Panthers Summer in Review

X-Posted at Panthers Daily PuckAfter a long sabbatical, I have returned to the realm of the Panthers. I was finishing up school, in Europe, and starting a new school in a new city. Now that I am settled in, I will be able to write more frequently again for the blog.Well, this summer has been quite the doozy. No more Jokinen, a new coach, Panthers sign Cory Stillman, Rusty Olesz and newly acquired D-Man Keith Ballard are locked in for another 6 years (both at very affordable prices for their upsides to boot!). The acquisition of Bryan McCabe is seemingly a head scratcher to many. The Panthers also picked up their goalie of the future in the draft (first round talent, which makes up for the lost first round draft pick).The Jokinen TradeI am a big fan of this trade, if for the simple fact, that Jokinen gets to move on and we as Panthers fans get to move on. Jokinen was a great scorer, no doubt, but there were too many murmurs of discontent among the players and sources around the leagu...