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SAN JOSE - Sharks general manager Mike Grier attended the recent IIHF World Junior Championships in Canada and just like everyone else, was blown away by the unbelievable performance of Connor Bedard. "It's a 19-year-old tournament," Grier said Friday. "For a kid to go in there and do what he did as a 17-year-old. After one game I said, 'I don't…

The year 2022 is one both the San Jose Sharks (11-19-6, seventh Pacific) and the Philadelphia Flyers (11-17-7, seventh Metropolitan) would rather forget. Both teams have lost far more games than they have won. While not mathematically out of the playoff picture just yet, it's clear that, barring a miracle, this is the last time these two teams will…

Minnesota has been stellar at home, but in a matchup between two of the NHL's best, we're finding the best value in one of Florida's top gunners to keep pressure on the net. Find out more with our Panthers vs. Wild picks. Two of the league's top teams will meet in Saint Paul tonight as the Minnesota Wild welcome the Florida Panthers to the Xcel…

Grant White The quest for NHL's holy grail is one of the most daunting paths in sports. Teams compete across an 82-game regular season before facing a grueling four-round, best-of-seven postseason journey to the championship. Most franchises have a Stanley Cup banner hanging in their arena, while a few others have yet to taste glory. Close but no…

SUNRISE - With the Florida Panthers playing host to the St. Louis Blues around lunchtime on Saturday afternoon, Andrew Brunette certainly would like to see his team get off to a good start. The Panthers have had a couple of fantastic finishes in their past two wins. Their starts? Meh. Saturday's game time is set for 1 p.m. and Brunette, who played…

I have covered the Maple Leafs for 16 straight seasons and have yet to see them make it past the first round. At first I thought it was me. They had been fairly successful prior to me being around regularly. I joined the beat for the 2006-07 season and they kept just missing the playoffs. It was always something: The Muskoka Five. Wade…

The San Jose Sharks (1-2) will face a tough challenge Tuesday, visiting the Philadelphia Flyers (1-1) in their home opener with sportsbooks pegging this as a pick'em matchup. The difficult part for the Sharks will be playing back-to-back days after getting blanked by the New York Islanders 4-0 on Monday. Meanwhile, the Flyers return to the Wells…

The Colorado Avalanche were the odds-on favorite to win the Stanley Cup when the NHL season started. The Florida Panthers are considered a real threat to compete for the title. Thursday night, the two teams meet up for the first of two meetings this season. Or, as was the case way back in 1996, could there be more? The Panthers are off to a rousing…

Their plaques are in the Hockey Hall of Fame even though their names aren't on the sport's most cherished trophy, which resides in the Great Hall. And that's OK. Roberto Luongo, Daniel Alfredsson, Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin are Hockey Hall of Famers through and through, their deservedness for induction Monday night absolutely without doubt in my…

The San Jose Sharks (26-31-4) continue their road trip against the New York Islanders (34-20-6) Sunday at 5 p.m. ET at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. We analyze the Sharks-Islanders sports betting odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips and picks around this matchup. Martin Jones vs. Thomas Greiss Jones puts his 14-18-2 record, 3.11…

Two of the top teams in the NHL will meet up Sunday night when the Florida Panthers visit the Colorado Avalanche. Sure, the Panthers are atop the NHL standings and the Avs are outside of the top 10 - but Colorado is still the odds-on favorite (+600 per FanDuel) to win the Stanley Cup. While Colorado did not get off to the start it had hoped at…

After a disappointing season last year, the Toronto Maple Leafs are primed to have success in 2021. They will get a full season under their new coach, they've supplemented their team with a massive amount of talent (Mikko Lehtonen, T.J Brodie, Nick Robertson, Joe Thornton) while losing almost nothing. The Leafs will also get a huge bonus by moving…

The Florida Panthers will be making their first appearance on national television this season Wednesday night but Brandon Montour says he did not know anything about it. Coach Andrew Brunette says his team has bigger things on their mind than making their TNT debut. The Carolina Hurricanes have not only played four games while the Panthers were…

The Florida Panthers can officially clinch a spot in the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs with a win against the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday afternoon. Florida would also get a spot with an Islanders loss. The Panthers will try and do so with three players who were recently part of the Sabres - a team which has not made the postseason since 2011. While…

SUNRISE - The Florida Panthers are going to play their final home game of what has been an extremely successful season on Sunday night. The Panthers, as you all know by now, have already clinched the Atlantic Division title and first place in the Eastern Conference. Sunday, the Tampa Bay Lightning come to town. Last year, the Lightning ended its…

As much as NHL teams enjoy going to places like Fort Lauderdale - and, in this case, Nashville - sometimes the trip is quick. The Florida Panthers are on a business trip to one of the great stops this league has to offer. The Panthers flew to Tennessee not long after they beat Buffalo 4-3 in a closely-contested game and will play a Predators team…

San Jose Sharks forward Kevin Labanc is looking to cash in after betting on himself this off-season. Throughout his third season in the NHL, Labanc put up career high numbers in just about every statistical category. The Staten Island native potted 17 goals and recorded 56 total points riding shotgun alongside Joe Thornton for a large portion of…

Remember when the Florida Panthers struggled to win games away from home? They still do - although it is a fading memory at this point. On Monday night, the Panthers won their fourth consecutive road game and eighth in their past 10 with a 6-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Things get a little tougher tonight when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins,…

The Florida Panthers were not happy in allowing six goals to the Toronto Maple Leafs in their epic comeback win last week and have cut down on their goals allowed since. In the three games since that win against the Leafs, Florida has surrendered a total of six in wins against Buffalo, Nashville and Anaheim. Paying attention to their defense is…

SUNRISE - The Florida Panthers held a spirited practice at FLA Live Arena on Wednesday morning, a day after suffering a rare loss on home ice. The Panthers have only lost four games in Sunrise this season, so while they weren't feeling blue or anything like that, they certainly had a purpose in their work. "I don't think anyone is happy and I…

SUNRISE - Just over a week ago, the Florida Panthers walked out of the Prudential Center a humbled bunch. The New Jersey Devils, a team which has made the playoffs once in the past nine seasons, routed the NHL's top team 7-3. Although the Panthers have played three games since that night in Newark, the memory is still fresh. Thursday night, the two…

In net, the whole position was obviously an unknown. Jack Campbell was an unrestricted free agent and Petr Mrazek was coming off of a nightmare first season in Toronto. Both are in the other conference now. Logically, betting on any two goalies in the league that have flashed ability/shown some form of extended success in their careers to better…

It has been a long time since the Florida Panthers have been on the verge of a losing streak and when they face the Penguins in downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday night, they'll be trying to avoid one. The Panthers have not lost two consecutive games since April when they had their last losing streak. Last year, Florida was a near model of…

The Florida Panthers ran into a desperate Calgary team on Tuesday night, one that had lost four consecutive games. The Edmonton Oilers may come into Thursday's game downright feisty. The Oilers, despite having two of the best players in the NHL, have lost six straight games and 12 of their past 14. The team's fanbase and local media have been…

Good morning and happy Sunday folks. The New York Islanders prospects do not get a day off as they hit the ice this morning for their fourth straight day of development camp. The intensity was revved up on day three, so the expectation is that we will see another uptick today. 27-year-old Grant Hutton has been a leader at development camp, and I…

There is no doubt the Florida Panthers know how to win at home. Starting tonight against the Dallas Stars, they need to start figuring out how to win on the road. The Panthers boast the best home record in the NHL at 18-3, their play in Sunrise a huge reason why they are sitting a point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL standings. Going…