Florida Panthers: Motivation and Identity Lacking at a Crucial Time

The Florida Panthers look like they left everything back in 2018, including their passion for the jersey.

Florida have lost all five of their games in 2019, falling 4-3 away in Buffalo, a heart-wrenching 4-3 OT loss against Columbus, an embarrassing 5-1 loss at Pittsburgh, as well as another one to a McDavid-led Oilers, while blowing a famous two-goal lead in Calgary, 4-3.

There was so much about the Pittsburgh game (specifically) to be disgusted about, yet another terrible start with terrible defense and lack of a clutch gene to score, which left the Panthers down 4-1 going into the third.

Instead of keeping his top lines going and playing them more to try to push for an early 3rd period goal…