NHL Quarter Mark Shockers: Which Teams Are Surpassing Expectations—and Which Are Crashing Hard?
Florida Panthers: B
Yes, the Panthers are in the East’s mushy middle and, no, it hasn’t always been pretty. But they’re missing arguably their two most important players in Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk and have lost more salary to injury than any other team. They’re also 5-4-0 in their last nine games and the goals seem to be coming, with 35 in those nine outings. Their underlying numbers are strong, too, so they should be a playoff team — and a handful once Tkachuk returns in the second half. — James Mirtle
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