2009–10 Florida Panthers season explained

League:NHL
Season:2009–10
Year:2009
Team:Florida Panthers
Conferencerank:14th
Divisionrank:5th
Record:32–37–13
Homerecord:16–16–9
Roadrecord:16–21–4
Goalsfor:208
Goalsagainst:244
Attendance:14,896 (77.4%)
(after 20 games)
Goalsleader:Stephen Weiss (28)
Assistsleader:Nathan Horton (37)
Pointsleader:Stephen Weiss (60)
Plusminusleader:Jason Garrison (+5)
Pimleader:Bryan Allen (99)
Winsleader:Tomas Vokoun (23)
Gaaleader:Tomas Vokoun (2.55)

The 2009–10 Florida Panthers season was the 16th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League. After earning 77 points in the season, the Panthers did not qualify for the playoffs.

Off-season

The Panthers moved their training facilities and administrative center to the 'Incredible Ice' complex in Coral Springs, Florida. A new $10 million, 50000ft2 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. After the season, the Panthers replaced Sexton with new general manager, Dale Tallon.[3]

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)
Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record
1 September 15 (in Halifax, NS) 1 - 3 Clemmensen 6,178 1–0–0
2 September 16 Florida Panthers 2 - 1 Ottawa Senators Vokoun 15,205 2–0–0
3 September 17 Florida Panthers 2 - 3 Clemmensen 21,273 2–1–0
4 September 18 Florida Panthers 0 - 4 Vokoun 16,601 2–2–0
5 September 20 Florida Panthers 2 - 5 Vokoun 19,289 2–3–0
6 September 22 Florida Panthers 3 - 1 Clemmensen 14,815 3–3–0
7 September 23 Dallas Stars 1 - 4 Florida Panthers Vokoun 8,923 4–3–0
8 September 28 (in Tampere, Finland) Florida Panthers 2 - 3 Tappara (Finland) OT Clemmensen - 4–3–1
9 September 30 (in Helsinki, Finland) Florida Panthers 4 - 2 Jokerit (Finland) Vokoun - 5–3–1

Regular season

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) 		4 - 3 SO Vokoun 12,056 1-0-0 2
2 October 3
(in Helsinki, FI) 		4 - 0 Vokoun 11,526 1-1-0 2
3 October 9 2 - 7 Vokoun 13,597 1-2-0 2
4 October 10 3 - 2 Vokoun 18,802 1-3-0 2
5 October 12 2 - 3 Vokoun 14,126 1-4-0 2
6 October 16 2 - 4 Clemmensen 15,557 2-4-0 4
7 October 21 5 - 2 Clemmensen 12,607 2-5-0 4
8 October 23 2 - 3 SO Vokoun 16,971 2-5-1 5
9 October 24 1 - 5 Vokoun 19,007 2-6-1 5
10 October 28 4 - 3 Vokoun 12,596 2-7-1 5
11 October 30 6 - 5 SO Clemmensen 16,824 3-7-1 7
12 October 31 4 - 0 Vokoun 17,943 4-7-1 9
November: 6–5–3 (Home: 2–2–3 ; Road: 4–3–0)
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 3 - 2 New York Rangers Vokoun 18,200 10-9-2 22
22 November 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 2 Florida Panthers OT Vokoun 17,024 10-9-3 23
23 November 25 New York Rangers 2 - 1 Florida Panthers SO Vokoun 16,281 10-9-4 24
24 November 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 - 4 Florida Panthers Vokoun 16,101 10-10-4 24
25 November 28 Florida Panthers 1 - 4 Nashville Predators Clemmensen 14,120 10-11-4 24
26 November 30 Florida Panthers 3 - 4 Atlanta Thrashers Clemmensen 10,310 10-12-4 24
December: 6–6–3 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–4–1)
Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
27 December 2 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 6 Florida Panthers SO Clemmensen 12,403 11-12-4 26
28 December 3 Florida Panthers 2 - 6 Washington Capitals Salak 18,277 11-13-4 26
29 December 5 Atlanta Thrashers 2 - 1 Florida Panthers SO Vokoun 13,291 11-13-5 27
30 December 7 Edmonton Oilers 3 - 2 Florida Panthers SO Vokoun 11,469 11-13-6 28
31 December 9 Florida Panthers 0 - 3 Columbus Blue Jackets Vokoun 12,800 11-14-6 28
32 December 11 Florida Panthers 4 - 2 New Jersey Devils Clemmensen 14,132 12-14-6 30
33 December 12 Florida Panthers 2 - 3 Pittsburgh Penguins OT Vokoun 16,977 12-14-7 31
34 December 14 Florida Panthers 7 - 1 New York Islanders Vokoun 10,489 13-14-7 33
35 December 16 Atlanta Thrashers 4 - 3 Florida Panthers Vokoun 11,672 14-14-7 35
36 December 18 Carolina Hurricanes 6 - 3 Florida Panthers Vokoun 15,107 15-14-7 37
37 December 19 Florida Panthers 2 - 3 Carolina Hurricanes Clemmensen 12,758 15-15-7 37
38 December 21 Florida Panthers 4 - 1 Philadelphia Flyers Vokoun 19,323 16-15-7 39
39 December 23 Florida Panthers 1 - 4 New York Rangers Vokoun 18,200 16-16-7 39
40 December 27 Boston Bruins 1 - 2 Florida Panthers Clemmensen 18,799 16-17-7 39
41 December 31 Montreal Canadiens 4 - 5 Florida Panthers Vokoun 19,851 16-18-7 39
January: 8–4–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 2–4–1)
Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
42 January 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 - 6 Florida Panthers Vokoun 18,110 17-18-7 41
43 January 5 Florida Panthers 2 - 3 Toronto Maple Leafs Vokoun 18,984 17-19-7 41
44 January 7 Florida Panthers 0 - 2 Montreal Canadiens Vokoun 21,273 17-20-7 41
45 January 9 Florida Panthers 3 - 0 Ottawa Senators Vokoun 16,506 18-20-7 43
46 January 13 Washington Capitals 5 - 4 Florida Panthers SO Vokoun 14,776 18-20-8 44
47 January 14 Florida Panthers 3 - 2 Tampa Bay Lightning Vokoun 13,516 19-20-8 46
48 January 16 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 - 5 Florida Panthers Vokoun 15,971 20-20-8 48
49 January 18 Atlanta Thrashers 0 - 1 Florida Panthers Vokoun 11,818 21-20-8 50
50 January 20 Florida Panthers 0 - 2 New Jersey Devils Vokoun 13,931 21-21-8 50
51 January 21 Florida Panthers 1 - 2 New York Islanders SO Vokoun 12,138 21-21-9 51
52 January 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 - 2 Florida Panthers Vokoun 18,087 22-21-9 53
53 January 26 Montreal Canadiens 1 - 2 Florida Panthers Vokoun 17,104 23-21-9 55
54 January 29 Florida Panthers 1 - 4 Washington Capitals Vokoun 18,277 23-22-9 55
55 January 31 New York Islanders 0 - 2 Florida Panthers Vokoun 16,023 24-22-9 57
February: 0–5–1 (Home: 0–3–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)
Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
56 February 1 Anaheim Ducks 3 - 0 Florida Panthers Vokoun 10,843 24-23-9 57
57 February 5 Calgary Flames 2 - 1 Florida Panthers Vokoun 16,781 24-24-9 57
58 February 6 Florida Panthers 2 - 4 Atlanta Thrashers Vokoun 16,743 24-25-9 57
59 February 9 Florida Panthers 1 - 4 Carolina Hurricanes Vokoun 18,393 24-26-9 57
60 February 11 Vancouver Canucks 3 - 0 Florida Panthers Vokoun 13,787 24-27-9 57
61 February 13 Boston Bruins 2 - 3 Florida Panthers SO Vokoun 17,109 24-27-10 58
March: 6–7–2 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 3–5–0)
Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
62 March 2 Florida Panthers 2 - 4 Atlanta Thrashers Clemmensen 13,818 24-28-10 58
63 March 3 Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 7 Florida Panthers Vokoun 15,878 25-28-10 60
64 March 6 Carolina Hurricanes 1 - 4 Florida Panthers Vokoun 16,202 26-28-10 62
65 March 9 Florida Panthers 3 - 2 Minnesota Wild SO Vokoun 18,191 27-28-10 64
66 March 11 Florida Panthers 0 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Vokoun 11,458 27-29-10 64
67 March 13 Florida Panthers 3 - 2 San Jose Sharks OT Vokoun 17,562 28-29-10 66
68 March 16 Washington Capitals 7 - 3 Florida Panthers Vokoun 15,123 28-30-10 66
69 March 18 Phoenix Coyotes 4 - 3 Florida Panthers SO Vokoun 12,282 28-30-11 67
70 March 20 Buffalo Sabres 3 - 1 Florida Panthers Vokoun 18,217 28-31-11 67
71 March 21 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 - 5 Florida Panthers Clemmensen 14,831 29-31-11 69
72 March 23 Florida Panthers 4 - 1 Toronto Maple Leafs Clemmensen 19,158 30-31-11 71
73 March 25 Florida Panthers 1 - 4 Montreal Canadiens Vokoun 21,273 30-32-11 71
74 March 27 Florida Panthers 2 - 3 Ottawa Senators Vokoun 18,689 30-33-11 71
75 March 29 Nashville Predators 3 - 2 Florida Panthers OT Clemmensen 13,679 30-33-12 72
76 March 31 Florida Panthers 6 - 2 Buffalo Sabres Vokoun 18,690 30-34-12 72
April: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)
Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
77 April 1 Florida Panthers 1 - 0 Boston Bruins Clemmensen 17,565 31-34-12 74
78 April 3 New York Rangers 4 - 1 Florida Panthers Clemmensen 18,011 31-35-12 74
79 April 6 Ottawa Senators 5 - 2 Florida Panthers Vokoun 11,790 31-36-12 74
80 April 8 New Jersey Devils 2 - 3 Florida Panthers Clemmensen 15,273 32-36-12 76
81 April 10 Florida Panthers 3 - 4 Tampa Bay Lightning SO Clemmensen 17,050 32-36-13 77
82 April 11 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 - 1 Florida Panthers Clemmensen 15,884 32-37-13 77
Legend:

Playoffs

The Panthers failed to make the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. They have not qualified for the playoffs since the 1999–2000 season.

Player statistics

Skaters

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

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

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Stephen Weiss[4] NHL Second Star of the Week December 7, 2009
Tomas Vokoun[5] NHL Third Star of the Month January 2010
Bryan McCabe[6] NHL Third Star of the Week March 8, 2010

Milestones

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

Transactions

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

Trades

Date
June 19, 2009[7] To Phoenix Coyotes
Stefan Meyer		To Florida Panthers
Steve Reinprecht
June 27, 2009[8] To Calgary Flames
Jay Bouwmeester		To Florida Panthers
Jordan Leopold
3rd-round pick (67th overall) in 2009
February 11, 2010[9] To Montreal Canadiens
Dominic Moore		To Florida Panthers
2nd-round pick in 2011
March 1, 2010[10] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jordan Leopold		To Florida Panthers
2nd-round pick in 2010
March 3, 2010[11] To Boston Bruins
Dennis Seidenberg
Matt Bartkowski		To Florida Panthers
Byron Bitz
Craig Weller
2nd-round pick in 2010
March 3, 2010[12] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Matt Rust		To Florida Panthers
Mathieu Roy

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Alexander Salak[13] undisclosed
Scott Clemmensen[14] 3 years, $3.6 million
Ville Koistinen[15] 2 years, $2.4 million
Clay Wilson[16] 2 years
Jeff Taffe[17] 2 years
Graham Mink[18] 2 years
Jamie Johnson[19] 1 year
Dennis Seidenberg[20] 1 year, $2.25 million
Dominic Moore[21] 1 year

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Craig Anderson[22] 2 years, $3.6 million
Karlis Skrastins[23] 2 years, $2.75 million
Nick Boynton[24] 1 year, $1.5 million
Anthony Stewart[25] undisclosed
Tanner Glass[26] 1 year, $500,000
Steve Eminger[27] 2 years
Jassen Cullimore[28] undisclosed

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Steve Reinprecht[30] 3 years, $6.15 million
Radek Dvorak[31] 2 years, $3.4 million
David Booth[32] 6 years, $25.5 million
Jordan Leopold[33] 1 year, $1.75 million
Evgeny Dadonov[34] entry-level contract
Dmitri Kulikov[35] entry-level contract
Marc Cheverie[36] entry-level contract

Draft picks

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

RoundPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
114Dmitri Kulikov(D)Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
244Drew Shore(C)U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
367 (from Phoenix via Calgary)Josh Birkholz(RW)Fargo Force (USHL)
4107 (from Columbus via Calgary and Los Angeles)Garrett Wilson(F)Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
5135Corban Knight(C)Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)
5138 (from St. Louis via Los Angeles)Wade Megan(C)South Kent School (USHS-CT)
6165Scott Timmins(C)Windsor Spitfires (OHL)

See also

Farm teams

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

Notes and References

  1. News: South Florida Business Journal . IncredibleICE rink is hot for cool business . Zbar, Jeff . June 26, 2009 . 2009-10-19.
  2. http://panthers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=424546&page=NewsPage&service=page Search For GM Begins, Martin to Montreal
  3. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=529397 Dale Tallon Named Florida Panthers General Manager
  4. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=508944 Backstrom, Weiss, Duchene named '3 Stars of Week'
  5. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=515776 Ovi, Henrik Sedin, Vokoun named January's best
  6. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=520584 Stewart, Stamkos, McCabe named Stars of the Week
  7. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=442243 Cats Sign Reinprecht To Three-Year Deal
  8. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=442244 Cats Acquire Leopold, Pick For Bouwmeester
  9. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=517295 Panthers Acquire Second Round Pick From Montreal For Dominic Moore
  10. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519405 Florida Panthers Acquire Pittsburgh Penguins 2010 Second Round Draft Pick in Exchange for D Jordan Leopold
  11. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519830 Panthers Acquire Bitz, Weller and Second Round Pick From Boston For Dennis Seidenberg
  12. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519961 Florida Panthers Acquire D Mathieu Roy
  13. http://panthers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=424260 Panthers Sign Goalie Alexander Salak
  14. http://panthers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=433058 Panthers Ink Clemmensen To 3-Year Deal
  15. http://panthers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=433063 Koistinen Inks Two-Year Deal With Cats
  16. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=442250 Florida Panthers Sign Clay Wilson
  17. http://panthers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=433525 Florida Panthers Sign C Jeff Taffe
  18. http://panthers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=436750 Florida Panthers Sign RW Graham Mink
  19. http://panthers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=442713 Florida Panthers Sign Jamie Johnson
  20. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=498517 Seidenberg Added To Cats Blueline
  21. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=501076 Panthers Ink Dominic Moore
  22. http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=432999 Avalanche Signs Craig Anderson
  23. http://stars.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433288 Stars Sign Karlis Skrastins To Two-Year Deal
  24. http://ducks.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=436627 Ducks Sign Defenseman Boynton
  25. http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=442591 Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch
  26. http://canucks.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=451144 Canucks sign three
  27. http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=497761 Ducks Sign Eminger to Two-Year Deal
  28. http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=518012 Blackhawks Sign Cullimore, Assign Him To Rockford
  29. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=505563 Panthers Claim LW Steve MacIntyre From Edmonton
  30. http://panthers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=426092 Cats Sign Reinprecht To Three-Year Deal
  31. http://panthers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=432973 Cats Resign Dvorak
  32. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=442247 Panthers Sign Booth To Six-Year Deal
  33. http://panthers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=433356 Florida Panthers Ink D Jordan Leopold
  34. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=497575 Panthers Sign Evgeny Dadonov
  35. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500251&navid=DL|FLA|home Cats Sign Kulikov
  36. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=524532 Panthers Agree To Entry Level Contract With Marc Cheverie

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