LCS Hockey - Team Reports - Florida Panthers

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head coach: Bryan Murray

roster: C - Kirk Muller, Rob Niedermayer, Radek Dvorak, Dave Gagner, Chris Wells, Steve Washburn. LW - Ray Whitney, Johan Garpenlov, Viktor Kozlov, Bill Lindsay, Peter Worrell. RW - Scott Mellanby, Dino Ciccarelli, David Nemirovsky. D - Robert Svehla, Gord Murphy, Ed Jovanovski, Paul Laus, Terry Carkner, Rhett Warrener, Jeff Norton. G - Kirk McLean, Sean Burke.

transactions: Gonesville: John Vanbiesbrouck (Philadelphia). Charlie New Guys: Sean Burke.

1997-98 results:

Record...........24-43-15, 63 PTS, 12th Eastern Conference
Goals Scored.....203
Goals Against....256
Power Play.......13.4% (17th)
Penalty Killing..79.7% (26th)

GEE, THAT'S SWELL

* Robert Svehla is really cool.

* The Florida weather is rather pleasant.

* Team got a new arena this year.

* Viktor Kozlov has the potential to be a dynamic scorer.

* Kirk McLean and Sean Burke should be a decent goaltending tandem.

* Paul Laus fights a lot.

GRIEF

* They're the Florida Panthers.

* Doubtful Ray Whitney will score 33 goals again.

* All those Rob Niedermayer for Felix Potvin trade rumors could have a harmful effect on the team.

* Niedermayer still may not be recovered from post-concussion syndrome.

* Muller, Ciccarelli, Gagner, Carkner, and Mellanby aren't getting any younger.

1998-99 OUTLOOK: Bleak.

Prediction: Fourth in the Southeastern Division.