# Territory Talk: Closing the Book on the 2025-26 Season (Ep. 395)

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-panthers-podcast-network-508725/territory-talk-closing-the-book-on-the-2025-26-season-ep-395
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-panthers-podcast-network-508725/territory-talk-closing-the-book-on-the-2025-26-season-ep-395.md
Podcast: [The Panthers Podcast Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-panthers-podcast-network-508725)
Published: 2026-04-20T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://Panthers.NHL.com
Audio file: https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/da43fe12-cc02-42a2-a2d0-e9c5a995524d/b8935387-ff8a-4d66-a053-bccb42dd98c8/episodes/audio/group/e94ccb81-1de2-4017-9e81-656b4695ec60/group-item/450348a1-9aab-4787-9fea-861d50a5b9c9/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=gevLqI5U
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-panthers-podcast-network-508725/episodes/territory-talk-closing-the-book-on-the-2025-26-season-ep-395
Duration seconds: 2810

## Resource

The quest for a third Stanley Cup is taking a brief pause. After having their season derailed by injuries, the Florida Panthers are heading into a long offseason with a chance to rest, recharge and get ready for another run. On this episode of Territory Talk, co-hosts Doug Plagens and Jameson Olive look back at the ups and downs of the season, make some predictions for this year’s playoffs and more. Plus, hear what Bill Zito and Paul Maurice had to say on exit day. Highlights include: • Panthers feel good heading into summer. (1:30) • Hear from Zito and Maurice on exit day. (4:30) • What will stick with us from this season? (16:00) • Panthers guaranteed to keep top-10 protected pick. (32:00) • A few Cats commit to the IIHF World Championship. (35:30) • Doug and Jameson make their Cup picks. (39:30)

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-panthers-podcast-network-508725/episodes/territory-talk-closing-the-book-on-the-2025-26-season-ep-395/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-panthers-podcast-network-508725/territory-talk-closing-the-book-on-the-2025-26-season-ep-395.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.