With money to spend, and eyes on making an even bigger splash after hiring Joel Quenneville, this makes sense.
But success might not be dictated by big game hunting this June and July, it could well be on how the Florida Panthers fix an issue they haven’t been able to fix for the best part of the entire decade: their bottom six.
While the coaching change and upgrading the goaltending position will fix quite a lot of what has ailed the Panthers in their last three failed seasons, one area that has been a persistent problem is scoring depth.