In a move many predicted as early as two weeks ago, the Florida Panthers have made some changes to their front office staff. The news to assign Tom Rowe to general manager of the Florida Panthers and move Dale Tallon to VP of hockey operations seems somewhat odd at first considering Tallon had been resigned to his role back in January of this year alongside head coach Gerard Gallant as well as Tallon being a well respected GM and considered one of the best in his position.
Looking at what this decision means in the long term and breaking it down piece by piece, it is a great move for the Florida Panthers to make and frees them up to be even more aggressive in scouting new talent and having someone else to focus on the contracts, trade talks and other duties the general manager performs.