ESPN went through the NHL’s 31 teams and categorized them based on offseason improvement. The Florida Panthers were placed in the second tier Good, if things break right along with the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Vegas Golden Knights.
Writer Greg Wyshynski had this to say about the Cats:
The Panthers, from the players to the front office, insist that the bizarre cyberbullying scandal that hastened the departure of winger Mike Hoffman (involving his fiancée Monika Caryk and Melinda Karlsson, wife of Erik) will not follow him to South Florida.