2010–11 Florida Panthers season

2010–11 Florida Panthers
Division	5th Southeast
Conference	15th Eastern
2010–11 record	30–40–12
Home record	16–17–8
Road record	14–23–4
Goals for	195
Goals against	229
Team information
General manager	Dale Tallon
Coach	Peter DeBoer
Captain	Bryan McCabe (Oct.–Feb.) Vacant (Feb.–Apr.)
Alternate captains	Marty Reasoner (Feb.–Apr.) Cory Stillman (Oct.–Feb.) Stephen Weiss
Arena	BankAtlantic Center
Average attendance	15,618 (81.3%)
Team leaders
Goals	David Booth (23)
Assists	Stephen Weiss (28)
Points	Stephen Weiss (49)
Penalty minutes	Darcy Hordichuk (76)
Plus/minus	Clay Wilson (+4)
Wins	Tomas Vokoun (22)
Goals against average	Tomas Vokoun (2.55)

The 2010–11 Florida Panthers season was the team's 18th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Off-season

On May 18, 2010, the Panthers introduced Dale Tallon as their new executive vice-president and general manager, replacing Randy Sexton. Sexton's contract expired June 30, 2010, and was thought to be retained in some other capacity with the club, but on July 3, 2010, Sexton was hired by the Pittsburgh Penguins to be the assistant director of amateur scouting.

On May 20, 2010, the Panthers announced that they would reduce seating capacity at the BankAtlantic Center to 17,040 by covering over 2,000 seats with tarpaulins. For select games, the team would remove the tarpaulins to increase capacity.

Regular season

The Panthers finished in last place in both the Southeast Division and the Eastern Conference. On April 10, 2011, the Panthers fired head coach Peter DeBoer.

The Panthers' power play struggled during the regular season, as they finished 30th overall in power play percentage at just 13.11% (35 for 267).

Playoffs

The Panthers failed to make the playoffs, for the 11th consecutive year.

Standings

Divisional standings

Southeast Division GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts 1 Washington Capitals 82 48 23 11 43 224 197 107 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 25 11 40 247 240 103 3 Carolina Hurricanes 82 40 31 11 35 236 239 91 4 Atlanta Thrashers 82 34 36 12 29 223 269 80 5 Florida Panthers 82 30 40 12 26 195 229 72

Conference standings

Eastern Conference R GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts 1 z – Washington Capitals 82 48 23 11 43 224 197 107 2 y – Philadelphia Flyers 82 47 23 12 44 259 223 106 3 y – Boston Bruins 82 46 25 11 44 246 195 103 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 49 25 8 39 238 199 106 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 25 11 40 247 240 103 6 Montreal Canadiens 82 44 30 8 41 216 209 96 7 Buffalo Sabres 82 43 29 10 38 245 229 96 8 New York Rangers 82 44 33 5 35 233 198 93 8.5 9 Carolina Hurricanes 82 40 31 11 35 236 239 91 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 37 34 11 32 218 251 85 11 New Jersey Devils 82 38 39 5 35 174 209 81 12 Atlanta Thrashers 82 34 36 12 29 223 269 80 13 Ottawa Senators 82 32 40 10 30 192 250 74 14 New York Islanders 82 30 39 13 26 229 264 73 15 Florida Panthers 82 30 40 12 26 195 229 72

y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division);

Schedule and results

Panthers '10–'11 schedule at nhl.com

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss 76 21 28 49 −9 49 Santorelli, MikeMike Santorelli 82 20 21 41 −17 20 Booth, DavidDavid Booth 82 23 17 40 −31 26 Wideman, DennisDennis Wideman ‡ || 61 || 9 || 24 || 33 || −26 || 33 Reasoner, MartyMarty Reasoner 82 14 18 32 2 22 Frolik, MichaelMichael Frolik ‡ || 52 || 8 || 21 || 29 || 2 || 16 Kulikov, DmitryDmitry Kulikov 72 6 20 26 −5 45 Higgins, ChrisChris Higgins ‡ || 48 || 11 || 12 || 23 || 5 || 10 Stillman, CoryCory Stillman ‡ || 44 || 7 || 16 || 23 || 3 || 20 McCabe, BryanBryan McCabe ‡ || 48 || 5 || 17 || 22 || 3 || 28 Dvorak, RadekRadek Dvorak ‡ || 53 || 7 || 14 || 21 || 2 || 20 Garrison, JasonJason Garrison 73 5 13 18 −2 26 Olesz, RostislavRostislav Olesz 44 6 11 17 −1 8 Dadonov, EvgeniiEvgenii Dadonov 36 8 9 17 0 14 Matthias, ShawnShawn Matthias 51 6 10 16 0 16 Bernier, SteveSteve Bernier 68 5 10 15 −14 21 Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov † || 20 || 3 || 11 || 14 || −2 || 2 Weaver, MikeMike Weaver 82 2 11 13 1 34 Ellerby, KeatonKeaton Ellerby 54 2 10 12 −15 22 Allen, BryanBryan Allen ‡ || 53 || 4 || 8 || 12 || −5 || 63 Reinprecht, StevenSteven Reinprecht 29 4 6 10 −2 6 Repik, MichalMichal Repik 31 2 6 8 −6 22 Bergfors, NiclasNiclas Bergfors † || 20 || 1 || 6 || 7 || 2 || 2 Thomas, BillBill Thomas 24 4 3 7 1 6 Hordichuk, DarcyDarcy Hordichuk 64 1 4 5 −1 76 Wilson, ClayClay Wilson 15 3 2 5 4 6 Carter, RyanRyan Carter † || 12 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 3 || 22 Skille, JackJack Skille † || 13 || 1 || 1 || 2 || −12 || 4 Callahan, JoeJoe Callahan 27 0 1 1 −1 12 Kennedy, TimTim Kennedy 6 0 1 1 0 0 Timmins, ScottScott Timmins 19 1 0 1 −8 8 Sulzer, AlexanderAlexander Sulzer † || 9 || 0 || 1 || 1 || −3 || 0 Rissmiller, PatrickPatrick Rissmiller † || 9 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 Jessiman, HughHugh Jessiman 2 0 0 0 −1 5 McArdle, KenndalKenndal McArdle 11 0 0 0 −3 16 Duco, MikeMike Duco 2 0 0 0 −1 10

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals ; 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 57 3224 22 28 5 137 2.55 1753 .922 6 0 1 2 Clemmensen, ScottScott Clemmensen 31 1696 8 11 7 74 2.62 833 .911 1 0 1 2 Markstrom, JacobJacob Markstrom 1 40 0 1 0 2 3.00 14 .857 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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded
Tomas Vokoun	NHL First Star of the Week	October 18, 2010

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Keaton Ellerby	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	October 23, 2010
Michael Frolik	100th NHL point	November 20, 2010
Stephen Weiss	500th NHL game	November 24, 2010
Dennis Wideman	400th NHL game	November 27, 2010
Evgenii Dadonov	1st NHL assist 1st NHL point	December 7, 2010
Shawn Matthias	100th NHL game	December 9, 2010
Evgeny Dadonov	1st NHL goal	December 15, 2010
Stephen Weiss	300th NHL point	December 15, 2010
Tomas Vokoun	600th NHL game	December 17, 2010
Bryan McCabe	1,100th NHL game	December 22, 2010
Dmitry Kulikov	100th NHL game	December 23, 2010
Scott Clemmensen	100th NHL game	December 27, 2010
Chris Higgins	100th NHL goal	January 5, 2011
Michael Frolik	200th NHL game	January 8, 2011
Cory Stillman	700th NHL point	January 11, 2011
Stephen Weiss	200th NHL assist	January 17, 2011
Jacob Markstrom	1st NHL game	January 23, 2011
Keaton Ellerby	1st NHL goal	January 25, 2011
Scott Timmins	1st NHL game	February 1, 2011
Scott Timmins	1st NHL goal 1st NHL point	February 2, 2011
Cory Stillman	1,000th NHL game	February 16, 2011
Radek Dvorak	1,100th NHL game	February 18, 2011
Mike Weaver	400th NHL game	February 25, 2011
Bryan Allen	500th NHL game	February 27, 2011
Hugh Jessiman	1st NHL game	February 27, 2011
Mike Santorelli	100th NHL game	March 10, 2011
Jason Garrison	100th NHL game	March 12, 2011
Marty Reasoner	700th NHL game	March 27, 2011
David Booth	300th NHL game	April 2, 2011

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 22, 2010	To Boston Bruins Nathan Horton Gregory Campbell	To Florida Panthers Dennis Wideman 1st-round draft pick in 2010 – Derek Forbort 3rd-round pick in 2011 – Kyle Rau
June 25, 2010	To Los Angeles Kings 1st-round pick (15th overall) in 2010 – Derek Forbort	To Florida Panthers 1st-round pick (19th overall) in 2010 – Nick Bjugstad 2nd-round pick in 2010 – Jason Zucker
June 25, 2010	To Vancouver Canucks Keith Ballard Victor Oreskovich	To Florida Panthers Steve Bernier Michael Grabner 1st-round pick in 2010 – Quinton Howden
June 26, 2010	To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick in 2010 – Jason Zucker	To Florida Panthers 3rd-round pick in 2010 – Joe Basaraba 4th-round pick in 2010 – Joonas Donskoi
July 22, 2010	To Chicago Blackhawks Jeff Taffe	To Florida Panthers Marty Reasoner
August 3, 2010	To St. Louis Blues Graham Mink	To Florida Panthers T. J. Fast
August 5, 2010	To Nashville Predators Conditional 5th-round pick in 2011 – Josh Shalla	To Florida Panthers Mike Santorelli
October 6, 2010	To Vancouver Canucks Andrew Peters	To Florida Panthers Darcy Hordichuk
October 7, 2010	To Vancouver Canucks Nathan Paetsch	To Florida Panthers Sean Zimmerman
December 9, 2010	To Boston Bruins Sean Zimmerman Conditional 7th-round pick in 2011	To Florida Panthers Jordan Knackstedt Jeff LoVecchio
February 9, 2011	To Chicago Blackhawks Michael Frolik Alexander Salak	To Florida Panthers Jack Skille Hugh Jessiman David Pacan
February 24, 2011	To Carolina Hurricanes Cory Stillman	To Florida Panthers Ryan Carter 5th-round pick in 2011 – Sean Kuraly
February 25, 2011	To Nashville Predators Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012	To Florida Panthers Alexander Sulzer
February 26, 2011	To New York Rangers Bryan McCabe	To Florida Panthers Tim Kennedy 3rd-round pick in 2011 – Logan Shaw
February 28, 2011	To Atlanta Thrashers Radek Dvorak 5th-round pick in 2011 – Sean Kuraly	To Florida Panthers Niclas Bergfors Patrick Rissmiller
February 28, 2011	To Washington Capitals Dennis Wideman	To Florida Panthers Jake Hauswirth 3rd-round pick in 2011 – Jonathan Racine
February 28, 2011	To Carolina Hurricanes Bryan Allen	To Florida Panthers Sergei Samsonov
February 28, 2011	To Vancouver Canucks Chris Higgins	To Florida Panthers Evan Oberg 3rd-round pick in 2013 – Cole Cassels

Notes Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Eric Selleck State University of New York at Oswego 2 years, $1.175 million entry-level contract Chris Higgins Calgary Flames 1 year, $1.6 million Bill Thomas HC Lugano 1 year, $525,000 Triston Grant Nashville Predators 1 year, $510,000 Nathan Paetsch Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $525,000 Carl Hudson Rochester Americans 1 year, $525,000 entry-level contract Mark Cullen Rockford IceHogs 1 year, $600,000 Joe Callahan San Jose Sharks 1 year, $525,000 Mike Weaver St. Louis Blues 2 years, $1.8 million Andrew Peters New Jersey Devils 1 year, $500,000 Jonathan Hazen Val-d'Or Foreurs 3 years, $2.37 million entry-level contract Anthony Luciani Erie Otters 3 years, $1.83 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Steve MacIntyre Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $500,000 Gregory Campbell Boston Bruins 2 years, $2.2 million Kamil Kreps Kärpät 1 year

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Michael Grabner New York Islanders October 5, 2010

Player signings Player Contract terms Adam Comrie 3 years, $2.0225 million entry-level contract AJ Jenks 3 years, $2.0625 million entry-level contract Colby Robak 3 years, $2.375 million entry-level contract Scott Timmins 3 years, $1.745 million entry-level contract Jacob Markstrom 3 years $2.625 million entry-level contract Jason Garrison 2 years, $1.35 million Mike Duco 1 year, $550,000 Kenndal McArdle 1 year, $803,250 Tyler Plante 1 year, $687,500 Mike Santorelli 1 year, $600,000 Quinton Howden 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Alex Petrovic 3 years, $2.475 million entry-level contract John McFarland 3 years, $2.475 million entry-level contract Keaton Ellerby 1 year, $787,500

Draft picks

Florida's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	3	Erik Gudbranson	D	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
1	19 (from Los Angeles)	Nick Bjugstad	C	United States	Blaine High School (USHS-MN)
1	25 (from Vancouver)	Quinton Howden	LW	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2	33	John McFarland	C	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2	36 (from Tampa Bay via Boston)	Alexander Petrovic	D	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2	50 (from Pittsburgh)	Connor Brickley	C	United States	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3	69 (from Minnesota)	Joe Basaraba	RW	Canada	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget Major AAA)
4	92 (from Toronto)	Sam Brittain	G	Canada	Canmore Eagles (AJHL)
4	93	Benjamin Gallacher	D	Canada	Canmore Eagles (AJHL)
4	99 (from Minnesota)	Joonas Donskoi	RW	Finland	Kärpät (SM-liiga)
5	123	Zach Hyman	C	Canada	Hamilton Red Wings (CCHL)
6	153	Corey Durocher	C	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
7	183	Ronald Boyd	D	United States	Cushing Academy (USHS-MA)

See also

• 2010–11 NHL season

Farm teams

The Florida Panthers maintain affiliations with two minor league teams, the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.