Ok fine but that is still your #1C, #1W and #1D that have went through that cycle so basically the players that have the most impact on your team outside of the goalie. We'll have to wait and see what comes next but to me the Panthers were never able to put it together even though they've had plenty of decent teams on paper and good draft positions over the years
If you just want to make a blanket statement, yes. But if you really take a deep look at what happened after 2015-16, you'll see just how badly ownership and management screwed up. It was a decent young team on the upswing, who then abruptly fired their GM, without firing him, replaces him with Tom freaking Rowe, and a no-name Eric Joyce, fired Gerard Gallant halfway through the next season, then got rid of them by the end of that same season and brought Tallon back into the GM role. Oh, and this is after randomly firing dozens of staff members throughout the organization for no apparent reason. Father time caught up with Jagr, the blueline was neglected for years, and Luongo slowly declined. Bill Zito came in and somehow re-tooled the team in one season and turned it into a strong team that has only gotten stronger this summer. But it was not an easy task to do.. Barkov, Huby, and Ekblad all had great 2021 seasons. Without 2 of those 3, Florida is in Arizona/Buffalo territory. They are not the problem.