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Old 03-26-2020, 02:56 PM   #1
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Icon30 The Florida Panthers Clinch A Playoff Spot

With a huge win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in game number 81 of the regular season the Florida Panthers were able to clinch a spot in the CPHL playoffs.

The Panthers win, combined with a Montreal Canadiens loss to the New York Islanders (Thanks Scorp!) allowed them to clinch a spot in the playoffs.

The Panthers still have one game remaining against the New York Rangers, which will determine the bottom two seeds in the Eastern Conference.

The playoff appearance is a huge step for the Florida Panthers franchise under second year GM SuperMatt18, and is a surprise after the Panthers finished in last place just two seasons ago.

The Panthers franchise is carried by it's strong defensive core, but were able to score goals by committee up front led by JT Compher and had surprisingly strong goaltending from Linus Ullmark and Aaron Dell to help lead them to the playoffs.

In what is an unheard of move in the CPHL the Florida Panthers were able to make the playoffs without a single trade completed in the regular season. The Panthers were still focused on the long term health of the franchise and were not willing to move any future assets to help this season, but wanted to let this group have a shot at the playoffs.

The Florida Panthers have three first round picks in this upcoming draft, and hope to be able to add a star player with the potential top pick received from the New York Islanders (Thanks to Scorp again!)

In terms of the playoffs the Panthers will be in tough against either the Flyers or Devils. To make matters worse the Panthers have lost top pairing D-Man Aaron Ekblad for 3 weeks with an injury, and will be short one of their top players in the first round.

GO PANTHERS GO

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Old 03-26-2020, 03:39 PM   #2
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The Panthers have seemed to always be the one of the worst teams in the league year after year well before SuperMatt18 became GM. Props to SuperMatt18 for turning the franchise in the right direction and getting them in the playoffs
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That's how to do it. Make the playoffs and have multiple first round picks.
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Old 03-26-2020, 04:18 PM   #4
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Congrats on the playoff berth. I'll be excited to watch how Quinton Byfield works out for you.
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