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2007–08 Florida Panthers season

{{short description|National Hockey League team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey team season

|League=NHL

|Season=2007–08

|year=2007

|Team=Florida Panthers

|Conference=Eastern

|ConferenceRank=11th

|Division=Southeast

|DivisionRank=3rd

|Record=38–35–9

|HomeRecord=18–15–8

|RoadRecord=20–20–1

|GoalsFor=216

|GoalsAgainst=226

|GeneralManager=Jacques Martin

|Coach=Jacques Martin

|Captain=Olli Jokinen

|AltCaptain=Bryan Allen
Stephen Weiss

|Arena=BankAtlantic Center

|Attendance=15,436 (80.2%)

|GoalsLeader=Olli Jokinen (34)

|AssistsLeader=Olli Jokinen (37)

|PointsLeader=Olli Jokinen (71)

|PlusMinusLeader=Jassen Cullimore (+21)

|PIMLeader=Nathan Horton (85)

|WinsLeader=Tomas Vokoun (30)

|GAALeader=Tomas Vokoun (2.68)

}}

The 2007–08 Florida Panthers season began on October 4, 2007, with a game at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers. It was the Panthers' 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.

The 2007 NHL entry draft took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23. For a complete list of Panthers' draft picks, see below.

{{TOClimit|limit=2}}

Regular season

The Panthers tied the Montreal Canadiens for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed with just three.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2008.html|title=2007-08 NHL Summary}}

=Divisional standings=

{{2007–08 NHL Southeast Division standings|team=FLA}}

=Conference standings=

{{2007–08 NHL Eastern Conference standings|team=FLA}}

Schedule and results

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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#E51A38 2px solid; border-bottom:#002D62 2px solid;|title=October: 5–7–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 1–5–0)|Game |Date |Visitor |Score |Home |OT |Decision |Attendance |Record |Points |Recap}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 1 || October 4 || Florida || 2 – 5 || NY Rangers || || Vokoun || 18,200 || 0–1–0 || 0 || {{NHL recap|2007020007|L}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 2 || October 6 || New Jersey || 4 – 1 || Florida || || Vokoun || 19,250 || 0–2–0 || 0 || {{NHL recap|2007020026|L}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 3 || October 10 || Florida || 1 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Anderson || 18,540 || 0–3–0 || 0 || {{NHL recap|2007020044|L}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 4 || October 11 || New Jersey || 0 – 3 || Florida || || Vokoun || 10,847 || 1–3–0 || 2 || {{NHL recap|2007020055|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 5 || October 13 || Tampa Bay || 4 – 6 || Florida || || Vokoun || 15,801 || 2–3–0 || 4 || {{NHL recap|2007020069|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 6 || October 16 || Florida || 2 – 1 || Montreal || SO || Vokoun || 21,273 || 3–3–0 || 6 || {{NHL recap|2007020082|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 7 || October 18 || Florida || 2 – 3 || Toronto || || Anderson || 19,349 || 3–4–0 || 6 || {{NHL recap|2007020093|L}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 8 || October 20 || Florida || 1 – 4 || Ottawa || || Vokoun || 19,904 || 3–5–0 || 6 || {{NHL recap|2007020105|L}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 9 || October 24 || Philadelphia || 3 – 4 || Florida || || Vokoun || 12,856 || 4–5–0 || 8 || {{NHL recap|2007020128|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 10 || October 26 || Buffalo || 4 – 2 || Florida || || Vokoun || 15,842 || 4–6–0 || 8 || {{NHL recap|2007020142|L}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 11 || October 27 || Florida || 3 – 4 || Nashville || || Vokoun || 15,767 || 4–7–0 || 8 || {{NHL recap|2007020152|L}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 12 || October 31 || Carolina || 2 – 4 || Florida || || Vokoun || 10,063 || 5–7–0 || 10 || {{NHL recap|2007020169|W}}

|-

{{Game log section end}}

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|- {{Game-won}}

| 13 || November 2 || Florida || 4 – 2 || Buffalo || || Vokoun || 18,690 || 6–7–0 || 12 || {{NHL recap|2007020184|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 14 || November 3 || Florida || 2 – 4 || Carolina || || Vokoun || 17,547 || 6–8–0 || 12 || {{NHL recap|2007020192|L}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 15 || November 5 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 4 || Florida || || Vokoun || 10,149 || 7–8–0 || 14 || {{NHL recap|2007020206|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 16 || November 7 || Florida || 1 – 3 || Tampa Bay || || Vokoun || 16,526 || 7–9–0 || 14 || {{NHL recap|2007020215|L}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 17 || November 9 || Atlanta || 4 – 1 || Florida || || Vokoun || 14,268 || 7–10–0 || 14 || {{NHL recap|2007020229|L}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 18 || November 12 || Carolina || 4 – 3 || Florida || || Vokoun || 12,715 || 7–11–0 || 14 || {{NHL recap|2007020250|L}}

|- {{Game-otl}}

| 19 || November 13 || Florida || 2 – 3 || Atlanta || OT || Anderson || 12,599 || 7–11–1 || 15 || {{NHL recap|2007020252|OTL}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 20 || November 15 || Washington || 1 – 2 || Florida || || Vokoun || 12,101 || 8–11–1 || 17 || {{NHL recap|2007020266|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 21 || November 17 || Florida || 1 – 2 || Carolina || || Vokoun || 16,962 || 8–12–1 || 17 || {{NHL recap|2007020282|L}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 22 || November 19 || Florida || 4 – 3 || Washington || || Vokoun || 13,411 || 9–12–1 || 19 || {{NHL recap|2007020292|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 23 || November 21 || Florida || 5 – 2 || Columbus || || Vokoun || 13,326 || 10–12–1 || 21 || {{NHL recap|2007020304|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 24 || November 23 || NY Rangers || 2 – 3 || Florida || SO || Vokoun || 19,250 || 11–12–1 || 23 || {{NHL recap|2007020322|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 25 || November 28 || Florida || 2 – 1 || Washington || SO || Vokoun || 10,526 || 12–12–1 || 25 || {{NHL recap|2007020351|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 26 || November 29 || Boston || 4 – 3 || Florida || || Anderson || 14,926 || 12–13–1 || 25 || {{NHL recap|2007020360|L}}

|-

{{Game log section end}}

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|- {{Game-lost}}

| 27 || December 1 || Washington || 2 – 1 || Florida || || Vokoun || 14,333 || 12–14–1 || 25 || {{NHL recap|2007020377|L}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 28 || December 5 || Ottawa || 5 – 4 || Florida || || Anderson || 11,289 || 12–15–1 || 25 || {{NHL recap|2007020399|L}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 29 || December 7 || NY Islanders || 0 – 3 || Florida || || Vokoun || 14,502 || 13–15–1 || 27 || {{NHL recap|2007020414|W}}

|- {{Game-otl}}

| 30 || December 11 || Calgary || 2 – 1 || Florida || SO || Vokoun || 12,499 || 13–15–2 || 28 || {{NHL recap|2007020443|OTL}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 31 || December 13 || Florida || 1 – 0 || St. Louis || || Vokoun || 14,088 || 14–15–2 || 30 || {{NHL recap|2007020460|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 32 || December 15 || Florida || 2 – 5 || Detroit || || Vokoun || 20,066 || 14–16–2 || 30 || {{NHL recap|2007020474|L}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 33 || December 16 || Florida || 3 – 1 || Chicago || || Vokoun || 12,926 || 15–16–2 || 32 || {{NHL recap|2007020483|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 34 || December 18 || Florida || 3 – 2 || Montreal || || Vokoun || 21,273 || 16–16–2 || 34 || {{NHL recap|2007020493|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 35 || December 20 || Carolina || 4 – 5 || Florida || || Vokoun || 15,061 || 17–16–2 || 36 || {{NHL recap|2007020506|W}}

|- {{Game-otl}}

| 36 || December 22 || Toronto || 2 – 1 || Florida || OT || Vokoun || 18,500 || 17–16–3 || 37 || {{NHL recap|2007020522|OTL}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 37 || December 27 || Florida || 5 – 3 || Atlanta || || Vokoun || 16,080 || 18–16–3 || 39 || {{NHL recap|2007020546|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 38 || December 28 || Montreal || 5 – 1 || Florida || || Vokoun || 19,838 || 18–17–3 || 39 || {{NHL recap|2007020557|L}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 39 || December 30 || Philadelphia || 1 – 0 || Florida || || Vokoun || 18,767 || 18–18–3 || 39 || {{NHL recap|2007020572|L}}

|-

{{Game log section end}}

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|- {{Game-lost}}

| 40 || January 2 || Florida || 2 – 3 || New Jersey || || Vokoun || 14,124 || 18–19–3 || 39 || {{NHL recap|2007020588|L}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 41 || January 3 || Florida || 4 – 3 || NY Islanders || OT || Anderson || 11,428 || 19–19–3 || 41 || {{NHL recap|2007020596|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 42 || January 5 || Florida || 0 – 3 || Pittsburgh || || Vokoun || 17,090 || 19–20–3 || 41 || {{NHL recap|2007020614|L}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 43 || January 8 || Pittsburgh || 3 – 1 || Florida || || Vokoun || 17,086 || 19–21–3 || 41 || {{NHL recap|2007020632|L}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 44 || January 10 || Florida || 3 – 2 || Atlanta || SO || Vokoun || 14,805 || 20–21–3 || 43 || {{NHL recap|2007020644|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 45 || January 12 || Tampa Bay || 5 – 3 || Florida || || Vokoun || 16,578 || 20–22–3 || 43 || {{NHL recap|2007020663|L}}

|- {{Game-otl}}

| 46 || January 13 || Colorado || 4 – 3 || Florida || SO || Vokoun || 13,854 || 20–22–4 || 44 || {{NHL recap|2007020667|OTL}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 47 || January 16 || Florida || 3 – 5 || Philadelphia || || Vokoun || 19,207 || 20–23–4 || 44 || {{NHL recap|2007020687|L}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 48 || January 18 || Florida || 2 – 1 || New Jersey || || Anderson || 15,203 || 21–23–4 || 46 || {{NHL recap|2007020698|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 49 || January 19 || Florida || 3 – 5 || Washington || || Vokoun || 16,973 || 21–24–4 || 46 || {{NHL recap|2007020711|L}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 50 || January 22 || Ottawa || 3 – 5 || Florida || || Vokoun || 12,794 || 22–24–4 || 48 || {{NHL recap|2007020732|W}}

|- {{Game-otl}}

| 51 || January 24 || Edmonton || 4 – 3 || Florida || SO || Vokoun || 12,322 || 22–24–5 || 49 || {{NHL recap|2007020747|OTL}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 52 || January 30 || Buffalo || 1 – 0 || Florida || || Vokoun || 14,024 || 22–25–5 || 49 || {{NHL recap|2007020766|L}}

|-

{{Game log section end}}

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|- {{Game-won}}

| 53 || February 1 || Vancouver || 3 – 4 || Florida || SO || Vokoun || 17,523 || 23–25–5 || 51 || {{NHL recap|2007020780|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 54 || February 2 || Florida || 3 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Vokoun || 19,977 || 24–25–5 || 53 || {{NHL recap|2007020792|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 55 || February 5 || Florida || 8 – 0 || Toronto || || Vokoun || 19,430 || 25–25–5 || 55 || {{NHL recap|2007020806|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 56 || February 7 || Florida || 4 – 5 || Ottawa || || Vokoun || 19,435 || 25–26–5 || 55 || {{NHL recap|2007020820|L}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 57 || February 9 || Florida || 6 – 3 || Boston || || Vokoun || 19,893 || 26–26–5 || 57 || {{NHL recap|2007020835|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 58 || February 10 || Florida || 3 – 5 || Buffalo || || Anderson || 18,690 || 26–27–5 || 57 || {{NHL recap|2007020848|L}}

|- {{Game-otl}}

| 59 || February 13 || Montreal || 2 – 1 || Florida || OT || Vokoun || 17,100 || 26–27–6 || 58 || {{NHL recap|2007020866|OTL}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 60 || February 15 || Washington || 2 – 4 || Florida || || Vokoun || 16,202 || 27–27–6 || 60 || {{NHL recap|2007020876|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 61 || February 16 || Florida || 4 – 5 || Carolina || || Vokoun || 17,737 || 27–28–6 || 60 || {{NHL recap|2007020885|L}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 62 || February 19 || Florida || 2 – 2 || Pittsburgh || || Vokoun || 17,075 || 27–29–6 || 60 || {{NHL recap|2007020906|L}}

|- {{Game-otl}}

| 63 || February 21 || Boston || 5 – 4 || Florida || SO || Vokoun || 14,992 || 27–29–7 || 61 || {{NHL recap|2007020923|OTL}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 64 || February 23 || Florida || 2 – 1 || Philadelphia || OT || Anderson || 19,629 || 28–29–7 || 63 || {{NHL recap|2007020937|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 65 || February 24 || Florida || 0 – 5 || NY Rangers || ||Anderson|| 17,645 || 28–30–7 || 63 || {{NHL recap|2007020944|L}}

|- {{Game-otl}}

| 66 || February 27 || Toronto || 4 – 3 || Florida || SO || Vokoun || 14,457 || 28–30–8 || 64 || {{NHL recap|2007020961|OTL}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 67 || February 29 || Minnesota || 3 – 2 || Florida || || Vokoun || 17,897 ||28–31–8 || 64 || {{NHL recap|2007020973|L}}

|-

{{Game log section end}}

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|- {{Game-won}}

| 68 || March 2 || Florida || 1 – 0 || NY Islanders || || Anderson || 15,314 || 29–31–8 || 66 || {{NHL recap|2007020989|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 69 || March 4 || Florida || 1 – 0 || Boston || OT || Anderson || 16,478 || 30–31–8 || 68 || {{NHL recap|2007020998|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 70 || March 6 || Pittsburgh || 2 – 5 || Florida || || Anderson || 17,012 || 31–31–8 || 70 || {{NHL recap|2007021018|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 71 || March 8 || Atlanta || 2 – 3 || Florida || OT || Vokoun || 16,614 || 32–31–8 || 72 || {{NHL recap|2007021033|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 72 || March 12 || NY Islanders || 2 – 4 || Florida || || Vokoun || 15,233 || 33–31–8 || 74 || {{NHL recap|2007021060|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 73 || March 14 || NY Rangers || 2 – 3 || Florida || || Vokoun || 19,321 || 34–31–8 || 76 || {{NHL recap|2007021074|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 74 || March 16 || Atlanta || 1 – 3 || Florida || || Vokoun || 15,704 || 35–31–8 || 78 || {{NHL recap|2007021091|W}}

|- {{Game-otl}}

| 75 || March 20 || Carolina || 2 – 1 || Florida || SO || Vokoun || 18,546 || 35–31–9 || 79 || {{NHL recap|2007021113|OTL}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 76 || March 22 || Tampa Bay || 2 – 4 || Florida || || Vokoun || 18,502 || 36–31–9 || 81 || {{NHL recap|2007021129|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 77 || March 25 || Florida || 1 – 3 || Tampa Bay || || Vokoun || 16,110 || 36–32–9 || 81 || {{NHL recap|2007021145|L}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 78 || March 27 || Atlanta || 3 – 2 || Florida || || Vokoun || 17,301 || 36–33–9 || 81 || {{NHL recap|2007021159|L}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 79 || March 29 || Washington || 3 – 2 || Florida || || Vokoun || 17,832 || 36–34–9 || 81 || {{NHL recap|2007021174|L}}

|-

{{Game log section end}}

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|- {{Game-won}}

| 80 || April 1 || Florida || 3 – 2 || Atlanta || || Anderson || 15,453 || 37–34–9 || 83 || {{NHL recap|2007021190|W}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 81 || April 4 || Florida || 4 – 3 || Carolina || || Anderson || 18,680 || 38–34–9 || 85 || {{NHL recap|2007021213|W}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 82 || April 5 || Florida || 1 – 3 || Washington || || Anderson || 18,277 || 38–35–9 || 85 || {{NHL recap|2007021221|L}}

|-

{{Game log section end}}

|-

|

Legend:

{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid black|text=W}}

{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid black|text=L}}

{{legend2|#fff|Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)|border=1px solid black|text=OTL}}

{{Game log end}}

Player statistics

=Skaters=

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! ALIGN="center" colspan="1" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! ALIGN="center" colspan="5" | Regular season

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"

! ALIGN="center" | Player

! ALIGN="center" | GP

! ALIGN="center" | G

! ALIGN="center" | A

! ALIGN="center" | Pts

! ALIGN="center" | PIM

Olli Jokinen8234377167
Nathan Horton8227356285
Stephen Weiss7413294240
David Booth7322184040
Jay Bouwmeester8215223772
Richard Zednik5415112643
Rostislav Olesz5614122616
Kamil Kreps768172529
Steve Montador738152373
Jozef Stumpel527132010

=Goaltenders=

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ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"

! ALIGN="center" colspan="1" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! ALIGN="center" colspan="9" | Regular season

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"

! ALIGN="center" | Player

! ALIGN="center" | GP

! ALIGN="center" | Min

! ALIGN="center" | W

! ALIGN="center" | L

! ALIGN="center" | OT

! ALIGN="center" | GA

! ALIGN="center" | SO

! ALIGN="center" | SV%

! ALIGN="center" | GAA

Tomas Vokoun694031302981804.9192.63
Craig Anderson17935861352.9352.25

{{Hockey season stats note}}

Awards and records

=Records=

  • On October 24, Olli Jokinen scored two goals against the Philadelphia Flyers to surpass Scott Mellanby on the franchise's all-time goal-scoring (158) and points (355) lists.

=Milestones=

class="wikitable" width="50%"

| colspan="10" align="center" | Regular Season

align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| Player

MilestoneReached
Cory Murphy1st NHL GameOctober 4, 2007
Cory Murphy1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		October 6, 2007
Bryan Allen300th NHL GameOctober 6, 2007
Cory Murphy1st NHL AssistOctober 11, 2007
Stefan Meyer1st NHL GameOctober 24, 2007
Ville Peltonen100th NHL PointOctober 26, 2007
Olli Jokinen400th NHL PointOctober 27, 2007
Radek Dvorak300th NHL PIMNovember 2, 2007
Tanner Glass1st NHL GameNovember 12, 2007

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

=Trades=

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June 13, 2007
[https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=210735&hubname=]

| valign="top"| To Florida Panthers

2nd-round pick in either 2007 or 2008 – Jacob Markstrom

| valign="top"| To Tampa Bay Lightning

Chris Gratton
bgcolor="eeeeee"

| June 22, 2007

| valign="top"| To Florida Panthers

Tomas Vokoun

| valign="top"| To Nashville Predators

1st-round pick in 2008 – Josh Bailey
2nd-round pick in 2007 – Nick Spaling
conditional 2nd-round pick – Aaron Ness
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| February 26, 2008

| valign="top"| To Florida Panthers

Wade Belak

| valign="top"| To Toronto Maple Leafs

5th-round pick in 2008 – Jerome Flaake
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| February 26, 2008

| valign="top"| To Florida Panthers

Karlis Skrastins
3rd-round pick in 2008 – Adam Comrie

| valign="top"| To Colorado Avalanche

Ruslan Salei
bgcolor="#eeeeee"

| February 26, 2008

| valign="top"| To Florida Panthers

Chad Kilger

| valign="top"| To Toronto Maple Leafs

3rd-round pick in 2008 – James Livingston

=Free agents=

cellspacing="10"

| valign="top" |

{|class="wikitable"

align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| Player

Former teamContract Terms
Richard ZednikNew York Islanders2 years, $3.25 million
Brett McLeanColorado Avalanche3 years, $5.1 million
Radek DvorakSt. Louis Blues2 years, $3.1 million

| valign="top" |

class="wikitable"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| Player

New team
Martin GelinasNashville Predators
Alexei SemenovSan Jose Sharks
Alex AuldPhoenix Coyotes

|}

Draft picks

Florida's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio.2006 NHL Entry Draft Results [http://www.nhl.com/futures/2007draft/ nhl.com] {{dead link|date=January 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The Panthers had the 10th overall pick.

class="wikitable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Round

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | #

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Nationality

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="100%" | College/Junior/Club team (League)

1

| 10

| Keaton Ellerby (D)

| {{CAN}}

| Kamloops Blazers (WHL)

2

| 40

| Michal Repik (RW)

| {{CZE}}

| Vancouver Giants (WHL)

3

| 71

| Evgeny Dadonov (RW)

| {{RUS}}

| Traktor Chelyabinsk (RSL)

4

| 101

| Matt Rust (C)

| {{USA}}

| U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL)

5

| 131

| John Lee (D)

| {{USA}}

| Moorhead High School (USHS-MN)

6

| 181

| Corey Syvret (D)

| {{CAN}}

| Guelph Storm (OHL)

7

| 191

| Ryan Wilson (LW)

| {{CAN}}

| Cambridge Winterhawks (MWJHL)

7

| 202

| Sergei Gaiduchenko (G)

| {{UKR}}

| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)

Farm teams

=American Hockey League=

Florida has an affiliation agreement with the Rochester Americans for this season.

=ECHL=

The Florida Everblades remained the Panthers' ECHL affiliate that season.

References

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  • Player stats: [https://web.archive.org/web/20030803224207/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/stats?team=fla Florida Panthers player stats] on espn.com
  • Game log: [https://web.archive.org/web/20051129092852/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/schedule?team=fla Florida Panthers game log] on espn.com
  • Team standings: [https://www.espn.com/nhl/standings NHL standings] on espn.com

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