Last season, the Florida Panthers were tied for the second-worst takeaway/giveaway ratio, at 0.6 per game, just 0.1 above Los Angeles and Detroit, who were tied for last.
Among teams whose takeaway/giveaway ratio was below 0.7, only 2 out of 10 teams made the playoffs. Those two teams – the New York Islanders and Dallas Stars – had incredible goalies during the season, who were both nominated to win the Vezina Trophy.
Individually, the stats are even worse for the Panthers. Among the top eight players with the most giveaways in the NHL last season, three of them played for Florida.