I still proudly wear my Pavel Bure jersey to Florida Panthers road games. The number ten white (road) Panthers Bure jersey still gets comments and thumbs up out here in western Canada. You still see Bure jersey’s sprinkled across road rinks around the league. Bure has left a legacy on the game from coast to coast, and everywhere in between.
Ed Jovanovski was an integral part of the organization, but the Bure trade to Florida infused new life and energy into an organization that severely needed it in a competitive sports marketplace.
From the very first time Bure stepped onto the ice as a Florida Panther, his numbers were simply remarkable:
- 1998-99: 11 GP, 13 G, 3 AST, 16 PTS (5 PPG,1 SHG with 29.