2013–14 Florida Panthers season

2013–14 Florida Panthers
Division	7th Atlantic
Conference	15th Eastern
2013–14 record	29–45–8
Home record	16–20–5
Road record	13–25–3
Goals for	196
Goals against	268
Team information
General manager	Dale Tallon
Coach	Kevin Dineen (Oct-Nov) Peter Horachek (Nov-April)
Captain	Ed Jovanovski
Alternate captains	Brian Campbell Marcel Goc (Oct-Mar) Scottie Upshall (Mar-Apr)
Arena	BB&T Center
Average attendance	14,177 (83.2%) (41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)	San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Brad Boyes (21)
Assists	Brian Campbell (30)
Points	Nick Bjugstad (38)
Penalty minutes	Erik Gudbranson (114)
Plus/minus	Alex Petrovic (3)
Wins	Tim Thomas (16)
Goals against average	Roberto Luongo (2.46)

The 2013–14 Florida Panthers season was the 21st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.

Pre-season

The Panthers were sold on September 27, 2013 to Chairman and CEO of Virtu Financial Vincent Viola.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Boston Bruins	82	54	19	9	51	261	177	117
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	27	9	38	240	215	101
3	Montreal Canadiens	82	46	28	8	40	215	204	100
4	Detroit Red Wings	82	39	28	15	34	222	230	93
5	Ottawa Senators	82	37	31	14	30	236	265	88
6	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	38	36	8	29	231	256	84
7	Florida Panthers	82	29	45	8	21	196	268	66
8	Buffalo Sabres	82	21	51	10	14	157	248	52

Conference standings

Top 3 (Atlantic Division)

R		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Boston Bruins	82	54	19	9	51	261	177	117
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	27	9	38	240	215	101
3	Montreal Canadiens	82	46	28	8	40	215	204	100

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)

R		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	24	7	44	249	207	109
2	New York Rangers	82	45	31	6	41	218	193	96
3	Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	30	10	39	236	235	94

Wild Card teams

R	(Top 2 qualify for playoffs)	Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
01 1	Columbus Blue Jackets	ME	82	43	32	7	38	231	216	93
02 2	Detroit Red Wings	AT	82	39	28	15	34	222	230	93
02.5
03 3	Washington Capitals	ME	82	38	30	14	28	235	240	90
04 4	New Jersey Devils	ME	82	35	29	18	35	197	208	88
05 5	Ottawa Senators	AT	82	37	31	14	30	236	265	88
06 6	Toronto Maple Leafs	AT	82	38	36	8	29	231	256	84
07 7	Carolina Hurricanes	ME	82	36	35	11	34	207	230	83
08 8	New York Islanders	ME	82	34	37	11	25	225	267	79
09 9	Florida Panthers	AT	82	29	45	8	21	196	268	66
10 10	Buffalo Sabres	AT	82	21	51	10	14	157	248	52

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, ME – Metropolitan

bold – Clinched Playoff spot, y – Clinched Division, p – Won Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–1–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–3)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Win	Loss	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 16	Nashville	3–6	Florida		Madore (1–0–0)	Darling (0–1–0)	0	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 16	Nashville	2–3	Florida	OT	Houser (1–0–0)	Hutton (0–1–0)	6,541	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 18	Florida	2–3	Dallas	SO	Nilstorp (1–0–0)	Markstrom (0–0–1)	6,532	2–0–1	Recap
4[a]	September 20	Dallas	4–1	Florida		Ellis (1–0–0)	Houser (1–1–0)		2–1–1	Recap
5	September 21	Florida	4–5	Tampa Bay	SO	Bishop (1–0–0)	Markstrom (0–0–2)	13,135	2–1–2	Recap
6[b]	September 26	Florida	2–3	Tampa Bay	OT	Bishop (2–0–0)	Markstrom (0–0–3)	3,451	2–1–3	Recap
7	September 28	Tampa Bay	3–5	Florida		Thomas (1–0–0)	Lindback (1–2–0)	12,547	3–1–3	Recap
Notes: a Game was played at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. b Game was played at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log
October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Win Loss Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 Florida 4–2 Dallas Thomas (1–0–0) Lehtonen (0–1–0) 16,100 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 5 Florida 0–7 St. Louis Halak (2–0–0) Thomas (1–1–0) 16,264 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 8 Florida 1–2 Philadelphia Mason (1–2–0) Thomas (1–2–0) 19,589 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 10 Florida 2–7 Tampa Bay Bishop (3–0–0) Markstrom (0–1–0) 19,204 1–3–0 2 Recap 5 October 11 Pittsburgh 3–6 Florida Markstrom (1–1–0) Zatkoff (0–1–0) 18,584 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 October 13 Los Angeles 3–0 Florida Scrivens (1–0–0) Markstrom (1–2–0) 12,810 2–4–0 4 Recap 7 October 15 Florida 3–4 Nashville Rinne (3–3–0) Markstrom (1–3–0) 15,935 2–5–0 4 Recap 8 October 17 Boston 3–2 Florida Rask (4–2–0) Thomas (1–3–0) 14,440 2–6–0 4 Recap 9 October 19 Minnesota 1–2 Florida OT Thomas (2–3–0) Harding (3–2–1) 13,081 3–6–0 6 Recap 10 October 22 Chicago 3–2 Florida OT Crawford (5–1–2) Markstrom (1–3–1) 15,779 3–6–1 7 Recap 11 October 25 Buffalo 3–1 Florida Enroth (1–2–1) Markstrom (1–4–1) 12,984 3–7–1 7 Recap 12 October 27 Tampa Bay 4–3 Florida OT Lindback (1–2–0) Markstrom (1–4–2) 12,336 3–7–2 8 Recap
November: 4–7–3 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 2–4–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Win Loss Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 1 St. Louis 4–0 Florida Elliott (1–0–1) Markstrom (1–5–2) 12,922 3–8–2 8 Recap 14 November 2 Florida 2–3 Washington SO Neuvirth (2–2–0) Clemmensen (0–0–1) 18,506 3–8–3 9 Recap 15 November 5 Edmonton 4–3 Florida OT Dubnyk (3–5–1) Markstrom (1–5–3) 12,035 3–8–4 10 Recap 16 November 7 Florida 1–4 Boston Rask (8–4–1) Clemmensen (0–1–1) 17,565 3–9–4 10 Recap 17 November 9 Florida 2–3 Ottawa Lehner (3–2–2) Thomas (2–4–0) 16,244 3–10–4 10 Recap 18 November 10 Florida 3–4 NY Rangers Lundqvist (6–6–0) Thomas (2–5–0) 18,006 3–11–4 10 Recap 19 November 12 Anaheim 2–3 Florida Thomas (3–5–0) Andersen (6–1–0) 13,354 4–11–4 12 Recap 20 November 15 Florida 2–3 Minnesota Harding (11–2–2) Thomas (3–6–0) 18,102 4–12–4 12 Recap 21 November 16 Florida 4–1 Colorado Thomas (4–6–0) Varlamov (9–5–0) 17,321 5–12–4 14 Recap 22 November 19 Florida 3–2 Vancouver SO Thomas (5–6–0) Luongo (9–6–4) 18,910 6–12–4 16 Recap 23 November 21 Florida 1–4 Edmonton Dubnyk (6–10–1) Thomas (5–7–0) 16,839 6–13–4 16 Recap 24 November 22 Florida 3–4 Calgary SO Berra (3–4–2) Thomas (5–7–1) 19,289 6–13–5 17 Recap 25 November 25 Philadelphia 1–3 Florida Thomas (6–7–1) Mason (7–8–2) 14,299 7–13–5 19 Recap 26 November 27 NY Rangers 5–2 Florida Lundqvist (8–10–0) Thomas (6–8–1) 17,268 7–14–5 19 Recap 27 November 30 Pittsburgh 5–1 Florida Zatkoff (4–2–0) Thomas (6–9–1) 17,583 7–15–5 19 Recap
December: 8–5–1 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 4–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Win Loss Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 3 Ottawa 4–2 Florida Anderson (7–8–2) Thomas (6–10–1) 10,074 7–16–5 19 Recap 29 December 5 Winnipeg 2–5 Florida Thomas (7–10–1) Pavelec (10–11–3) 10,966 8–16–5 21 Recap 30 December 7 Florida 2–1 Detroit Thomas (8–10–1) Gustavsson (11–8–1) 20,066 9–16–5 23 Recap 31 December 8 Florida 2–6 Chicago Raanta (3–0–1) Clemmensen (0–2–1) 21,119 9–17–5 23 Recap 32 December 10 Detroit 2–3 Florida SO Thomas (9–10–1) Howard (6–8–7) 13,358 10–17–5 25 Recap 33 December 13 Washington 2–3 Florida SO Clemmensen (1–2–1) Grubauer (2–0–1) 15,097 11–17–5 27 Recap 34 December 15 Florida 2–1 Montreal Clemmensen (2–2–1) Budaj (5–2–1) 21,273 12–17–5 29 Recap 35 December 17 Florida 3–1 Toronto Clemmensen (3–2–1) Reimer (7–5–1) 19,076 13–17–5 31 Recap 36 December 19 Florida 4–2 Ottawa Clemmensen (4–2–1) Anderson (9–9–3) 15,927 14–17–5 33 Recap 37 December 20 Florida 2–5 Winnipeg Pavelec (11–14–4) Markstrom (1–6–3) 15,004 14–18–5 33 Recap 38 December 23 Tampa Bay 6–1 Florida Bishop (20–5–2) Clemmensen (4–3–1) 15,942 14–19–5 33 Recap 39 December 28 Detroit 3–2 Florida Gustavsson (11–3–2) Clemmensen (4–4–1) 18,932 14–20–5 33 Recap 40 December 29 Montreal 1–4 Florida Clemmensen (5–4–1) Budaj (5–3–1) 19,891 15–20–5 35 Recap 41 December 31 NY Rangers 2–1 Florida SO Lundqvist (12–15–2) Thomas (9–10–2) 16,083 15–20–6 36 Recap
January: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Win Loss Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 4 Nashville 4–5 Florida SO Thomas (10–10–2) Mazanec (7–8–3) 15,796 16–20–6 38 Recap 43 January 6 Florida 1–2 Montreal Price (20–11–4) Thomas (10–11–2) 21,273 16–21–6 38 Recap 44 January 9 Florida 2–1 Buffalo SO Thomas (11–11–2) Enroth (1–8–4) 17,872 17–21–6 40 Recap 45 January 11 Florida 1–2 New Jersey OT Schneider (7–9–5) Thomas (11–11–3) 16,592 17–21–7 41 Recap 46 January 14 NY Islanders 2–4 Florida Thomas (12–11–3) Poulin (9–13–0) 13,730 18–21–7 43 Recap 47 January 16 San Jose 3–0 Florida Stalock (6–2–0) Thomas (12–12–3) 13,149 18–22–7 43 Recap 48 January 18 Florida 2–3 Carolina Khudobin (7–2–0) Thomas (12–13–3) 15,476 18–23–7 43 Recap 49 January 20 Florida 5–1 Pittsburgh Clemmensen (6–4–1) Fleury (27–11–1) 18,660 19–23–7 45 Recap 50 January 21 Florida 4–3 Buffalo Thomas (13–13–3) Miller (12–19–3) 17,583 20–23–7 47 Recap 51 January 24 Colorado 3–2 Florida Varlamov (25–9–5) Thomas (13–14–3) 17,274 20–24–7 47 Recap 52 January 26 Florida 5–4 Detroit SO Thomas (14–14–3) Gustavsson (13–3–3) 20,066 21–24–7 49 Recap 53 January 28 Florida 2–6 Boston Rask (24–12–3) Thomas (14–15–3) 17,565 21–25–7 49 Recap 54 January 30 Florida 3–6 Toronto Bernier (19–15–5) Clemmensen (6–5–1) 19,448 21–26–7 49 Recap
February: 1–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Win Loss Attendance Record Pts Recap 55 February 1 Florida 1–4 Columbus Bobrovsky (19–13–2) Thomas (14–16–3) 16,762 21–27–7 49 Recap 56 February 4 Toronto 1–4 Florida Thomas (15–16–3) Bernier (20–16–5) 15,583 22–27–7 51 Recap 57 February 6 Detroit 3–1 Florida Howard (33–12–12) Thomas (16–16–3) 15,623 22–28–7 51 Recap 58 February 7 Florida 1–5 Carolina Khudobin (13–6–0) Thomas (16–17–3) 16,132 22–29–7 51 Recap February 9–24 Olympic Break in Sochi, Russia 01 Canada 2 Sweden 3 Finland 59 February 27 Washington 5–4 Florida Holtby (18–13–2) Thomas (16–18–3) 14,180 22–30–7 51 Recap
March: 5–9–1 (Home: 3–4–1 ; Road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Win Loss Attendance Record Pts Recap 60 March 1 Florida 3–6 Columbus Bobrovsky (21–15–3) Clemmensen (6–6–1) 15,441 22–31–7 51 Recap 61 March 2 Florida 5–3 NY Islanders Thomas (17–18–3) Nilsson (1–3–2) 13,008 23–31–7 53 Recap 62 March 4 Florida 1–4 Boston Johnson (12–3–1) Thomas‡ (17–19–3) 17,565 23–32–7 53 Recap 63 March 7 Buffalo 0–2 Florida Luongo† (20–16–6) Neuvirth (4–7–2) 14,402 24–32–7 55 Recap 64 March 9 Boston 5–2 Florida Johnson (13–3–1) Luongo (20–17–6) 18,858 24–33–7 55 Recap 65 March 11 Phoenix 3–1 Florida Smith (24–19–10) Luongo (20–18–6) 12,211 24–34–7 55 Recap 66 March 13 Florida 4–5 Tampa Bay Bishop (30–11–6) Ellis† (5–7–0) 18,324 24–35–7 55 Recap 67 March 14 New Jersey 3–5 Florida Luongo (21–18–6) Schneider (12–14–9) 14,496 25–35–7 57 Recap 68 March 16 Vancouver 4–3 Florida SO Lack (12–13–4) Luongo (21–18–7) 14,215 25–35–8 58 Recap 69 March 18 Florida 3–2 San Jose Luongo (22–18–7) Niemi (34–14–6) 17,562 26–35–8 60 Recap 70 March 20 Florida 1–2 Phoenix Smith (27–20–10) Luongo (22–19–7) 14,442 26–36–8 60 Recap 71 March 22 Florida 0–4 Los Angeles Quick (23–15–2) Luongo (22–20–7) 18,118 26–37–8 60 Recap 72 March 23 Florida 2–6 Anaheim Hiller (29–10–6) Ellis (5–8–0) 17,281 26–38–8 60 Recap 73 March 25 Ottawa 2–3 Florida Luongo (23–20–7) Lehner (8–15–6) 13,435 27–38–8 62 Recap 74 March 27 Carolina 3–0 Florida Kuhdobin (16–12–0) Luongo (23–21–7) 12,379 27–39–8 62 Recap 75 March 29 Montreal 4–1 Florida Price (32–18–5) Ellis (5–9–0) 17,119 27–40–8 62 Recap 76 March 31 Florida 6–3 New Jersey Brodeur (18–14–5) Ellis (5–10–0) 15,209 27–41–8 62 Recap
April: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Win Loss Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Florida 2–4 NY Islanders Nabokov (14–14–7) Clemmensen (6–7–1) 11,812 27–42–8 62 Recap 78 April 4 Calgary 2–1 Florida MacDonald (5–4–1) Luongo (23–22–7) 12,055 27–43–8 62 Recap 79 April 6 Dallas 2–3 Florida Luongo (24–22–7) Lehtonen (31–20–10) 13,366 28–43–8 64 Recap 80 April 8 Philadelphia 5–2 Florida Mason (33–18–7) Ellis (5–11–0) 12,487 28–44–8 64 Recap 81 April 10 Toronto 2–4 Florida Luongo (25–22–7) MacIntyre (0–1–0) 13,110 29–44–8 66 Recap 82 April 12 Columbus 3–2 Florida Bobrovsky (32–20–5) Luongo (25–23–7) 14,241 29–45–8 66 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- − PIM Bjugstad, NickNick Bjugstad 76 16 22 38 -14 −14 16 Campbell, BrianBrian Campbell 82 7 30 37 -6 −6 20 Upshall, ScottieScottie Upshall 76 15 22 37 1 73 Boyes, BradBrad Boyes 78 21 15 36 -6 −6 28 Bergenheim, SeanSean Bergenheim 62 16 13 29 -16 −16 40 Fleischmann, TomasTomas Fleischmann 80 8 20 28 -18 −18 22 Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert 73 3 25 28 -5 −5 18 Huberdeau, JonathanJonathan Huberdeau 69 9 19 28 -5 −5 37 Barkov, AleksanderAleksander Barkov 54 8 16 24 -3 −3 10 Goc, MarcelMarcel Goc 62 11 12 23 -7 −7 31 Kulikov, DmitriDmitri Kulikov 81 8 11 19 -26 −26 66 Winchester, JesseJesse Winchester 52 9 9 18 -2 −2 38 Hayes, JimmyJimmy Hayes 53 11 7 18 -6 −6 18 Matthias, ShawnShawn Matthias 59 9 7 16 0 14 Pirri, BrandonBrandon Pirri 21 7 7 14 0 2 Gomez, ScottScott Gomez 46 2 10 12 -11 −11 24 Kopecky, TomasTomas Kopecky 49 4 8 12 0 18 Olsen, DylanDylan Olsen 44 3 9 12 -3 −3 8 Gudbranson, ErikErik Gudbranson 65 3 6 9 -7 −7 114 Trocheck, VincentVincent Trocheck 20 5 3 8 -11 −11 6 Shore, DrewDrew Shore 24 5 2 7 -1 −1 8 Versteeg, KrisKris Versteeg 18 2 5 7 -9 −9 9 Howden, QuintonQuinton Howden 16 4 2 6 0 10 Weaver, MikeMike Weaver 55 0 6 6 -9 −9 23 Jovanovski, EdEd Jovanovski 37 1 4 5 -6 −6 39 Barch, KrysKrys Barch 55 0 4 4 -10 −10 99 Robak, ColbyColby Robak 16 0 2 2 -4 −4 6 Gilroy, MattMatt Gilroy 16 1 1 2 -2 −2 6 Crabb, JoeyJoey Crabb 9 0 1 1 -2 −2 7 Butler, BobbyBobby Butler 2 0 1 1 1 2 Petrovic, AlexAlex Petrovic 7 0 1 1 3 8 Mottau, MikeMike Mottau 8 0 0 0 -3 −3 4 Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney 7 0 0 0 -7 −7 6 Wilson, GarrettGarrett Wilson 3 0 0 0 -1 −1 0 Racine, JonathanJonathan Racine 1 0 0 0 -1 −1 2

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Thomas, TimTim Thomas	40	40	2298-502,298:50	16	20	3	110	2.87	1206	0.909	0	0	1	4
Clemmensen, ScottScott Clemmensen	17	14	0914-11914:11	6	7	1	47	3.09	454	0.896	0	0	1	0
Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo	14	14	0804-18804:18	6	7	1	33	2.46	432	0.924	1	0	0	2
Ellis, DanDan Ellis	6	5	0337-16337:16	0	5	0	27	4.81	165	0.836	0	0	0	0
Markstrom, JacobJacob Markstrom	12	9	0613-47613:47	1	6	3	36	3.52	285	0.874	0	0	0	0

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

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades Date Details June 30, 2013 To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick in 2014 To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2013 July 5, 2013 To Montreal Canadiens George Parros To Florida Panthers Philippe Lefebvre FLA's 7th-round pick in 2014 September 28, 2013 To New Jersey Devils Scott Timmins 6th-round pick in 2014 To Florida Panthers Krys Barch STL's 7th-round pick in 2015 November 14, 2013 To Chicago Blackhawks Kris Versteeg Philippe Lefebvre To Florida Panthers Jimmy Hayes Dylan Olsen January 17, 2014 To Edmonton Oilers Steve Pinizzotto Jack Combs To Florida Panthers Ryan Martindale Derek Nesbitt March 2, 2014 To St. Louis Blues Eric Selleck To Florida Panthers Mark Mancari March 2, 2014 To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 2014 5th-round pick in 2016 To Florida Panthers Brandon Pirri March 4, 2014 To Montreal Canadiens Mike Weaver To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2015 March 4, 2014 To Vancouver Canucks Jacob Markstrom Shawn Matthias To Florida Panthers Roberto Luongo Steven Anthony March 5, 2014 To Pittsburgh Penguins Marcel Goc To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2014 3rd-round pick in 2015 March 5, 2014 To Dallas Stars Tim Thomas To Florida Panthers Dan Ellis Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Joey Crabb Washington Capitals 2 years, $1.2 million Mike Mottau Toronto Marlies 1 year, $700,000 Jesse Winchester Jokerit 1 year, $600,000 Jon Matsumoto Chicago Wolves 1 year, $700,000 Matt Gilroy New York Rangers 1 year, $700,000 Scott Gomez San Jose Sharks 1 year, $900,000 Steve Pinizzotto Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $650,000 Tim Thomas New York Islanders 1 year, $2.5 million Brad Boyes New York Islanders 1 year, $1 million Tom Gilbert Minnesota Wild 1 year, $900,000 Ryan Whitney Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $900,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Stephen Weiss Detroit Red Wings 5 years, $24.5 million Jack Skille Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $675,000 Tyson Strachan Washington Capitals 1 year, $550,000 Nolan Yonkman Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $600,000 Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Lost via retirement Player Player signings Player Date Contract terms Shawn Matthias July 5, 2013 2 years, $3.5 million Alexander Barkov, Jr. July 15, 2013 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Jacob Markstrom July 15, 2013 2 years, $2.4 million Michael Caruso July 16, 2013 1 year, $650,000 Greg Rallo July 16, 2013 1 year, $600,000 Colby Robak July 22, 2013 2 years, $1.35 million Scott Timmins July 24, 2013 1 year, $600,000 Brad Boyes March 5, 2014 2 years, $5.25 million contract extension Connor Brickley April 21, 2014 2 years, $1.185 million entry-level contract Rocco Grimaldi May 7, 2014 3 years, $3.2 million entry-level contract MacKenzie Weegar May 29, 2014 3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract Steven Hodges June 1, 2014 3 years, $2.55 million entry-level contract Draft picks See also: List of Florida Panthers draft picks Florida Panthers' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 2 Aleksander Barkov, Jr. Centre  Finland Tappara (SM-liiga) 2 31 Ian McCoshen Defence  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 4 92 Evan Cowley Goaltender  United States Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) 4 97[a] Michael Downing Defence  United States Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 4 98[b] Matt Buckles Centre  Canada St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL) 5 122 Christopher Clapperton Left Wing  Canada Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) 6 152 Josh Brown Defence  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL) 7 206[c] MacKenzie Weegar Defence  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) Draft notes The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a February 25, 2012 trade that sent Wojtek Wolski to the Panthers in exchange for Michael Vernace and this pick. a The Calgary Flames' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 18, 2013 that sent Corban Knight to Calgary in exchange for this pick. b The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of an April 3, 2013 trade that sent Jerred Smithson to the Oilers in exchange for this pick. The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 seventh-round pick (#194–Jonatan Nielsen) to the Panthers in exchange for this pick. c The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of a June 30, 2013 trade that sent a 2014 seventh-round pick to the Canadiens in exchange for this pick. References