2009–10 Florida Panthers
2009–10 record
Team information
General Manager	Randy Sexton
Coach	Peter DeBoer
Captain	Bryan McCabe
Alternate captains	Cory Stillman Stephen Weiss
Arena	BankAtlantic Center
Average attendance	14, 891 (77.4%) (after 4 games)
Team leaders
<2008–09

The 2009–10 Florida Panthers season is the 16th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League. The season is the first as Panthers' general manager Randy Sexton, who replaces Jacques Martin

[edit] Off-season

The Panthers moved their training facilities and administrative center to the 'Incredible Ice' complex in Coral Springs, Florida. A new $10 million, 50,000 square feet (4,600 m²) expansion was built to accommodate the Panthers.^[1]

On June 1, 2009, general manager Jacques Martin resigned his position to become the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens.^[2] Assistant General Manager Randy Sexton assumed the duties of general manager on an interim basis, and was named general manager just prior to the start of the season. This is Sexton's second time as an NHL general manager. He was the Ottawa Senators general manager in the early 1990s.

[edit] Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 15 (in Halifax, NS)	Ottawa Senators		Florida Panthers
2	September 16	Florida Panthers		Ottawa Senators
3	September 17	Florida Panthers		Montreal Canadiens
4	September 18	Florida Panthers		Edmonton Oilers
5	September 20	Florida Panthers		Calgary Flames
6	September 22	Florida Panthers		Dallas Stars
7	September 23	Dallas Stars		Florida Panthers
8	September 28 (in Tampere, Finland)	Florida Panthers		Tampere Tappara (Finland)
9	September 30 (in Helsinki, Finland)	Florida Panthers		Helsinki Jokerit (Finland)

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Divisional standings

	Southeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
1	Washington Capitals	27	16	5	6	94	78	38
2	Atlanta Thrashers	24	14	7	3	84	68	31
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	25	10	7	8	67	75	28
4	Florida Panthers	26	10	12	4	71	87	24
5	Carolina Hurricanes	27	5	17	5	62	100	15

After games of December 1, 2009.^[3]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

[edit] Conference standings

	Eastern Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
1	Washington Capitals	25	14	5	6	87	73	36
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	27	18	9	0	87	75	36
3	Boston Bruins	26	13	8	5	64	64	31
4	New Jersey Devils	24	17	6	1	69	51	35
5	Buffalo Sabres	23	14	7	2	63	55	30
6	Ottawa Senators	24	13	7	4	67	63	30
7	Atlanta Thrashers	23	13	7	3	80	65	29
8	Tampa Bay Lightning	24	10	6	8	67	72	28
9	Philadelphia Flyers	24	13	10	1	77	65	27
10	New York Rangers	26	13	12	1	78	79	27
11	New York Islanders	27	10	10	7	72	84	27
12	Montreal Canadiens	26	12	12	2	66	76	26
13	Florida Panthers	25	10	11	4	68	83	24
14	Toronto Maple Leafs	24	6	11	7	67	89	19
15	Carolina Hurricanes	26	5	16	5	60	97	15

After games of November 29, 2009.^[4]

[edit] Game log

2009–10 Game Log
October: 4–7–1 (Home: 1–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 2 (in Helsinki, FI) Florida Panthers 4 - 3 Chicago Blackhawks SO Vokoun 12,056 1-0-0 2 2 October 3 (in Helsinki, FI) Chicago Blackhawks 4 - 0 Florida Panthers Vokoun 11,526 1-1-0 2 3 October 9 Florida Panthers 2 - 7 Carolina Hurricanes Vokoun 13,597 1-2-0 2 4 October 10 New Jersey Devils 3 - 2 Florida Panthers Vokoun 18,802 1-3-0 2 5 October 12 Florida Panthers 2 - 3 Tampa Bay Lightning Vokoun 14,126 1-4-0 2 6 October 16 Philadelphia Flyers 2 - 4 Florida Panthers Clemmensen 15,557 2-4-0 4 7 October 21 Buffalo Sabres 5 - 2 Florida Panthers Clemmensen 12,607 2-5-0 4 8 October 23 Florida Panthers 2 - 3 Pittsburgh Penguins SO Vokoun 16,971 2-5-1 5 9 October 24 Florida Panthers 1 - 5 Philadelphia Flyers Vokoun 19,007 2-6-1 5 10 October 28 Ottawa Senators 4 - 3 Florida Panthers Vokoun 12,596 2-7-1 5 11 October 30 Florida Panthers 6 - 5 Dallas Stars SO Clemmensen 16,824 3-7-1 7 12 October 31 Florida Panthers 4 - 0 St. Louis Blues Vokoun 17,943 4-7-1 9
November: 5–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 13 November 4 Carolina Hurricanes 0 - 3 Florida Panthers Vokoun 12,424 5-7-1 11 14 November 6 Washington Capitals 1 - 4 Florida Panthers Vokoun 15,877 5-8-1 11 15 November 7 Florida Panthers 4 - 7 Washington Capitals Clemmensen 18,277 5-9-1 11 16 November 12 Florida Panthers 1 - 0 Boston Bruins SO Vokoun 17,074 6-9-1 13 17 November 14 New York Islanders 4 - 5 Florida Panthers SO Vokoun 15,921 7-9-1 15 18 November 16 Los Angeles Kings 4 - 3 Florida Panthers SO Vokoun 12,502 7-9-2 16 19 November 18 Florida Panthers 6 - 2 Buffalo Sabres Vokoun 18,546 8-9-2 18 20 November 20 Florida Panthers 2 - 1 Detroit Red Wings OT Vokoun 16,424 9-9-2 20 21 November 21 Florida Panthers New York Rangers 22 November 23 Pittsburgh Penguins Florida Panthers 23 November 25 New York Rangers Florida Panthers 24 November 27 Toronto Maple Leafs Florida Panthers 25 November 28 Florida Panthers Nashville Predators 26 November 30 Florida Panthers Atlanta Thrashers
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 27 December 2 Colorado Avalanche Florida Panthers 28 December 3 Florida Panthers Washington Capitals 29 December 5 Atlanta Thrashers Florida Panthers 30 December 7 Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers 31 December 9 Florida Panthers Columbus Blue Jackets 32 December 11 Florida Panthers New Jersey Devils 33 December 12 Florida Panthers Pittsburgh Penguins 34 December 14 Florida Panthers New York Islanders 35 December 16 Atlanta Thrashers Florida Panthers 36 December 18 Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers 37 December 19 Florida Panthers Carolina Hurricanes 38 December 21 Florida Panthers Philadelphia Flyers 39 December 23 Florida Panthers New York Rangers 40 December 27 Boston Bruins Florida Panthers 41 December 31 Montreal Canadiens Florida Panthers
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 42 January 3 Pittsburgh Penguins Florida Panthers 43 January 5 Florida Panthers Toronto Maple Leafs 44 January 7 Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens 45 January 9 Florida Panthers Ottawa Senators 46 January 13 Washington Capitals Florida Panthers 47 January 14 Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning 48 January 16 Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers 49 January 18 Atlanta Thrashers Florida Panthers 50 January 20 Florida Panthers New Jersey Devils 51 January 21 Florida Panthers New York Islanders 52 January 23 Toronto Maple Leafs Florida Panthers 53 January 26 Montreal Canadiens Florida Panthers 54 January 29 Florida Panthers Washington Capitals 55 January 31 New York Islanders Florida Panthers
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 56 February 1 Anaheim Ducks Florida Panthers 57 February 5 Calgary Flames Florida Panthers 58 February 6 Florida Panthers Atlanta Thrashers 59 February 9 Florida Panthers Carolina Hurricanes 60 February 11 Vancouver Canucks Florida Panthers 61 February 13 Boston Bruins Florida Panthers
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 62 March 2 Florida Panthers Atlanta Thrashers 63 March 3 Philadelphia Flyers Florida Panthers 64 March 6 Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers 65 March 9 Florida Panthers Minnesota Wild 66 March 11 Florida Panthers Colorado Avalanche 67 March 13 Florida Panthers San Jose Sharks 68 March 16 Washington Capitals Florida Panthers 69 March 18 Phoenix Coyotes Florida Panthers 70 March 20 Buffalo Sabres Florida Panthers 71 March 21 Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers 72 March 23 Florida Panthers Toronto Maple Leafs 73 March 25 Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens 74 March 27 Florida Panthers Ottawa Senators 75 March 29 Nashville Predators Florida Panthers 76 March 31 Florida Panthers Buffalo Sabres
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 77 April 1 Florida Panthers Boston Bruins 78 April 3 New York Rangers Florida Panthers 79 April 6 Ottawa Senators Florida Panthers 80 April 8 New Jersey Devils Florida Panthers 81 April 10 Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning 82 April 11 Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

[edit] Playoffs

The Panthers last made the playoffs in 2000.

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Reinprecht, StevenSteven Reinprecht 21 10 7 17 7 4 Horton, NathanNathan Horton 21 6 11 17 2 20 Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss 21 7 7 14 -6 4 Stillman, CoryCory Stillman 20 6 7 13 3 8 McCabe, BryanBryan McCabe 21 3 8 11 4 10 Olesz, RostislavRostislav Olesz 21 5 5 10 -5 10 Frolik, MichaelMichael Frolik 21 5 4 9 1 12 Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg 21 1 7 8 4 2 Leopold, JordanJordan Leopold 21 2 5 7 2 12 Ballard, KeithKeith Ballard 21 0 7 7 1 27 Kulikov, DmitryDmitry Kulikov 21 1 6 7 -8 10 Dvorak, RadekRadek Dvorak 15 2 3 5 -1 4 Kreps, KamilKamil Kreps 19 0 5 5 3 8 Allen, BryanBryan Allen 19 1 3 4 -2 22 Koistinen, VilleVille Koistinen 16 1 3 4 1 8 Booth, DavidDavid Booth 9 2 1 3 -5 10 Moore, DominicDominic Moore 11 1 2 3 -2 10 Campbell, GregoryGregory Campbell 20 0 3 3 -3 13 Oreskovich, VictorVictor Oreskovich 10 1 1 2 0 4 McArdle, KenndalKenndal McArdle 12 0 2 2 -2 19 Matthias, ShawnShawn Matthias 6 1 0 1 1 0 Repik, MichalMichal Repik 4 1 0 1 0 4 Taffe, JeffJeff Taffe 5 0 0 0 0 2 MacIntyre, SteveSteve MacIntyre 4 0 0 0 0 7 Garrison, JasonJason Garrison 2 0 0 0 -2 0

[edit] Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Vokoun, TomasTomas Vokoun 17 1018 7 8 2 46 2.71 595 .923 3 0 1 0 Clemmensen, ScottScott Clemmensen 5 247 3 1 0 17 4.13 139 .878 0 0 0 0 Salak, AlexanderAlexander Salak 1 18 0 0 0 2 6.67 7 .714 0 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Panthers. Stats reflect time with Panthers only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Records

[edit] Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Dmitry Kulikov	1st Career NHL Game	October 2, 2009
Dmitry Kulikov	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 10, 2009

[edit] Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

[edit] Trades Date Details June 19, 2009[5] To Phoenix Coyotes Exclusive negotiating rights to Steve Reinprecht To Florida Panthers Stefan Meyer June 27, 2009[6] To Calgary Flames Jay Bouwmeester To Florida Panthers Jordan Leopold 3rd-round draft pick (#67 overall) in 2009

[edit] Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Alexander Salak[7] TPS Turku undisclosed Scott Clemmensen[8] New Jersey Devils 3 years, $3.6 million Ville Koistinen[9] Nashville Predators 2 years, $2.4 million Clay Wilson[10] Atlanta Thrashers 2 years Jeff Taffe[11] Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years Graham Mink[12] Washington Capitals 2 years Jamie Johnson[13] TPS Turku 1 year Dennis Seidenberg[14] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $2.25 million Dominic Moore[15] Buffalo Sabres 1 year [edit] Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Craig Anderson[16] Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $3.6 million Karlis Skrastins[17] Dallas Stars 2 years, $2.75 million Nick Boynton[18] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $1.5 million Anthony Stewart[19] Atlanta Thrashers undisclosed Tanner Glass[20] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $500,000 Steve Eminger[21] Anaheim Ducks 2 years [edit] Claimed via Waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Steve MacIntyre[22] Edmonton Oilers November 10, 2009 [edit] Lost via Waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers [edit] Players re-signed Player Contract terms Steve Reinprecht[23] 3 years, $6.15 million Radek Dvorak[24] 2 years, $3.4 million David Booth[25] 6 years, $25.5 million Jordan Leopold[26] 1 year, $1.75 million Evgeny Dadonov[27] entry level contract Dmitry Kulikov[28] entry level contract

[edit] Draft picks

Florida's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	14	Dmitri Kulikov	(D)	Russia	Drummondville Voltigeurs (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
2	44	Drew Shore	(C)	United States	U.S. National U18 Team (National Team Development Program)
3	67 (from Phoenix via Calgary)	Josh Birkholz	(RW)	United States	Fargo (United States Hockey League)
4	107 (from Columbus via Calgary and Los Angeles)	Garrett Wilson	(F)	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (WHL)
5	135	Corban Knight	(C)	Canada	Okotoks Oilers (Alberta Junior Hockey League)
5	138 (from St. Louis via Los Angeles)	Wade Megan	(C)	United States	South Kent School (United States High School)
6	165	Scott Timmins	(C)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)

[edit] Roster

Updated December 2, 2009.^[29]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
5	Canada 	Allen, BryanBryan Allen	2.0 D	L	29	2006	Kingston, Ontario
2	United States 	Ballard, KeithKeith Ballard	2.0 D	L	27	2008	Baudette, Minnesota
10	United States 	Booth, DavidDavid Booth	6.0 LW	L	25	2004	Detroit, Michigan
11	Canada 	Campbell, GregoryGregory Campbell	4.0 C	L	25	2002	London, Ontario
30	United States 	Clemmensen, ScottScott Clemmensen	1.0 G	L	32	2009	Des Moines, Iowa
68	Canada 	Duco, MikeMike Duco	4.0 C	L	22	2008	Toronto, Ontario
14	Czech Republic 	Dvorak, RadekRadek Dvorak	7.0 RW	R	32	2007	Tábor, Czechoslovakia
67	Czech Republic 	Frolik, MichaelMichael Frolik	4.0 C	L	21	2006	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
16	Canada 	Horton, NathanNathan Horton	7.0 RW	R	24	2003	Welland, Ontario
28	Czech Republic 	Kreps, KamilKamil Kreps	4.0 C	R	25	2003	Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
43	Russia 	Kulikov, DmitryDmitry Kulikov	2.0 D	L	19	2009	Lipetsk, Soviet Union
44	United States 	Leopold, JordanJordan Leopold	2.0 D	L	29	2009	Golden Valley, Minnesota
71	Canada 	McArdle, KenndalKenndal McArdle	6.0 LW	L	22	2005	Toronto, Ontario
24	Canada 	McCabe, BryanBryan McCabe (C)	2.0 D	L	34	2008	St. Catharines, Ontario
19	Canada 	Moore, DominicDominic Moore	4.0 C	L	29	2009	Thornhill, Ontario
85	Czech Republic 	Olesz, RostislavRostislav Olesz	6.0 LW	L	24	2004	Bílovec, Czechoslovakia
65	Canada 	Oreskovich, VictorVictor Oreskovich	7.0 RW	R	23	2009	Whitby, Ontario
27	Canada 	Reinprecht, StevenSteven Reinprecht	4.0 C	L	33	2009	Edmonton, Alberta
32	Czech Republic 	Repik, MichalMichal Repik	6.0 LW	L	20	2007	Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
34	Czech 	Salak, AlexanderAlexander Salak	1.0 G	L	22	2009	Strakonice, Czechoslovakia
4	Germany 	Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg	2.0 D	L	28	2009	Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany
61	Canada 	Stillman, CoryCory Stillman (A)	6.0 LW	L	35	2008	Peterborough, Ontario
22	United States 	Taffe, JeffJeff Taffe	4.0 C	L	28	2009	Hastings, Minnesota
74	Canada 	Tarnasky, NickNick Tarnasky	4.0 C	L	25	2008	Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
29	Czech Republic 	Vokoun, TomasTomas Vokoun	1.0 G	R	33	2007	Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia
9	Canada 	Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss (A)	4.0 C	L	26	2001	Toronto, Ontario

[edit] See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

[edit] Farm teams

The Florida Panthers maintain affiliations with two minor league teams, the Rochester Americans and the Florida Everblades.

[edit] References

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