It’s been said by some fans that the Panthers are going into a “rebuild mode”. Despite loosing Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault to Vegas, the Cats are far from rebuilding. In fact, they are actually “retooling” their roster, to make changes that will help improve the team.
Last summer, we spent a good chunk of money on our d-core. The likes of Keith Yandle and Jason Demers were brought in. Aaron Ekblad was given a nice long term deal of 8 years, 60 million. It was nice to see money spent on top talent, as in previous years owners cheeped out on Free Agents.