Florida Panthers

Last season: 47-31-4, won second consecutive Stanley Cup.

COACH: Paul Maurice, 4th season with Florida, 28th season overall (916-767-247).

SEASON OPENER: Oct. 7 vs. Chicago Blackhawks.

DEPARTURES: D Nate Schmidt, C Nico Sturm, G Vítek Vaněček.

ADDITIONS: G Daniil Tarasov, C Luke Kunin, D Jeff Petry.

GOALIES: Sergei Bobrovsky (33-19-2, 2.44 goals-against average, 0.905 save percentage), Daniil Tarasov (7-10-2 with Columbus, 3.54, 0.881).

BETMGM STANLEY CUP ODDS: 10-1.

What to expect

The goal is clear: Win the whole thing again. The path to that goal is not so clear. Captain Aleksander Barkov is likely out for the entirety of the regular season with two torn knee ligaments, forward Matthew Tkachuk is probably out until December at least while he recovers from offsea

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