The last three seasons of Florida Panthers hockey have been pretty forgettable. After winning the Atlantic Division in 2015-16, the team fired Gerard Gallant after a poor start, fell to shreds, and missed the playoffs by a significant margin of 14 points.
The start of 2017-18 looked to be more of the same under coach Bob Boughner, starting the season poorly, but a late-season surge saw hockey life reborn in Sunrise, just to miss the playoffs by a point.
Last season saw more of the same, another slow start, but other than brief win streaks in November and January, the Panthers were never truly in contention.