Since the success of the 2015-16 season, the expectations for the Florida Panthers were up when it came to how they would fare the following season. After making the playoffs for the first time in four years, the still questionable first-round exit still wasn’t enough for Panther fans. The following seasons were supposed to be a step forward for the franchise. Instead, they got the opposite.
The next three seasons would be miserable for the Cats as they quickly went back to their losing ways. It’s not that they had awful seasons – they were just seeming to be that team that was always on the outside looking in.