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WhyHockeyWhyHockey Podcast 10.29.26: A Halloween Panthers Check In
After 13 games of the new season, where do the Panthers stand in the grand scheme of the league? Tommy and I look over that and more including: 1:00: Another…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey Podcast 10.20.26: CJ Turtoro talks his new site PostHockey.com
CJ Turtoro has been a fixture on Hockey Twitter for his analytics work for a long time, and he has launched a new site called PostHockey.com where he’s put…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey Podcast 10.8.26: No more serious injuries, please
The new season has begun, and the Panthers have already dealt with some terrible injury luck again. Tommy and I look over that and a whole lot more around the…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey Podcast 10.2.26: Greg Wyshynski of ESPN is back!
Greg Wyshynski, one of our favorites at WhyHockey joins Matt for his almost annual start of season podcast appearance where they talk over these topics and…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 9.22.26: Five (ish) burning questions we have about the 2026-27 Panthers season
The 2026-27 NHL season is almost here, and Tommy and I are back to sink our teeth into previewing the upcoming Panthers season from a bunch of different…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 7.10.26: We're TV Critics now because it's the Summer
Before we launch ourselves completely in our summer side hobbies, there’s a busy offseason for the Panthers and Flyers to talk about, which we do and more…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 6.24.26: Julian McKenzie on the Senators side of the Brady Tkachuk trade
After Tommy and I reacted to the Brady Tkachuk trade from the Florida side of the equation, I wanted to get more of a Senators perspective on the trade and…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 6.22.26: Emergency Brady Tkachuk Trade Edition
Yes, the Florida Panthers just traded for Brady Tkachuk, shortly after I wrote about the Mackie Samoskevich trade and not a week after doing a draft preview…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 6.17.26: Scouching on the 2026 Draft
Will Scouch, or Scouching, is one of WhyHockey’s favorite draft experts, and with the Panthers picking in the top 10 for the first time in forever, it was time…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 6.11.26: Storm Warning
It’s June in the world of hockey, which means it’s time to talk the Cup Final, the Draft, the coaching carousel and more. Tommy and I sink our teeth into all…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 5.14.26: No Puck or Lottery Ball Bounces
Tommy and I have a lot to go over on the latest WhyHockey podcast, particularly over the Flyers playoff elimination and the Panthers sliding to ninth in the…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 5.1.26: Periodically a Flyers Podcast
Tommy and I have a lot of thoughts on the Flyers beating the Penguins, and so we wanted to do a show to spell those out. We did that and more including: 4:30…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 4.17.26: Culture Clash
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 4.8.26: Jack Han talks the tactical evolution of the 2025-26 NHL season
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 3.27.26: The 2025-26 Florida Panthers season is lost. So what now?
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 3.12.26: David Dwork on the Panthers trade deadline and "tanking"
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 2.13.26: Should the Panthers throw in the towel on the 2025-26 season?
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 1.20.26: Jersey Retirement Night Correspondents
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 1.6.26: Armando Velez on the Winter Classic and the Panthers current position
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 12.29.25: Matt reviews Season One of Heated Rivalry
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 12.24.25: There is a team in Sunrise in the Heated Rivalry universe
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 12.4.25: The Evolving Hockey twins Josh and Luke join the show!
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 12.1.25: Matt talks about the first two episodes of Heated Rivalry
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 11.19.25: How concerned should you be about the Panthers at the quarter pole?
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 11.12.25: Louis Boulet on Hockey Analytics, Pokemon and how they cross over
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 10.31.25: First month Panthers check in
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 10.9.25: Greg Wyshynski Returns!
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 10.8.25: Dawn of the Three-Peat?
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 4.21.25: Another Panthers-Lightning Preview
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 3.7.25: Yes, the Florida Panthers just did that
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 2.4.25: A Truly Periodical Podcast
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 12.3.24: A Strange Disconnect
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…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 10.29.24: Monthly Check Up
Tommy and Matt reconvene for a first 10 game checkup on the Panthers, and they like what they see. They go over these topics and more: 7:00: Are the Panthers…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 10.4.24: 24-25 Season Preview!
It's a new hockey season and Matt and Tommy are back to preview the new campaign for the Panthers, including: 6:00: Two Boqvist's and a Knight 9:00: 1st PP QB…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 8.9.24: Thomas Drance!
Former Panthers PR maven and current Canucks beat writer for the Athletic Thomas Drance joins Matt for a little summer fun on these topics and more: 1:30: Was…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 7.26.24: The Florida Panthers are still Stanley Cup Champions
Yes, we may be a month late to the podcast party in celebrating the Panthers title, but we have good reasons for it, which we explain in detail! 1:00: Tommy is…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 6.7.24: Our Stanley Cup Final Preview
Matt and Tommy combine for perhaps their shortest podcast together (but tight, taut and packed with great talk) to preview the 2024 Stanley Cup Final from all…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 5.22.24: A Bonus Eastern Conference Final Preview
Tommy wanted in on the Eastern Conference Final previews so we did another podcast so he could give his thoughts on that and more, including: 2:00: How does…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 5.21.24: Greg Wyshynski and David Dwork on the Eastern Conference Finals
Greg Wyshynski and David Dwork (at 31:00) join Matt to talk about the Eastern Conference Finals from all angles, including Barkov and Forsling, goaltending and…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 5.10.24: Pasta sul ghiaccio
Matt and Tommy break their own precedent by doing an in playoff series podcast talking about the first two Bruins-Panthers games, including: 1:30: How have we…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 5.3.24: Freestyling with Josh Appel
Matt chats with Miami Marlins PA announcer (and of many other jobs) Josh Appel about many different Florida Panthers topics, including their evolution, their…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 5.1.24: Low Voltage Lightning
Tommy and Matt recap the Panthers win over the Lightning in Round One, including: 3:30: On the Lightning and their rivalry with the Panthers 12:00: Jon…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 4.19.24: Dom Luszczyszyn on the Playoffs
Dom Luszczyszyn comes on WhyHockey for the first time in four and a half years to join Matt to talk about these topics and much more: 1:45: What has changed…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 4.18.24: Battle of Florida Round 3
Matt and Tommy have a lot to get to on this quasi playoff preview episode of the WhyHockey Podcast, including: 7:45: How did the Panthers end their mini-skid?…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 3.28.24: Which "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" villian stole the Jagr bobbleheads?
In addition to answering the titular question that no one has ever asked before, Matt and Tommy look over that and more in the newest WhyHockey show including…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 3.12.24: Travis Yost!
Travis Yost of TSN joins Matt to recap some aspects of the trade deadline including: 5:45: Travis' view on the Panthers and their chances in the playoffs…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 3.9.24: Trade Deadline, recapped
Matt L and Tommy recap the trade deadline from the specific WhyHockey angles of: 5:45: Panthers deadline talk, starting with Tarasenko 18:00: Kyle Okposo…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 2.27.24: Our Trade Deadline Preview, sort of
Tommy and Matt go over this piece Matt wrote for the Substack and more on the trade deadline, including: 18:10: Who should the Panthers be targeting at the…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 2.9.24: We didn't record for three weeks and everything happened Part 2
This is part two of our podcasts after three weeks of not recording a show where we cover just about everything else that happened which includes: 0:00: Are…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 2.8.24: We didn't record for three weeks and everything happened Part 1
This is what happens when you take a slight break from podcasting: everything happens all at once. Part one of this show focuses on quite a lot of that…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 1.18.24: Hockey players named after Kirby powerups
Tommy and Matt spend about 90 minutes on a hockey topic not Panthers related, it's the Cuttier Gauthier to Anaheim trade! We go over it in forensic detail…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 1.12.24: Corey Sznajder on the NHL season to date
One of our favorite guests, Corey Sznajder, joins Matt to talk over a litany of topics on the season (plus dad life), including: 6:30: How surprised is Corey…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 1.4.24: Resolution kept: Panthers play defense!
Happy new year everyone! Matt and Tommy ring in 2024 by going on a tangent about the Wild unexpectedly, but focus on much more than that including: 8:45…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 12.22.23: Holiday Storytime with WhyHockey
It's the Holiday season, so why not start a very long podcast with a story? It's a story about crop tops. You'll see what we mean when you listen. Also, we…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 12.7.23: Going to Finishing School
The Panthers are still playing good hockey, but there's always room to grow for this team. Matt and Tommy talk about that plus: 5:30: Paul Maurice is a quote…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 11.18.23: Going up a Gear
Matt and Tommy are pleased with the Panthers start to the season, and the improvements they've shown. They go over that, plus these topics below and more…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 11.1.23: Catnip for the start of the season
Tommy and Matt L have a lot to chew on with the start of the new season, and they get to that and so much more in this new show including: 3:30: End of the…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 10.12.23: Greg Wyshynski and David Dwork on the new season!
Part two in the series of WhyHockey series preview shows features Greg Wyshynski of ESPN making his annual appearance on this show previewing the Panthers and…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 10.10.23: Catnip for a New Season
Happy regular season! As per usual, Matt and Tommy begin the marathon regular season with a marathon podcast talking about all sorts of topics, including…
WhyHockeyWhyHockey 9.19.23: Keep Mike Babcock away from your phone
A new season is upon us! Matt L and Tommy look back on the stories we've missed during our summer break, including: 11:00: More Babcock talk 39:30: Matvei…