Under Tallon, the Florida Panthers have made the playoffs only a mere two times, though separated by four years due to committing to a rebuild after the 2012-13 season. Tallon’s stay as GM was also separated by two parts, fired via promotion following the team’s playoff berth in 2015-16.
Through all that, the times have changed since Tallon’s initial hire back in 2010. Nine years later, the Panthers have one of their most promising rosters ever, including a franchise record-setting center in Aleksander Barkov, who is just 23-years-old.
On top of that, there’s been plenty of young talent to enter and emerge from within the organization at all levels.