Before the trade deadline, there were a ton of rumors surrounding the Panthers. None of which materialized. The most popular/unpopular was the Vokoun rumor that would have sent him to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Stuff like this happens every year, people start thinking that their best players are bargaining chips instead of solutions. For a team to win, they need to look at the bigger picture.
The reality is that there are a ton of ways a team can improve itself. It can re-sign players, trade players, call up players, drop players, draft players, scout players, put players on waivers, cut salary, and hire new staff. Most teams use all of these options to create a winning club.
Before the trade deadline, the biggest problem for the Panthers was offensive depth. The defense was playing well, but the offense was having trouble putting the puck in the net. This is especially true when Horton was injured. That's when we really saw the lack of depth.
However, after trading two defenders in Jordan Leopold and Dennis Seidenberg, the Panthers created a couple of defensive holes that need to be filled as well. The fact that they gave the ...
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