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According to a report from Kevin Weekes the Pittsburgh Penguins are trading forward Patric Hornqvist to the Florida Panthers for Colton Sceviour and Mike Matheson. TRADE ALERT! 🚨 The Penguins have acquired defenseman Mike Matheson and forward Colton Sceviour from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Patric Hornqvist. Details: https://t.co/MBzKdqUm2L pic.twitter.com/ViCD8ZGq6X — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) […] READ MORE
TSN’s Frank Seravalli reported that the Florida Panthers and assistant coach Mike Kitchen have parted ways after Kitchen is alleged to have kicked a player on the bench sometime during the regular season. Full story with details – #FlaPanthers are expected to part ways with assistant coach Mike Kitchen after he allegedly kicked a Panthers […] READ MORE
The Florida Panthers hired a new general manager in Bill Zito. Zito has a lot of work cut out for him, with the Panthers’ roster ageing and numerous bad contracts starting to affect plans. Zito’s been left with quite a mess to clean up. The Panthers have a lot of questions to answer this off-season. […] READ MORE
The Florida Panthers announced they have hired Bill Zito as their 11th General Manager in franchise history. After interviewing a whole load of candidates, the Panthers are hoping Zito will bring a winning culture to Sunrise. The next General Manager of the Florida Panthers is Bill Zito! Welcome to #FlaPanthers Territory! More » https://t.co/6mASEFZ44l pic.twitter.com/8bFxtbXdNv […] READ MORE
Terms have apparently been reached with a new Florida Panthers general manager. After a brief-but-intense search — that featured high-end names like Mike Gillis, Peter Chiarelli, and Eddie Olczyk — the Panthers have agreed to terms with an out-of-left-field name… Bill Zito. Zito is a former attorney, turned agent, turned AHL-general manager, turned Colombus Blue […] READ MORE
The Florida Panthers have re-signed defenceman Brady Keeper to a one-year deal. The two-way deal will take Keeper through 2020-21. The contract will carry a cap hit of just over $874,000. The team announced the extension early Monday morning. #FlaPanthers re-sign defenseman Brady Keeper to a one-year, two-way contract. More: https://t.co/AANnLXS0F3 pic.twitter.com/IOz8SezDpf — Florida Panthers […] READ MORE
The NHL has opened an investigation into former Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon after he allegedly used a racial slur. The alleged racial slur usage took place while Tallon was with the team in Toronto for the Stanley Cup qualifying round. The league confirmed it was “looking into the matter,” but gave no further […] READ MORE
The Washington Capitals season has come to a premature, and disappointing, early-end. In classic “underdog” fashion, the elite New York Islanders defence was able to shut down the Capitals offence, effectively silencing the team. There weren’t many stand-out issues with the Caps play, simply just a poor all-around effort. But despite the upsetting end, the […] READ MORE
It’s time for another edition of NHL rumours where we dissect the latest gossip on potential moves. Some teams are looking to make changes after their Qualifying Round exits last week. Three teams are at the focus of our NHL rumours and they are the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers. All NHL […] READ MORE
Hello and welcome to a Thursday edition of NHL rumours! The playoffs have begun but eliminated teams are starting to work on their plans for 2020-21. Last Word on Hockey will bring the best news and analysis as it breaks. Today’s NHL rumours feature the Florida Panthers and a double-dose of Toronto Maple Leafs. NHL […] READ MORE