Uncover the Shocking Draft Blunders and Hidden Gems Unveiled for Every NHL Team This Decade
Florida Panthers
Best: Anton Lundell
With the 212th selection in 2020, Florida drafted goalie Devon Levi, who popped enough as a prospect to, along with a 2022 first-round pick, help land Sam Reinhart in a trade from Buffalo. Earlier in that draft, though, with the 12th overall pick, they took Lundell — a key down-the-middle piece for a Stanley Cup winner. At 23, Lundell has already played nearly 80 postseason games and gets better each year.
Worst: Grigori Denisenko
Pretty easy one here. Denisenko, a winger who was the 15th pick in 2018, left the KHL in 2020 and played 26 games across three seasons with Florida, putting up just seven points. He’s been a productive AHLer, going from Vegas to Nashville after Florida waived him in 2023. No other Panthers pick from that draft has played an NHL game; tough year for the Dale Tallon regime. — Sean Gentille
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