Sunrise Reset: Florida Panthers 2010-11 NHL Season Preview

September 21st, 2010 by Benjamin Benya Leave a reply »
As part of a continuing series, writer Benjamin Benya will be previewing all 30 NHL teams over the next two weeks in preparation for the 2010-2011 regular season.

First up, the Florida Panthers.

 

Key Additions

D Dennis Wideman, RW Steve Bernier, RW Michael Grabner, C Marty Reasoner, LW Christopher Higgins, D Mike Weaver, D Nathan Paetsch

 

Key Subtractions

RW Nathan Horton, LW Gregory Campbell, D Keith Ballard, LW Victor Oreskovich, RW Jeff Taffe, C Kamil Kreps

 

After seasons of mediocrity and disappointment in Florida, the Panthers have finally decided to go the route that fans had been waiting for all this time. Announced at the trade deadline this past season, Florida has finally decided to completely rebuild and overhaul the team from the ground up.

Clearly, draft picks intended to be big names and key free agent signings have left the team with little more than where they started in the past decade.

Perhaps the biggest acquisition for Florida is new general manager Dale Tallon, fresh off his build of (and subsequent dismissal from) th ...

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