Panthers GM Drops Hint About Offseason After Stanley Cup Win

The Florida Panthers are the two-time Stanley Cup champions after dispatching the Edmonton Oilers for the second year in a row. Florida took down Edmonton in six games this season, finishing off another impressive playoff run.

But as the Panthers enter the offseason, the team has a few key players entering free agency. Guys such as Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett, and Aaron Ekblad are all scheduled to be free agents.

Nobody knows what will take place once free agency starts, but this team has shown it can allow anyone to enter the organization. Florida has been the standard of success over the last few years, and everything starts with the leadership at the top.

When asked about how the team looks for players with the uncertainty of the offseason coming up, Panthers general manager Bill Zito didn't hold back.

"We've reached a point, almost, where the room can accept almost anybody, and they pull all the good qualities out of that person. And I think it's because it starts with Paul Maurice and the leadership in the room. Fail, it's okay to fail so come in and be yourself because you're gonna screw up, we don't really care. We all screw up, all the time but we have a lot of really good players around us who help us when we do. I think that puts people at ease, and I think it's easy to fit in," Zito said.