On today’s edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast, Armando Velez(@Mandoman12) brought in Nich Fairbanks(@Prudentia0) for another edition of Fairbanks Friday. The two discuss an Article on The Athletic which ranked the Panthers number one in front office confidence rankings. It’s to no surprise that they are number one, but where do the other most recent Stanley Cup Champions rank and how do the Panthers compare and contrast to the others. Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk spoke out about their hunger level after winning the Stanley Cup, but the two have an opportunity to be in some elite company when their careers are over. With the 2026 Winter Olympics less than two years away, Barkov has an opportunity to do what no Finnish player has ever done? What could it be? Where could Tkachuk finish in American players when his time is up? Lastly, two two break down where Carter Verhaeghe is in regard to goal-scoring compared to his peers, and with him being extension eligible, what echelon could that put Verhaeghe in on what his next deal? We discuss this and more on today’s edition of the Locked On FLORIDA Panthers Podcast: Your Team, Every Day.
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40 goal scorer on a cup winning team has historically been a big deal. If he were a leaf, ranger, or bruin, you would never hear the end of it. I think Rhino is getting some of his flowers because if the cup winning goal and the big contract, but Swaggy was been the best 3rd period scorer all season long last year AND is the third most clutch playoff goal scorer of all time in a quarter of the amount of games as everyone else in the top ten.
Barky got credit as the most underrated player in the NHL for years, I’d say a good chunk of media have given that title to Forsey for last year. In my mind, it’s Swaggy.
Side story, I’m a teacher, I dont make much money. I spent nearly a tenth of my salary to get tickets to 2023 SCF as an much deserved fathers day gift to my dad. We sat in sec 125 and had a perfect view of all our goals that game. My father had taken me to games as a baby during our inaugural season.
Watching Tkachuk and Swaggy score the last two goals were (until this past year) the greatest sports memories of my life. Swaggy will always be one of my favorite players, and his play and stats justify that fact to the Cats doubters.
In the words of Aaron Ekblad during the celebrations at E11ven “Lets do it agin next year!!!!”