Last year’s first-round selection, Owen Tippett, failed to make the team. However, it may be right for both the team and the player.
Tippett has played just seven NHL games, with his first NHL goal and a -6 plus/minus to show for it. He spent the rest of the season primarily back in Mississauga – where despite his impressive performances – he won’t be joining the Panthers at the beginning of the season.
Other prospects who were taken in that draft such as Miro Heiskanen, Casey Mittelstadt, and Nick Suzuki are all prepared to crack their respective rosters, and it can be seen as disappointing for the Canadian not to be on the Panthers.