NEWARK — South Florida is associated with snowbirds — retirees who migrate from the North to spend their later years in the comfort of warm weather — and professional hockey there is full of the N.H.L.’s version: The Panthers are one of the N.H.L.’s oldest teams, averaging 28.5 years.
But a closer look shows that figure is misleading.
“We don’t have a whole lot of guys that are in the middle,” Panthers Coach Gerard Gallant said. “We’ve got some old guys and some real young guys. It’s working out pretty good over all.”
Jaromir Jagr, 43, is Florida’s leading scorer, having posted 21 points entering Thursday night’s game against the Devils.