Panthers HC Paul Maurice has become known for his entertaining pressers. Here’s what Maurice had to say about that, and of course, it was another entertaining and insightful answer.
Anaiyah, who wrote a special hype song for the Panthers during the SCF, was surprised by Carter Verhaeghe and his fiancé Casey today at
@JDCHospital
!
They loved her song so much they brought her her own Stanley Cup and panthers gear. ❤️
Anaiyah has been cheering on the Panthers from
@JDCHospital
where she’s been inpatient for the last 65 days. She is 12 years old, and plays several instruments! Anaiyah credits music therapy with making a BIG difference in how she feels.
We are all rooting for you, Anaiyah! ❤️
The Florida Panthers are heading back to the Stanley Cup Final for a second consecutive season!
Prior to last season, fans waited 27 years for this. Something special is happening in South Florida.
Hard to put into words what these two mean to me. Broadcast partners that have turned into family. Welcomed me with open arms 2 years ago.
So lucky I get to experience this w/ them. Beyond happy for
@goldieonice
and
@HeyRedDeer
who have been with the franchise through it all.❤️
Matthew Tkachuk said Vladimir Tarasenko was one of his favorite players growing up in St. Louis.
“It's actually pretty crazy that I'm on the same team as him right now….I'm sure my 12 or 15 year old self would be completely starstruck by me having this opportunity right now.”
Matthew Tkachuk on missing game 5 of SCF - “Can hold my head high knowing I did everything possible to try and play….the end result isn’t what we wanted.. such an amazing year… it was a hell of a run.”
Matthew Tkachuk on Aleksander Barkov- “I don’t really even have the words for what he’s doing for our team right now… he’s the best player in the world right now.”
The
#FlaPanthers
are dedicated to growing the game in South FL & that growth has been on display-
-27 sellouts between regular season and playoffs. All playoff games have been sellouts
-11.7% attendance increase from last season to this season
-60% increase in youth hockey
Matthew Tkachuk said it was a group effort to help him play in game 4-
“The next few days were pretty tough…my brother was staying with me, has to get me out of bed, he’s getting me dressed… guys tying my skates, putting on my jersey.”
Paul Maurice has preached “Enjoy your Day” to his team for the last two seasons.
“If you can’t enjoy this morning, what’s the point of this?”
#StanleyCup
Matthew Tkachuk said the players parking lot at Baptist Health Iceplex is filled with golf carts and e-bikes. Paul Maurice said he walked to practice.
Nothing like hockey in South FL 🌴
Paul Maurice:
“Right now if you walked into the room there won’t be a lot of happy people…not worried about this tonight. You suffered a defeat, you feel it and it hurts…we start building tomorrow. Who you are tonight means nothing with who you’ll be two days from now.”
The rats hit the ice! THE FLORIDA PANTHERS WIN GAME 3! Cats take a 3-0 series lead in the ECF.
Your Florida panthers are ONE win away from a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. THIS TEAM.
LOTS of smiles this afternoon at
@JackJillCenter
!
@FlaPanthers
players made gingerbread houses with the students. ❤️
In the words of Matthew Tkachuk, “there’s going to be a sugar rush today!”
Matthew Tkachuk on why the
#FlaPanthers
have been successful being comfortable in uncomfortable situations:
Says it starts with training camp. “Our training camps are not fun and it’s gets you an uncomfortable feeling right away.”
Matthew Tkachuk: “Hopefully looking for my best game of the series tonight… good thing about us is it’s not about one guy or individuals here. We have a chance to capture our biggest goal of our life tonight so we are going to go do that.”
Paul Maurice on Aleksander Barkov’s impact:
“The number of nights that he’s not on the scoresheet necessarily, and everybody on the bench is going, “oh my god, that guy’s a player.” That’s his gift to us.”
From barely making it into the playoffs, to knocking off 3 of the top 4 teams in the NHL, to their deepest run in franchise history- the
@FlaPanthers
did what many thought they couldn’t. What a ride and it’s only the beginning.
The Panthers will be back. ❤️
4 straight playoff wins at TD Garden for FLA.
Matthew Tkachuk on Panthers not being intimidated in this building- “it’s an “us against the world” type of mindset.”
Couldn’t be happier for the Lomberg family. Ryan, and his wife Marissa never met a stranger. The kindest family. Ryan’s infectious personality will be missed in South FL.
#Panthers
Matthew Tkachuk- “We are expecting the Rangers to give us a very good challenge, they were the best team all regular season and so far have been the best team in the playoffs. It’s a great opportunity for us to show what we’re capable of. Should be a great series.”
Carter Verhaeghe on Sergei Bobrovsky:
“That’s the beautiful thing about Bob. Every day he’s not thinking about the fact that he’s a superstar…he wants to be a great goalie…Comes with that mindset and it doesn’t really matter what anyone else thinks of him…that’s him.”
Anaiyah has been cheering on the Panthers from
@JDCHospital
where she’s been inpatient for the last 65 days. She is 12 years old, and plays several instruments! Anaiyah credits music therapy with making a BIG difference in how she feels.
We are all rooting for you, Anaiyah! ❤️
Sam Bennett on being 1 win away from Stanley Cup Final: “We haven’t thought about it at all. We are taking it one game at a time. We have business to take care of.”
Jayson Tatum says he’s been cheering on his former Chaminade College Preparatory School classmate, Matthew Tkachuk from afar.
"I'm a big Matthew fan… hopefully they win it all.”
Matthew Tkachuk on this year’s group: “A very committed and very relaxed team. Last year, we were riding that high & rode it all the way to the final…Guys are coming in working as hard as they can every day. Expecting that from the guy next to them, everybody's bought in.”
SO excited for my third season as the
@FlaPanthers
rinkside reporter.
Also, ecstatic to be the host of our new weekly show, “Primetime Panthers,”airing every Wednesday throughout the season. Going to be FUN
Cats hockey 🤝
@EWScrippsCo
Scripps Sports will broadcast four of our preseason games as well as 70 regular-season games AND an all-new weekly ‘Primetime Panthers’ show presenting behind-the-scenes stories, community highlights and features 👀
Overjoyed to announce I’ll be joining
@BallySportsFL
as the sideline reporter for the
@FLAPanthers
. The opportunity to return home to cover the Panthers after winning a Presidents’ Trophy & their first playoff series since 1996 is a dream come true. The future is SO bright!
Brandon Montour showed up to the postgame presser wearing a Nick Cousins themed T-shirt.
“Paying my respects to a good friend of mine… the media, everyone was giving him a little heat this year… paying my respects to a good player and good guy.”
THE PANTHERS ARE HEADED TO THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS!!!!!!!!!!
FLA was 9 points out of a playoff spot on New Years Day. So much can be said of the perseverance and resiliency of this group. Just wow. 👏🏻
What a year. It’s been such a joy getting to cover this team full of amazing humans. Thank you to everyone who watched us all season on
@ballysportsFL
, and for welcoming me in my first year! I’ve never loved a job more. Beyond grateful. Next stop, Toronto. GO CATS! ❤️
At the trade deadline GM Bill Zito said, “We didn't want to quit on the group... the room believes, and I believe in the room. We're not going to quit on the team and we're not going to quit on the fans that believe in us."
Bill Zito had a vision & that vision is now a reality.
Our TV coverage on
@BallySportsFL
has come to an end for the season, however I’ll be with the Panthers for the rest of playoffs providing content for our social media platforms. We’ll have interviews, special features & more.
Be sure to follow
@ballypanthers
. SEE YOU MONDAY!
Ryan Lomberg on Game 7:
“Tarasenko had a quote the other day, It was “pressure is a privilege,” so I think it kind of goes back to that. We earned the right to be in this position. You got to enjoy it, and give it everything you got.”
SAM REINHART!!!! Panthers win 3-2 in OT to take a commanding 3-0 series lead!
In the history of NHL, teams who’ve taken a 3-0 lead in a best of 7 series hold an all-time series record of 199-4. Game 4 Wednesday!