Litter Box Cats · Oct 2, 2019
Splitting the D: A quick look back at last year’s Florida Panthers defense
Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe 2018-19 NHL season went in like a lion, but quickly backed out like a lamb. Once again, the Florida Panthers and their fans found themselves on the proverbial outside-looking-in, come playoff time.
Despite excitement built up by their 25-8-2 finish the season prior, the off-season acquisition of Mike Hoffman, and preseason predictions from analysts expecting Florida to make the playoffs (potentially even challenging for a top three spot in the Atlantic) the team took a disheartening no-look-pass-between-the-legs-in-the-defensive-zone step back in the standings.