| Nick Obergan. 5th October, 2011 - 9:59 pm
 The thirteenth in a series of 30 articles, we will go through the history of every NHL franchise alphabetically and select an All-Time Roster for each.
Florida Panthers (1993-Present)
GM Dale Tallon is trying to turn around a franchise that has not been to the playoffs in a decade. In their entire franchise history they have only made three playoff appearances, and only once did they make it past the first round. That banner year of 1995-96 saw them make it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals, only to be swept by Colorado.
First Team
C: Olli Jokinen (2000-08): Franchise's leading scorer (188-231-419) in 567 games; 2003 All-Star; four 30+ goal seasons; Team Captain 2003-08.
W: Scott Mellanby (93-2001): 2nd most points (354 in 552 games), most power play goals (66); 1996 All-Star; two 30+ goal seasons; Team Captain 1997-2001.
W: Pavel Bure (98-2002): 251 points in 223 games, 3rd most goals (152), +12; 2-time All-Star; 2-time Rocket Richard Trophy winner (58 and 59 goals); Team Captain 2001-02.
D: Robert Svehla (94-2002): Leads almost all categories for defensemen (573 games, 61-229-290); 1997 All-Star.
D: Jay Bouwmeester (2002-09): 2nd most points among defensemen (203 in 471 games), -27; 2-time All-Star; two 15-goal seasons.
G: Roberto Luongo (2000-06): most games (317), wins (108), and shutouts (26), 2.68 GAA, .920 SV%; 2004 All-Star; led the league in saves twice.
Second Team
C: Stephen Weiss (2001-Present): 3rd most points (333 in 557 games), -9; three 20+ goal seasons.
W: Nathan Horton (2003-10): 4th most points (295 in 422 games), +27; three 27+ goal seasons.
W: Radek Dvorak (95-99, 2007-11): Franchise leader in games played (613), 268 points, 16 short handed goals.
D: Paul Laus (93-2002): 530 games, 72 points, 1,702 PIM, +31; Team Captain 2001-02.
D: Gord Murphy (93-99): 142 points, -16 in 410 games.
G: John Vanbiesbrouck (93-98): 106-108-53, 13 shutouts, 2.58 GAA, .912 SV%; 3-time All-Star.
Third Team
C: Viktor Kozlov (97-2004): 291 points, +4 in 414 games; 2000 All-Star; holds record for most assists in a season (53).
W: Ray Whitney (97-2001): 227 points in 273 games; 2000 All-Star; three straight 60+ point seasons.
W: David Booth (2006-Present): 166 points in 303 games; three 20+ goal seasons.
D: Bryan McCabe (2008-11): 104 points, -2 in 199 games; Team Captain 2009-11.
D: Ed Jovanovski (95-99, Present): 83 points, -20, 549 PIM in 253 games; All-Rookie Team.
G: Tomas Vokoun (2007-11): 101-108-30, 23 shutouts, 2.57 GAA, .923 SV%; 2008 All-Star.
Coaches
Doug MacLean (95-97): 83-71-33, two playoff appearances, 1996 Stanley Cup finalist, highest winning percentage (.532).
Jacques Martin (2005-08): 110-100-36, most games and most wins, .520 win percentage.
Nick is RealGM's NHL Feature Writer. You can reach him by email nick.obergan@realgm.com or on twitter @NickObergan |
