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WhyHockey 4.17.26: Culture Clash

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2026/04/17

Tommy and I are back for the official end of the Panthers season, and there’s plenty to talk about, including:9:15: How do we analyze the 2025-26 season for the Panthers now that it is mercifully over?26:45: Panthers forwards breakdown38:30: Panthers defensemen breakdown45:10: Goalie breakdown. Is the Sergei Bobrovsky contract situation rockier than we think? 59:10: What does it mean that multiple members of the Panthers front office members are frontrunners to become GM’s elsewhere? (Recorded

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WhyHockey 4.8.26: Jack Han talks the tactical...

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2026/04/08

Jack Han joins me for a brand new WhyHockey show to talk about not just his new Hockey Tactics 2026 book (which you can buy here), but plenty more about the evolution of NHL X’s and O’s in the 2025-26 season and more including:2:15: Jack’s experience at the HALO analytics conference in Denver9:15: Have the Panthers changed anything tactically because of their injury crisis that can be carried over to next year when they’re healthier?14:00: How does Jack expect the playoffs to evolve tactically,

77:42

WhyHockey 3.27.26: The 2025-26 Florida Panthers...

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2026/03/27

Tommy is back for a new WhyHockey show in an unfamiliar spot for the Panthers: playing out the string. How do the Panthers go forward from here? We look at that and more including:5:00: Matt is mildly amused by some stories around Pride nights and Heated Rivalry adjacent stuff 15:00: Boy this Panthers season has completely collapsed, hasn’t it?28:00: An early preview of some Panthers offseason roster decisions 45:20: If you’re watching these games and following Mike Benning, what should you be

37:18

WhyHockey 3.12.26: David Dwork on the Panthers trade...

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2026/03/12

David Dwork of the Hockey News and the Hockey Show joins me to go over how quiet the Panthers trade deadline turned out, plus plenty on the future for this team including:2:30: Was this an unsurprisingly quiet trade deadline for the Panthers?9:15: The Sergei Bobrovsky trade rumors stumped Matt 14:15: What could a new Bobrovsky contract with the Panthers look like if he signs?26:45: A Bam Adebayo diversion28:45: Are the Panthers “tanking” by load managing and shutting down players and does it really

78:55

WhyHockey 2.13.26: Should the Panthers throw in the...

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2026/02/13

It’s time for a new WhyHockey show right as the Olympics get underway, but there are Florida Panthers items to attend to first. We get to a lot on this show including:4:30: Should the Panthers throw in the towel on the 2025-26 postseason?13:30: The load bearing injury for the Panthers? Seth Jones. 26:15: Is Mackie Samoskevich going to be a Panther next eason? How did we get here?47:00: The Panthers goaltending has fallen apart. What do they have to do next season in net?1:01:45: What are the Flyers

78:52

WhyHockey 1.20.26: Jersey Retirement Night...

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2026/01/20

On the newest WhyHockey show, Tommy headed to Detroit for Sergei Fedorov’s jersey retirement night and he talks about the experience here plus much more including:0:00: Tommy’s experience at Sergei Fedorov’s jersey retirement night 13:00: Gary Bettman (and Matt’s sister) binged Heated Rivalry! What a world!18:30: The Panthers finally get Matthew Tkachuk back. Is it enough to get on the run they need to make a firmer playoff push?26:45: Why haven’t the Panthers been able to go on a winning streak

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WhyHockey 1.6.26: Armando Velez on the Winter Classic...

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2026/01/06

Armando Velez of Locked On Panthers joins me to talk about covering and experience the Winter Classic at LoanDepot Park in person and much more including:2:45: What is it like to cover a Winter Classic in person?7:30: What does it mean for someone from Dade County to cover an event like this?13:15: Does the idea that the Winter Classic is more for the people there than those on TV make more sense now than ever before?20:00: Will the Winter Classic capture hearts and minds in Dade County?28:00: Are

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WhyHockey 12.29.25: Matt reviews Season One of Heated...

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2025/12/29

The first season of Heated Rivalry is done, and I have enjoyed the heck out of it and have a bunch of thoughts I wanted to put down in podcast form, and thankfully I have WhyHockey to do this, even though it took nearly 100 minutes to get as many of them out as I could! I apologize, but I’ve got timecodes for you to jump to the section you want to listen to right here:4:45: There’s hockey stuff in the show I didn’t mention on the show with Tommy that I should have!9:15: I think I know why this show

78:03

WhyHockey 12.24.25: There is a team in Sunrise in the...

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2025/12/24

Just in time for Christmas, there’s a new WhyHockey show out where I get to bring up to Tommy some of the most interesting on ice moments of Heated Rivalry, plus the myriad of big NHL news since we last did a show together including:4:30: Tommy reacts to Heated Rivalry hockey stuff, like how there’s a team in Sunrise in this universe 12:00: Quinn Hughes to Minnesota!30:30: Tristan Jarry to the Oilers!36:30: What’s up with the Maple Leafs?50:30: The Sabres fired GM Kevyn Adams! The Heated Rivalry

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WhyHockey 12.4.25: The Evolving Hockey twins Josh and...

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2025/12/04

There aren’t many better analytics sites out there than Evolving Hockey, and it is a privilege and pleasure to have Josh and Luke on the show to talk about all sorts of wonderful topics and more, including:7:15: Notes and takes from the first quarter of the season14:30: How do Josh and Luke evaluate a team like the Panthers with their uniquely difficult circumstances?28:15: What do they make of the increased parity for this season with the standings all scrunched up?39:00: It’s the Evolving Hockey

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WhyHockey 12.1.25: Matt talks about the first two...

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2025/12/01

I’ve been excited to watch the new show Heated Rivalry for months and now that the first two episodes have been released, I have many thoughts I wanted to share. Since the podcast is the best place to ramble on like this in a hopefully coherent fashion, that’s what I did, which has all of these topics and more including:3:30: My history with the book Heated Rivalry and my expectations for the show coming in8:00: This show is really, really gay! Like extremely so!11:30: Does it matter that the author

73:27

WhyHockey 11.19.25: How concerned should you be about...

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2025/11/19

The regular season is about a quarter of the way through and the Panthers are not in a playoff position and playing at barely a playoff pace. Should fans be concerned about where they are? Injuries are the only story here, right? On the newest WhyHockey show, we tackle that and more including:1:30: Do we have podcast “competition” from the Tkachuks new show?10:20: What’s the level of concern about the Panthers play and playoff chances at about the quarter pole of the season?38:30: Obligatory

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WhyHockey 11.12.25: Louis Boulet on Hockey Analytics,...

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2025/11/12

On the newest WhyHockey Podcast, we talk about a natural crossover in hockey analytics and Pokemon with someone who put them together: Louis Boulet of lb-hockey.com. He talks about his site and journey in hockey analytics, the work he does in the traditional analytics space and then the real fun: Puckemon. We go over all of that and more including:2:30: Who is Louis Boulet?10:30: A Sens perspective on Donovan Sebrango15:00: Some other Panthers notes 21:00: Puckemon, how it was created and the

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WhyHockey 10.31.25: First month Panthers check in

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2025/10/31

Here is a treat for all of you on Halloween: a brand new WhyHockey show in your feed. There’s plenty to look back on from the first month of the Panthers season, plus a whole lot more including:0:30: Remembering some guys, old prospect pools edition8:00: Which current or former NHL head coach would use ChatGPT to help them with tactics?12:30: Where do the Panthers stand after their first 11 games? What’s missing?23:00: Are there echoes of the current struggles for the Panthers in their recent

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WhyHockey 10.9.25: Greg Wyshynski Returns!

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2025/10/09

Greg Wyshynski of ESPN joins Matt to touch on some season opening topics, including the glut of new contracts (not exactly including Jack Eichel, whose contract dropped as this was being recorded), the Panthers-Lightning preseason games, how the Panthers will fare in the regular season, Wysh’s Trevor Zegras story and much more. Thanks for reading Whyhockey Periodical! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Remember that the Substack is your new full time home for the podcast,

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WhyHockey 10.8.25: Dawn of the Three-Peat?

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2025/10/08

The 2025-26 NHL season is here, and Matt and Tommy have plenty to talk about, especially since there was no official WhyHockey show since April. While we didn’t get to everything we wanted to, we did get to all of what’s below and more, including:5:00: WhyHockey housekeeping (please subscribe to the Substack!)9:00: Do the Panthers actually have a chip on their shoulder because of the Barkov and Tkachuk injuries?19:35: A little primer on the Panthers unique salary cap situation and how it might play

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WhyHockey 4.21.25: Another Panthers-Lightning Preview

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2025/04/21

Tommy and Matt have plenty to say about the latest Panthers-Lightning playoff encounter, and they have thoughts about the rest of the playoffs and the Flyers too. All that and more are in this show, including:6:30: Is this the most even of the four FLA/TB series? 9:00: Are the Panthers "tired"? Does it even matter in this series? 21:30: Breaking down some of the specific matchups in this series, forwards, defense, who to exploit, etc. 53:45: Other playoff topics 1:04:30: Tommy's Flyers takes Enjoy

01:42:15

WhyHockey 3.7.25: Yes, the Florida Panthers just did...

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2025/03/08

The annual WhyHockey trade deadline recap is here and boy oh boy was this one a complete whopper. Tommy and Matt have an incredible amount of stuff to talk about, including:4:45: Seth Jones is still a Panther. How has he looked in his first couple of games and how does that fit project to the playoffs? 16:00: Projecting the future beyond this postseason after the Jones addition, including Knight and Ekblad/Bennett contract situations 27:15: Vanacek and Kahkonen 35:45: Nico Sturm 40:00: OK, now

01:28:50

WhyHockey 2.4.25: A Truly Periodical Podcast

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2025/02/04

Matt and Tommy are back in the saddle after a few months away, and there's a lot for them to sink their teeth into, including:3:45: We're still not particularly concerned about the Panthers 8:45: They still need another right shot defenseman though 25:00: Identifying possible trade targets to fit this need 35:30: Why does this Panthers team specifically need a right shot D to achieve their goals? 54:00: A tactical note to keep an eye on 56:45: Taylor Hall interest? 1:02:00: Tommy's views on all

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WhyHockey 12.3.24: A Strange Disconnect

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2024/12/03

Matt and Tommy get back together for another WhyHockey show to look at the first quarter of the Panthers season, and explore why something feels different for these Panthers compared to previous teams, including:2:00: Why does Matt feel a disconnect with the Panthers right now? What about this start to the season feels off for some reason? 11:30: What is Paul Maurice talking about when he speaks about this team not having something it cannot get back? 15:00: A traditional in-depth WhyHockey

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