Rats Roundup - Kicking off the New Year

Welcome to the first Friday of 2017! Go ahead and take a break, crank some tunes and enjoy this year's first Rats Roundup.
Busy at work? Don't worry, you've got 51 more Fridays to be productive this year. Let's dive right in.

Demers' Diary Returns

Talented defender and

Jason Demers
penned the latest entry
in his blog series this week - and, as it turns out, he's not the biggest fan of New Year's resolutions.
"Now before anyone asks about my resolutions, I have to tell you that I'm not really big on them," he said. "I just don't believe in the idea of it.
"I think people that do New Year's resolutions do so because they're trying to find a day to quit something. I've never really thought about making any resolutions."
Go ahead and file that one away in your "Jason Demers' Thoughts on Holidays" folder, alongside his (incredible)
Halloween costume
, his
Thanksgiving mashed potato mishap
and his
thoughts
on Christmas shopping.

Top 10 of 2016

Our own Jameson Olive compiled his top 10 moments from an unforgettable year for the Cats - a year that had a heavy dose of Kevin Spacey, a 12-game win streak and, of course, a bevy of Jagr milestones. https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/panthers-top-10-moments-of-2016/c-285200538

Speaking of the Czech legend, tonight is the Panthers' official Jaromir Jagr Night. So grab those tickets and come spend your evening at the BB&T Center as we recognize one of the greatest to ever play.
Bonus: there \may\ even be a special Jagr mullet Snapchat filter tonight…

Quick Hitters

• We lost a Panthers legend this week.
  Our statement on the passing of Marti Huizenga. 
  -
  The story behind
  Joe Everson's incredible anthem performance.
  - Keith Yandle

for games played.
- Panthers Palooza is back! Come chat with Doug Cifu, Steve Goldstein and more - and
enjoy a night of social media fun
!
- MacKenzie Weegar was
named an AHL All-Star
yesterday. Plus, more notes from the Thunderbirds and other Cats prospects
in this week's In The Pipeline.