Opinion: The Panthers prove that adding at the deadline works

Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe Stanley Cup final is all sorted, and we have another repeat champion in the NHL. The Florida Panthers are a great hockey team that has benefited from solid roster construction and systems from head coach Paul Maurice, who now joins the 17 other head coaches who have successfully led their team to back-to-back Cup victories. Just what can be learned from this Panthers squad? In my opinion, it’s that Cup winners can be formed with splashy trades and free agent signings. This truth will likely spur a crazy free agent frenzy on July 1st, and an even splashier deadline next February.

Proof in the Pudding

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