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REDRAFTING FLORIDA PANTHERS FOR A DECADE (2000-2010)



The Florida Panthers were an absolute disaster during 2000s because they failed at drafting good players despite having high picks nearly every year.

If the Florida Panthers drafted well during those years, they could have perhaps build a playoff caliber team or even a contendening team.

In this blog, i will redraft the Florida Panthers from 2000-2010s.

Rules for the redraft:
Must select a player in every round
Must draft 4 players in every draft

2000:

58-Paul Martin over Vladimir Sapozhnikov
77-Lubomir Visnovsky over Robert Fried
115-John Michael Liles over Chris Eade
120-Henrik Lundqvist over David Parley

This draft wasn't very good but the Florida Panthers still manage to draft by far the best player in the draft in Henrik Lundqvist
as well as 3 good defenseman in Paul Martin, Lubomir Visnovsky and John Michael Liles.

2001:

4-Mikko Koivu over Stephen Weiss
34-Mike Cammalleri over Greg Watson
68-Tomas Pleckanec over Grant McNeill
169-Jussi Jokinen over Dustin Johner

The Florida Panthers a two very solid centers in Mikko Koivu and Tomas Plekanec as well as two dynamic wingers in Mike Cammalleri and Jussi Jokinen.

2002:

3-Jay Bouwmeester
67-Valtteri Filppula
169-Paul Ranger
200-Max Talbot

There weren't a whole lot of options for the Panthers to choose from in the 2002 draft but the Panthers do add some nice role players in Filppula and Talbot;
Jay Bouwmeester will still be selected 3rd overall as he had a great stint with the Florida Panthers.

2003:

3-Ryan Getzlaf over Nathan Horton
25-Corey Perry over Anthony Stewart
38-Shea Weber over Kamil Kreps
55-David Backes over Stefan Meyer
171-Dustin Byfuglien over Petr Kadlec

The land 5 future all stars in this draft that will change the fortunes of the Florida Panthers for years to come.
Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry will form a dynamic duo up front, David Backes is a great power forward and they got their number 1 defenseman in Shea Weber.
The Beauty of having Dustin Byfuglien on the roster is his versatility and his ability to excel both on the wing and on defense.

2004:

7-Alexander Radulov over Rostislav Olesz
37-Alex Goligoski over David Shantz
53-David Krejci over David Booth
105-Kris Versteeg over Evan Schafer

The add the wildcard in the draft in Alex Radulov, who might be the most talented player in the draft if he comes over from Russia;
David Krejci gives the Panthers a very good number 2 center behind Ryan Getzlaf and Alex Goligoski is a good top 4 defenseman.

2005:

20-Tuukka Rask over Kendal McArdle
32-James Neal over Tyler Plante
93-Keith Yandle over Olivier Legault
164-Patric Hornqvist over Derlyuk

Drafting Tuukka Rask will ensure that Henrik Lundqvist doesn't get overworked during the regular season which will increase his longevity in the league.
The Panthers also add two good goal scorers in James Neal and Patric Hornqvist and a terrific offensive defenseman in Keith Yandle.

2006:

11-Claude Giroux over Jonathan Bernier
73-James Reimer over Brady Calla
103-Mathieu Perreault over Michael Caruso
155-Andrew MacDonald over Peter Aston

The Panthers add a future superstar in Claude Giroux and a few players that will likely be used for trade bait later on.

2007:

10-Max Pacioretty over Keaton Ellerby
40-PK Subban over Michal Repik
71-Evgenii Dadonov
101-Carl Hagelin over Chris Terry

The Florida Panthers add two perrenial all stars in Max Pacioretty and PK Subban that only makes their already stacked prospect pool even better.
Evgenii Dadonov is a late bloomer but the Panthers aren't in a rush for his services so he can take his time to develop.
Carl Hagelin adds some much needed speed to the team and is a terrific penalty killer.

2008:

31-Roman Josi over Jacob Markstrom
46-Derek Stepan over Maxime Suave
80-TJ Brodie over Adam Comrie
99-Cam Atkinson over Colin Long

The Panthers add their future number 1 defenseman in Roman Josi and another top 4 defenseman in TJ Brodie.
Derek Stepan gives the Panthers another good two way center and Cam Atkinson could be a top 6 player in the future as well.

2009: 

14-Chris Kreider over Dmitri Kulikov
44-Tomas Tatar over Drew Shore
67-Mattias Ekholm over Josh Birkholz
107-Mike Hoffman over Garrett Wilson

The Panthers add 3 goal scoring wingers in Kreider, Tatar and Hoffman and a star defenseman in Mattias Ekholm.
Due to the depth of the roster, these players may not make the team for another 2-3 seasons.

2010:

3-Vladimir Tarasenko over Erik Gudbranson
33-Justin Faulk over John McFarland
69-Brendan Gallagher over Joe Basaraba
123-Petr Mrazek over Zach Hyman

The Panthers improve their depth at Right winger by adding Vladimir Tarasenko.
Brendan Gallagher, Justin Faulk and Petr Mrazak will likely be trade bait becaue the fantasic depth ahead of them.

The Florida Panthers see Tomas Plekanec, Paul Martin, Lubomir Visnovsky leave in Free Agency in 2010.


By the 2010-11 season, the Florida Panthers have assembled an incredible team
but they will need to make a few trades due to salary cap reasons.

Trades:

Florida Panthers trade Henrik Lundqvist to Ottawa Senators 1st round pick 2011 (Mark Scheifele), 1st round pick 2011 (Richard Rakell)
Jay Bouwmeester, rights to Alex Radulov is traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for 1st round pick 2011 (JT Miller), 2nd round pick 2011 (William Karlsson)
James Neal, Mike Cammalleri, Justin Faulk is trade to Minnesota Wild for Jared Spurgeon, Cal Clutterbuck, 2nd round pick 2011 (Jordan Binnington), 1st round pick 2012 (Matt Dumba).
Mikko Koivu, John Michael Liles are traded to the Boston Bruins for Milan Lucic, 1st round pick 2012
Evgenii Dadonov, Jussi Jokinen, Valtteri Filppula are traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Dave Bolland, Bryan Bickell, 2nd round pick 2011 (Brandon Saad)

2010-11 Florida Panthers

C.Giroux-R.Getzlaf-C.Perry
M.Lucic-D.Krejci-D.Backes
M.Pacioretty-D.Stepan-P.Hornqvist
B.Bickell-D.Bolland-C.Clutterbuck

D.Byfuglien-S.Weber
A.Goligoski-PK.Subban
K.Yandle-A.MacDonald

T.Rask
J.Reimer

Top Prospects:
F: Vladimir Tarasenko, Mark Scheifele, Cam Atkinson, Brendan Gallagher, Chris Kreider, Rickard Rakell, Tomas Tatar, JT Miller, Brandon Saad, William Karlsson, Carl Hagelin
D: Roman Josi, Mattias Ekholm, Jared Spurgeon, Matt Dumba, TJ Brodie
G: Petr Mrazek, Jordan Binnington

The Florida Panthers have build a very dominant team that resembles the Boston Bruins of right now but that will change once the prospects in the pipeline are NHL ready.
This team has the potential to be contenders for a long time.


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