Super 16: Panthers, Oilers top season-opening power rankings | NHL.com
Stanley Cup finalists still regarded among best in NHL
www.nhl.com
Series Talk: SCFs Discussion - 2024 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
- Thread starter Chaos2k7
- Start date
www.nhl.com
ucanthanzalthetruth
#CatsAreChamps
- Jul 13, 2013
- 28,569
- 34,274
I think the main reason Florida won't make it back this year is the amount of hockey played. It's very tough to go back-to back-to back. But the East is not very good. Except for March 2024 and games 1,4,6 of the finals, the Panthers looked like the best team in the league. Who from the East takes them out? Probably NYR has the best odds but I didn't feel that series was close, Shesty kept it competitive. I'm not impressed with Boston, Tampa is on the downswing, Carolina is always a thorn for Florida but they lost a lot, and Toronto in the playoffs lol.
- Mar 21, 2006
- 13,419
- 12,087
The possible reasons why Panthers might not be back in the SCF in my opinion are:
1) mental burnout - I don’t think this is going to be the case
2) injuries - this is unpredictable and therefore is the biggest possible reason IMO
3) Toronto inexplicably gets their shit together, but it requires not having wimps on offense, not having crap D (OEL won’t help that much), and not having problems in G, altogether too much for Toronno to overcome. Boston and Tampa aren’t up to it anymore, no matter what the experts proclaim. Carolina is also just average.
4) NYR somehow resolves their internal problems and stops thinking Rempe will send everyone to the hospital. Unlikely. Their stars aren’t tough enough.
I think we should see another SCF series in South Florida, another parade, and another week of wild parties.
Gentle Man
09/12
Reasons we don't repeat
I go broke and run out of lego funds
Donate f***ers
I go broke and run out of lego funds
Donate f***ers
- Mar 21, 2006
- 13,419
- 12,087
Gentle Man
09/12
- Mar 21, 2006
- 13,419
- 12,087
TotalHomer
Registered User
- Jan 3, 2022
- 3,160
- 4,035
The schedule will be brutal this year with the four nations cup mid season plus the games in Finland. With all the other regular stuff. I think injuries are the main concerns for this team, they need to survive the regular season.
I am not exposed
Registered User
Since these past 2 years have given us great individual seasons from our players, I made a poll on who has the best peak in our history if anyone wants to vote or add to the discussion, especially since a lot of you have been fans since the teams inception
Who has the best peak in florida panthers history?
Only considering the players their peak (one or a few seasons at their absolute best). So career and prime have no bearing here. Let me know if I should add anyone on the poll. The main candidates imo. Pavel Bure 1999 in particular, Franchise record for most goals in a single season(59) won...forums.hfboards.com
BTW, someone voted for Yandle lmao (probably a joke but still..)
And yes, he's on the poll. Though in fairness to me.. i thought he got Norris votes playing with us, but it was when he was a Phoenix Coyote.
That was me voting in proxy for impatientpanther
ScottyMascotty
Registered User
wampa13jku
I'm one of those 6 FLA fans.
Dread Clawz
LAWSonic Boom
The thing is that we've just played a lot of hockey the last two years. That's the biggest nemesis. We still look like the best in the East, but other teams will be fresher. Couple that with our style of play. It would be a monumental feat to win it again.
CatscratchFever
#CatsAreComing
So, you're saying there's a chance.
- Mar 21, 2006
- 13,419
- 12,087
batting1k
Registered User
- Mar 3, 2013
- 21,940
- 22,332
FrolikFan67
Registered User
- Apr 29, 2012
- 7,369
- 4,137
Meanwhile he had 0 points and 2 shots in game 7 lol
- Nov 8, 2008
- 18,894
- 6,900
wampa13jku
I'm one of those 6 FLA fans.
Lol still going strong, been driving it 60 miles roundtrip 3 days a week since 2022 after sitting in my garage for 2 years as a weekend toy, im around the 20k mile mark since i got them in 2017 and they have been rock crawled a couple of times in Ocala and Alabama.
When the time to change them comes i’m hoping to get them again but they don't make them in 38” and a 40” right now is out of the question for me without some axle work but i love them, just want to go up from 37” so lets see.
FrolikFan67
Registered User
- Apr 29, 2012
- 7,369
- 4,137
This was from yesterday apparently. 2024 Florida Panthers Stanley Cup Film? 
We’re getting that documentary after all! Let’s goooooo!!!
We’re getting that documentary after all! Let’s goooooo!!!
i dont remember if someone posted it, but they posted the full game
zeroG
Registered User
this may be a factor no matter what but i believe this team figured out how to pace itself last year. idk if anyone remembers me jumping up and down in the TBL series about our lack of urgency. i believe it was intentional, that the team managed the level of energy expended, trying to keep it just above what was required, knowing what they may need in the tank if they get to the final. the oilers were not the same type of team VGK were but we had plenty in reserve imo when we got there.
you could say the same about the regular season. i believe there was a strong push early in the season to establish playoff positioning and then some coasting through late winter, to the extent we had all but resigned ourselves to finishing 3rd in the atlantic.
for this reason, i put less weight on that factor. injuries are no doubt the biggest factor. if we stay healthy and the new pieces are serviceable, we should have another really strong campaign. that said, when you look back at some the playoff series, there were key moments when we got the save or the goal. who knows what would've happened if, say, we went down 3-1 to the NYR? a lot has to go right to go on a long run but i think our odds are as good or better than any other team's right now.
Gentle Man
09/12
People also forget, the team took a vacation the last 3 weeks of March and first week of April
There's also the annual Ekblad injury the last 2 months or so of the season, as well as the annual Bennett injury. Barkov wont play 82 either most likely.
I don’t think anyone forgot. We were having meltdown city on the board for a little there.
Dread Clawz
LAWSonic Boom
I agree that we did "Tampa it" at certain points in the season in order to reserve energy. But remember, Tampa fell apart after 3 consecutive trips to the Final. Now some of that was due to poor personnel decisions and trades, and players inevitably leaving, but the mileage on that team did play a role. I believe there's been a toll on this group. I'm almost wishing for like an early 2nd round exit, so that we can get recharged for a couple more runs. This is not the 80s Oilers or the Wings and Avs of the DPE who relied on skill and just more or less were okay with trading chances up and down and banking on their talent. We play a hard game, that requires a lot of skating, board play, and battling.
I think a good comparable is the 80s Isles, even if it was a different league back then. They played similar to us, hard working, physical, played good defense and goaltending. After 4 straight Cups and other deep playoff runs before that plus the 84 Final, they kinda just fell apart and immediately became a mediocre team for the rest of the 80s. For us to win b2b would be an incredible achievement. I believe we'll conserve energy in the regular season, but in the playoffs is where it'll start to show. The only saving grace might be the incredible will and work ethic of this bunch, coming to camp in even better shape than last year after a summer of Stanley Cup partying. I also concur with another poster before who said we probably won't get as lucky with injuries again. It's probably the Oilers this year, as long as McDavid, Drai, and Bouchard are healthy, they have the depth, they'll be hard to beat.
