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The Panthers have routed the Hurricanes and Maple Leafs in their last four playoff games, causing opposing fans to boo their own team and leave games early.
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SB Nation on MSNYouth movement: The Panthers have 27 rookies currently on their rosterThe veins of the Panthers roster is flowing with a lot of “new blood” as 27 of the 92 players in Carolina are classified as rookies. Carolina added eight rookies via the 2025 draft, so the remaining 19 are among the hundreds of undrafted rookie free agents that land on NFL rosters every season.
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NBC Sports Philadelphia on MSNThe story behind Florida Panthers fans' rat-throwing traditionThe rat-throwing tradition dates back to the Panthers’ third season as an NHL franchise. Ahead of Florida’s home opener in 1995-96, forward Scott Mellanby spotted a rat running through the team’s locker room. Mellanby then took his stick and slapped the rat, sending it flying into a wall and killing it.
It looks like the Florida Panthers will appear in the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight season. Paul Maurice's squad has jumped out to a 2-0 lead over the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final.
Pat Jones II loves to fish, but he is focused on turning around the Panthers' D, which ranked last in sacks last season.
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Paul Maurice after witnessing the Marchand tradition firsthand Thursday: "They're shooting them as hard as they can … It is funny as hell."
The Florida Panthers have signed Canadian singer Michael Buble — for a good cause. Buble, a five-time Grammy-winning pop icon, has signed on to be part of the team’s fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society.
The Carolina Panthers have parted ways with two members of their scouting department. As first reported by Joe Person of The Athletic on Thursday, the Panthers have let go of director of player personnel Cole Spencer and college scout Robert Haines.
NFL Media's Tom Blair and Gennaro Filice recently named the most underappreciated player for each of the league's 32 teams. Filice took the reins for the NFC squads, and highlighted longtime starting right tackle Taylor Moton for Carolina.