Last season, the Florida Panthers got off to a horrid start of 2-5-3 in their opening ten games. The offense was inconsistent, performing hot and cold between those matches.
The power play was virtually non-existent, as the Panthers’ man advantage ranked at the very bottom at the start of the year. The first unit, especially, wasn’t able to get anything going.
On top of that, the defense wasn’t able to keep anything out, while the goaltenders failed to provide any relief.
The Panthers did manage to rally back with a five-game win streak after their first ten games; however, the extremely slow start proved to be too much to overcome, as they never quite found any level of consistency throughout the remainder of the season and missed the postseason for the third consecutive year.