With the Florida Panthers 13th selection in the 2019 draft, we not only saw a talented goaltender chosen in Spencer Knight, but arguably the standout American keeper from his generation picked by the recently departed general manager Dale Tallon.
Now in 2020, in a belated and much anticipated draft, with new GM Bill Zito at the helm, the Panthers will choose 12th overall courtesy of their qualifying round exit at the hands of the highly structured and possibly underrated New York Islanders.
With the goalkeeper position secure, presumably for the next decade, the Panthers - whose prospect pool is not exactly bursting at the seams - can not only focus on future skaters, but will be able to simply draft the best player available, regardless of position.