Much of that can be attributed to Henrik Borgstrom and Jayce Hawryluk replacing Dryden Hunt and Anthony Greco in the lineup, but the Florida Panthers have rebounded a little after their worst two games of the season in St. Louis and Minnesota.
They’ve also made two small but decent trades in getting money and spare parts out with draft picks coming in. However, neither of these things brings the Panthers any closer to playoff contention or even a full-on sell-off.
So Florida is stuck where they’ve been stuck for almost three seasons: the messy middle.