The Best Team In Hockey Might Be...The Florida Panthers?
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2021
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
For much of their existence, the Florida Panthers have been, frankly, one of the worst teams in the NHL. But over the last few years, the Panthers have become legitimate Stanley Cup contenders. The Athletic's Michael Russo covered the Panthers for more than a decade, and he joins us today to explain what's behind their record-setting start to the 2021-22 season and why, after legendary head coach Joel Quenneville was forced to resign earlier this year (in the wake of the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault investigation), the Panthers have turned to a beloved assistant coach to lead them.
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| 0:46.0 | Coming into this NHL season, one of the teams that was expected to contend for the Stanley Cup was the Florida Panthers. |
| 1:00.0 | And so far they have not disappointed. |
| 1:18.0 | Today the Athletics Michael Russo on how a franchise that was long synonymous with mediocrity at best has gotten off to an historic start. |
| 1:26.0 | What the keys to their turnaround have been and how after one of the most notorious scandals in a hockey history, |
| 1:32.0 | a very lovable guy has been tapped to lead them. |
| 1:38.0 | From Wondry and the Athletic, I'm Anders Keltow. It's Monday, November 29th, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:45.0 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:49.0 | There was just something about the emotion and the moment you got to go faster and faster. |
| 1:54.0 | The values of the past don't matter because we've got this. |
| 1:57.0 | You can't pay. |
| 1:59.0 | This isn't a story where you interview the athlete at home. |
| 2:04.0 | It stays with you. |
| 2:10.0 | So I could be wrong here, but Michael, my impression is that the Florida Panthers have been for most of their existence. |
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