ESPN.com · May 9, 2022
Claude Giroux's fun new world with the Florida Panthers
Claude Giroux was asked whether playing for the Florida Panthers is as fun as it looks.
"Well, we're winning," he said. "So, yeah."
Giroux, 34, had a classic NHL trade deadline glow-up, going from the draft lottery-bound Philadelphia Flyers to the Panthers, who won the Presidents' Trophy for the regular season's best record. He went from near the basement to the penthouse, from moroseness to merriment.
He also went from a team that was 31st in goals per game to a team that had the best scoring average (4.11) for any team since the 1995-96 season. Watching a Panthers game can be equal parts exhilarating and exhausting, as they push the pace and constantly create offensively.