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Florida Panthers will buck recent trend if they take Spencer Knight in the first round

The Florida Panthers are less than two weeks from adding another bushel of prospects into organizational depth chart. The first round of the NHL Draft is on Friday, June 21 and Cats general manager Dale Tallon currently holds the No. 13 overall selection.

It’s a difficult range to pick. The top-end forwards will likely all be gobbled up. There are a handful of talented defensemen that should be available to the Panthers. Then, there is Spencer Knight. The consensus top goaltending prospect in the draft pool, Knight is arguably the most highly-touted netminder since at least 2011 (Jack Campbell, No.