coverage and model in the time since he's last been on WhyHockey?
7:00: Is this one of the best regular seasons ever?
12:45: Lightning/Panthers preview
21:00: Are the Leafs actually going to beat the Bruins?
27:00: Jets/Avs
30:00:...

Matt and Tommy have a lot to get to on this quasi playoff preview episode of the WhyHockey Podcast, including:

7:45: How did the Panthers end their mini-skid?
18:15: Would you rather the Panthers play Tampa or Toronto?
33:30: Previewing Tampa/Florida Round Three 
44:15: Panthers goaltending in the series
51:00: Others Panthers odds and ends
1:04:15: Flyers discussion and where do they go from here?
1:37:...

In addition to answering the titular question that no one has ever asked before, Matt and Tommy look over that and more in the newest WhyHockey show including:

6:00: How concerned should Panthers fans be about their recent play, if at all?
31:45: Are some of the players getting new opportunities going to stick in the lineup? How should the lines and pairs shake out?
51:30: Sam Reinhart scoring 50 goals
57:15: The Za...

Travis Yost of TSN joins Matt to recap some aspects of the trade deadline including:

5:45: Travis' view on the Panthers and their chances in the playoffs
22:30: Vegas does it again 
30:30: The "low tax state" red herring argument 
34:00: Trade deadline move Travis is most intrigued by

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Matt L and Tommy recap the trade deadline from the specific WhyHockey angles of:

5:45: Panthers deadline talk, starting with Tarasenko
18:00: Kyle Okposo
33:15: Tobias Bjornfot
43:15: The "tax excuse" when talking about players going to Sunbelt teams 
53:30: Forsling's new deal
1:06:00: Flyers deadline talk 
1:22:15: Avs deadline talk
1:30:00: West vs. East at the deadline
1:44:45: Best (or worst...

Tommy and Matt go over this piece Matt wrote for the Substack and more on the trade deadline, including:

18:10: Who should the Panthers be targeting at the trade deadline? Option one: Jake Guentzel
40:15: Vladimir Tarasenko
45:15: Jordan Eberle 
54:45: Anthony Mantha 
58:45: Reilly Smith
1:01:45: Frank Vatrano
1:04:30: Anthony Duclair
1:08:20: Nick Bjugstad
1:12:15: Mackie Samoskevich
1:15:30...