NHL Western Conference

Scattered Flowers

Sean Avery for NHL Commissioner

In the first minute of the video below, the remarks by Dallas Stars forward Sean Avery that have earned him a six-game suspension by the National Hockey League:Hockey's a sport that needs to generate fan interest in the worst way, a truth that's even more apparent here in South Florida, where the Pa ... More >>

Hockey Brawler's Pop Gets Queasy

Most every hockey fan enjoys the clash of a few goons, but imagine how the goons' parents feel. Here's an article about Boca Raton resident Gilles Roy, a project manager for a South Florida construction firm, who can hardly bear to watch his son in action.``Nobody in their right mind who loves their ... More >>

Got the Trade Deadline Blues

Most every hockey fan enjoys the clash of a few goons, but imagine how the goons' parents feel. Here's an article about Boca Raton resident Gilles Roy, a project manager for a South Florida construction firm, who can hardly bear to watch his son in action.``Nobody in their right mind who loves their ... More >>

Climbing a Mountain

The Panthers look to rise above the Avalanche

More Than the Sum

The Panthers look to rise above the Avalanche

No Jokin'

The Panthers look to rise above the Avalanche

The Florida Panthers and star Jay Bouwmeester toil in obscurity

The Panthers look to rise above the Avalanche

A New Look Rivalry

The Panthers look to rise above the Avalanche

Rolling Avalanche

The Panthers look to rise above the Avalanche

Shoot it Iginla

The Panthers look to rise above the Avalanche

At Least It’s Not Football

The Panthers look to rise above the Avalanche

Leaving the Jackets Blue

The Cats face Columbus

R.I.P. Jocks

The Cats face Columbus

Cheap Super Bowl Tix!

When There's This Much Money Involved, Feel Free to Scam

Cold as Ice

NHL 2K7 looks pretty, but fails to light the lamp.

Giving Cancer the Finger

NHL 2K7 looks pretty, but fails to light the lamp.

Order of Nuggets

NHL 2K7 looks pretty, but fails to light the lamp.

The Fish Walks

High School Kids Channel Darwin & Co.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

High School Kids Channel Darwin & Co.

Does Kemp's Death Alter Deal for Panthers?

Flickr User: gojaysgo9293Jack KempAn investment fund chaired by longtime Republican Congressman and former Vice Presidential Candidate Jack Kemp emerged last week as a potential buyer of the Florida Panthers and their handsome revenue-sharing lease at the BankAtlantic Center. Then this weekend, Kemp ... More >>

If It's Late June, It Must Be Time for the Panthers to Ditch Their Best Player

Flickr User: Burns!Will the last Panther fan in South Florida please turn off the lights in the BankAtlantic? Late Friday, star defenseman Jay Bouwmeester was traded to the Calgary Flames for... well... nothing.As a hockey fan who wants to see the team thrive in South Florida, I tried to give manage ... More >>

Charlie Horse: Wellington Site of Latest Palm Beach County Investment Crisis

Photo by bruceddyck​The Joe Zada story had been inching along until a lawsuit filed last week by retired NHL star Sergei Fedorov gave it some celebrity juice. The former All-Star forward for the Detroit Red Wings accused Zada of screwing him out of a $43 million investment. When he met Fedorov, Za ... More >>

Your Undefeated Florida Panthers!

​Looks like the Panthers like playing in front of big crowds. In Helsinki, they won their opening game of the season against the Chicago Blackhawks, a team that's a fashionable pick to win the Stanley Cup.David Booth overcame the Juice jinx, scoring the tying goal with less than three minutes left ... More >>

Rush Limbaugh Trying to Buy the St. Louis Rams

flickr.com If this man owns the Rams, it's safe to say there will be no black quarterbacks on that team. ​Palm Beach's most famous oxycontin addict is trying to purchase the St. Louis Rams, probably the NFL's worst team at the moment. Rush Limbaugh announced today that he is teaming ... More >>

Joke’s on the Canuck-cle Heads

flickr.com If this man owns the Rams, it's safe to say there will be no black quarterbacks on that team. ​Palm Beach's most famous oxycontin addict is trying to purchase the St. Louis Rams, probably the NFL's worst team at the moment. Rush Limbaugh announced today that he is teaming ... More >>

Panthers' Extreme Makeover: Umpteenth Edition

Flickr: GoalProVokoun​While the National Hockey League takes a break for the Winter Olympics, fans are keeping themselves busy with trade talk, and one of the hottest pieces of gossip involves a cornerstone of the Florida Panthers franchise: goaltender Tomas Vokoun.During these Olympics, Vokoun's ... More >>

Cat Show

Flickr: GoalProVokoun​While the National Hockey League takes a break for the Winter Olympics, fans are keeping themselves busy with trade talk, and one of the hottest pieces of gossip involves a cornerstone of the Florida Panthers franchise: goaltender Tomas Vokoun.During these Olympics, Vokoun's ... More >>

He's Their Problem Now: Former Deerfield City Manager Involved in Barroom Brouhaha

Deetjen​Larry Deetjen, the Deerfield Beach city manager during the turbulent reign of Mayor Al Capellini, got into a fight early on the morning of May 12 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, the suburban Chicago city where Deetjen holds the same title.It all started innocuously enough. Deetjen was watching a ho ... More >>

The Futility of Using the Blackhawks "Blueprint" With the Florida Panthers

Flickr: van-murphThe Panthers present a much bigger challenge than Tallon had with the Hawks.​Last week former Chicago Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon was hired for the same position by our humble Florida Panthers. Tallon's stock is high, if only because the Hawks team he assembled is now o ... More >>

Panthers GM Will Have a Hard Time Selling Tickets to Team's Opening Practice

FlickrDavid Booth: a good reason to cultivate an interest in this year's Panthers team.​Back in 2008, when Dale Tallon was still general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks, he might have been able to sell tickets to the team's first practice of the year. But now he's the GM for our Florida Panthers ... More >>

Florida Panthers Fans are all Verklempt About Yarmulke Giveaway

Panthers/Puck Daddy​Sometimes people make life too complicated. Used to be, if you want to see a hockey game, you paid money and got a seat. Simple.Then we have promotions, where you get a special rate, see a hockey game, and get some free crap thrown in. All in good fun, right? Well, not if the " ... More >>

Nathan Horton Bringing Stanley Cup to Fort Lauderdale

uk.eurosport.yahoo.comNathan Horton with the Stanley Cup.​It will be the closest the Stanley Cup has been to South Florida since the Florida Panthers' extremely brief NHL championship appearance in 1996: Former Panther Nathan Horton is bringing the premier trophy won this year by the Boston Bruins ... More >>

Florida Panthers Top "NHL Organizational Rankings" List From ESPN

​ESPN has found a way to put the Florida Panthers at the top of an NHL list -- sort it by the number of prospects that could turn around a franchise in the coming years.The Panthers -- who had the fewest points in the Eastern Conference last season -- took the number-one spot in the ranking, and t ... More >>

Bill Clinton -- Not Exactly a Big Fan of the Florida Panthers

YouTubeBill Clinton not hip to South Florida's own Florida Panthers.​The New York Rangers haven't been a hip hockey team since Bill Clinton was president.That said, his appearance at last night at Madison Square Garden to watch the Rangers take on the Florida Panthers actually makes sense.The ... More >>

Happy Pucking New Year

YouTubeBill Clinton not hip to South Florida's own Florida Panthers.​The New York Rangers haven't been a hip hockey team since Bill Clinton was president.That said, his appearance at last night at Madison Square Garden to watch the Rangers take on the Florida Panthers actually makes sense.The ... More >>