The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was the worst in Florida Panthers history

SBN NHL is the process of doing a league-wide Top 25 Under 25. As I was putting together my list of Cats to send in for this collaborative effort, I had the Florida Panthers draft history open on Hockey Reference and I noticed our local club has put together some real stinkers.

The absolute worst of the bunch has to be the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. The Panthers stepped to the podium eight times and struck out hard. Six of the eight players selected never played even a single game in the NHL, while the two that did combined for a paltry 19 games. Yikes... What the heck was Bryan Murray thinking that June weekend in Calgary?

Now, to be fair, the Panthers entered the draft without a pick in the…