Do the Florida Panthers have what it takes to repeat next year?

[DavidHasselhoffsFist]

I would say the odds are better that they do than don’t.

 

[57special]

Their best players, with the exception of Bob, are still young, so i'd say ya, they have a good chance. The other thing working in their favor is that some of their competition is definitely getting older, not better, in TBL, BOS, WAS, PIT, NYR. I think it will be an upcoming team that might give them trouble like NJD, maybe?

 

[PBPantherfan]

Couple of LTIR get a couple of guys some Kucherov rest, add a couple of hungry additions to replace them, and bam super team for the playoffs.

 

[wetcoast]

lost montour to seattle...also losing ekman-larsson to the leafs....

i think its gonna be hard for them to repeat next year...

It's hard for every team to repeat and Florida doesn't look like the exception to the rule here.

 

[VanillaCoke]

no chance

 

[Chet Manley]

They could add a rental defenseman at the deadline and be right back into the finals.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Florida fans should brace themselves for the incoming tsunami of posts to the effect of: "You have nowhere to go but down!"

 

[JianYang]

Three straight Finals in this era seems unlikely

EDIT: Actually Tampa did it, but two of those were rona shortened so there's probably a difference

The covid seasons had their own unique challenges which would should offset the advantages that would come with a shorter season at least to a certain extent.

Also, wasn't there short turnaround between the seasons in 2021? The cup got handed out on July 7, and the regular started in October.

 

[TheOrangeDesk]

No

 

[IceManCat]

It would be a lot better to ask "what teams are better than the Panthers"?

That should help answer your question more than anything else.

 

[behemolari]

If they somehow manage to get top4 RHD before trade deadline