Calling it a sea-change doesn’t really do the hiring justice. So many established truisms of what the Florida Panthers were, are and will be were at long last thrown aside in what can be called a bold move for a franchise that never makes bold moves.
While hiring Joel Quenneville is a massive step, and one that should be celebrated, it’s only the first of many the Panthers need to take to be where they need to be.
A constant in Florida Panthers history is noise. The team and its leaders always make noise about wanting to do any number of things, whether it be to win in October, build through a blueprint, spend to the cap, etc.