Florida Panthers, On Their Way To Missing Playoffs Again, Vow To Make Changes
Posted by TheHockeyGuy on February 16th, 2010
The Florida Panthers are fresh off a shutout loss that marked their third such defeat in 11 games.
Their coach called it “a step in the right direction.”
The team again is plummeting out of the playoff picture, prompting the general manager to say it’s time to “retool” the roster and nobody is off-limits. But Friday’s trade deadline passed with no moves beyond one announced a day earlier.
The GM said “we made good progress.”
In fairness, the shutout loss came on a night in which the Panthers hit the goalpost six times. And Friday’s deadline only freezes rosters until after the Olympic break, meaning nobody in the locker room should feel comfy.
If that wasn’t obvious by GM Randy Sexton’s heated comments after a loss Tuesday, it was on the club’s Web site Friday, when new managing partners Cliff Viner and Stu Siegel posted a sharply worded, signed letter.
“We must admit the significant shortcomings we have as an organization,” they wrote, “and we must move quickly and efficiently to overcome these shortcomings.”
The partners said their goals included qualifying for the playoffs “on an annual basis” and contending for the Stanley Cup “in the near future.” They pointed a finger at players who have dropped five straight entering tonight’s home game against Boston, the final outing before the Olympic break.
Click here to read the full article – By Palm Beach Post
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