Puck Daddy: "End of the Panthers"...the losing kind

The owners have now set the bar for this team at nothing less than sustained contention for the playoffs, and asked that judgment not be passed on their efforts until the process is completed. It's as bold a statement as we've seen from an NHL owner; will the fans offer their patience and cash during it?

about 2 years ago Donny Rivette 2 comments 0 recs |

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I see what they are doing as a low-risk, high reward type move. The owners have already invested millions in this team. Building through trades or free agency seems almost impossible these days with the cap, etc. They probably think their best chance at getting a return on their investment is to build from a first division club from the ground up.

If they are smart, they can keep a team of similar quality to this one on the ice by shuffling in some old vets while they trade away the present group of players (save Kulikov) and use astute scouting and player development to build an awesome team. Easier said than done, I know.

by BudGHG on Feb 14, 2010 2:03 PM EST reply actions

Well, all things considered, this is the first time Panthers ownership has admitted to a “rebuild”, so anything’s possible.

I’m excited about it, honestly.

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by Donny Rivette on Feb 16, 2010 7:03 PM EST up reply actions

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	#	Pos.	DOB	W	H
Krys Barch	21	RW	3/26/1980	237	6-1
Sean Bergenheim	20	LW	2/8/1984	200	5-11
Matt Bradley	22	RW	6/13/1978	201	6-3
Brian Campbell	51	D	5/23/1979	189	6-0
Scott Clemmensen	30	G	7/23/1977	203	6-3
Keaton Ellerby	4	D	11/5/1988	220	6-4
Tomas Fleischmann	14	RW	5/16/1984	192	6-1
Jason Garrison	52	D	11/13/1984	216	6-2
Marcel Goc	57	C	8/24/1983	202	6-1
Erik Gudbranson	44	D	1/7/1992	195	6-4
Ed Jovanovski	55	D	6/26/1976	221	6-3
Tomas Kopecky	82	RW	2/5/1982	203	6-3
Dmitry Kulikov	7	D	10/29/1990	196	6-1
John Madden	10	C	5/4/1973	190	5-11
Jacob Markstrom	25	G	1/31/1990	178	6-3
Shawn Matthias	18	C	2/19/1988	216	6-4
Colby Robak	47	D	4/24/1990	194	6-3
Mikael Samuelsson	26	RW	12/23/1976	218	6-2
Mike Santorelli	13	C	12/14/1985	190	6-0
Jack Skille	12	RW	5/19/1987	215	6-1
Tyson Strachan	23	D	10/30/1984	215	6-2
Marco Sturm	16	LW	9/8/1978	194	6-0
Jose Theodore	60	G	9/13/1976	185	5-11
Scottie Upshall	19	RW	10/7/1983	200	6-0
Kris Versteeg	32	RW	5/13/1986	182	5-10
Mike Weaver	43	D	5/2/1978	186	5-9
Stephen Weiss	9	C	4/3/1983	193	5-11

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Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
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Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Ed Jovanovski	hand	01/17/2012
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