Many of the games that followed have felt academic in the sense that they don’t matter for the playoff race the Florida Panthers should’ve been in this season, and this recent western road swing shouldn’t have been any different.
Instead, the 1-0-2 trip showed just how far the Panthers have to go to be in a playoff race, let alone the playoff team they should’ve been.
Take the game in Vegas, for example. The Golden Knights aren’t exactly the dominating team they were last year, but are still incredibly talented with good coaching, structure, and the addition of Mark Stone to the mix.