NHL Season Secrets: Uncover the Surprising Strengths, Hidden Weaknesses, and Game-Changing X Factors for Every Team
The Panthers pack a mean forecheck that pressures opponents into turnovers and puts Florida on the attack. They are relentlessly opportunistic. And their neutral zone details are a game changer given how they can shut down even some of the league’s most elite scorers there. The Panthers way of doing business just works, and it’s why seemingly every player who comes into the organization finds a role and a way to excel. Everyone is important.
Biggest concern: Aleksander Barkov‘s absence looms large. Florida’s captain suffered a torn ACL and MCL during practice last month and will be out seven to nine months. That’s bad enough. But the Panthers are also without Matthew Tkachuk for at least several weeks into the regular season while he continues to recover from offseason surgery on a torn adductor muscle. That’s two of their top three scorers from last season gone early.
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