Fraser's Florida Panthers 2009-10 Preview

I will be previewing all 30 NHL clubs. I will be looking at their available salary cap room, the additions and deletions from the 2008-09 rosters, and where I think they will stack up in their division and conference for the 2009-10 season.  Let's get a move on with the Florida Panthers, who play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The Florida Panthers joined the NHL as an expansion franchise in 1993 along with the Anaheim Ducks. The expansion cousins have a few things in common; they were initially owned by Disney (Anaheim) and Blockbuster Video (Florida), both have been since sold to new owners, and both have played in the Stanley Cup finals. The Panthers had initial success whereas the Ducks' has come more recently. The Ducks have been to the Stanley Cup Finals twice (2003 and 2007) and won one championship. The Panthers made it to the finals in only their third year of existence, but that's where their success ended. In the 15 seasons of their existence, the Pan...