The 2014–15 Florida Panthers season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.[2]
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Off-season[edit]
On April 29, 2014, General Manager Dale Tallon relieved Interim Head Coach Peter Horachek of his duties, and announced that the Panthers were looking to hire a new head coach with NHL experience prior to June 27, 2014, when the 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held.[3]
Training camp[edit]
The Panthers will play in six pre-season exhibition games before the start of the 2014–15 regular season.[4]
Memorable events[edit]
On March 3, 2015, in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Roberto Luongo suffered an injury and was forced to leave the game; he was replaced by backup Al Montoya. Later in the same game, however, Montoya also suffered an injury. Without another available goaltender (NHL teams seldom have a third goaltender on the roster), Montoya attempted to continue playing with the injury while the team debated their options, reportedly considered between either having forward Derek MacKenzie play the position or calling on a “local” goaltender. Forty-one-year-old Goaltending Coach Rob Tallas subsequently dressed in goaltending gear, registered with the team’s roster and began warming up in the dressing room tunnel in preparation to enter the game as an emergency backup, but before entering the game, however, Luongo was able to return and finish the remainder of the game. Allegedly, Luongo was at the hospital when Montoya was injured and was rushed back to the arena. This marked the second such instance for Tallas being called in as an emergency backup, with the other occurrence happening the previous season and also preventing him from officially entering the game as the original goaltender returned. Had he played, it would have been his first appearance in an NHL game in 14 years. The incident has reportedly lead the NHL to consider reviewing its rules for “emergency” players and led the Panthers to hold open tryouts for a “fill-in” goaltender.
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Standings[edit]
Suspensions/fines[edit]
Player
Explanation
Length
Salary
Date issued
Vincent Trocheck
Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 577 in Washington on Sunday, January 4, 2015, at 11:04 of the third period.
—
$2,000.00
January 7, 2015[5]
Dmitri Kulikov
Clipping Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin during NHL game No. 820 in Dallas on Friday, February 13, 2015, at 13:05 of the third period.
4 games
$93,189.96
February 16, 2015[6]
Schedule and results[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 0–4–2 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 0–3–1)
Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Playoffs[edit]
Despite having 91 points, the Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive year.
Player stats[edit]
Final stats
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[7]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Roberto Luongo
61
61
3528
28
19
12
138
2.35
1743
0.921
2
0
0
0
Al Montoya
20
13
977
6
7
2
49
3.01
453
0.892
0
0
0
2
Dan Ellis
8
8
486
4
3
1
19
2.35
221
0.914
1
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.
Notable achievements[edit]
Awards[edit]
Milestones[edit]
Regular Season
Player
Milestone
Reached
A. Ekblad
1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point
October 9, 2014
D. Kulikov
100th Career NHL Point
October 17, 2014
W. Mitchell
800th Career NHL Game
October 18, 2014
R. Grimaldi
1st Career NHL Game
November 1, 2014
A. Ekblad
1st Career NHL Goal
November 1, 2014
S. Upshall
500th Career NHL Game
November 4, 2014
J. Hayes
100th Career NHL Game
November 4, 2014
N. Bjugstad
100th Career NHL Game
November 11, 2014
B. Boyes
700th Career NHL Game
November 18, 2014
R. Grimaldi
1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point
November 22, 2014
A. Montoya
100th Career NHL Game
December 13, 2014
D. Olsen
100th Career NHL Game
December 16, 2014
E. Gudbranson
200th Career NHL Game
December 20, 2014
J. Jokinen
700th Career NHL Game
January 13, 2015
T. Fleischmann
300th Career NHL Point
February 10, 2015
A. Barkov
100th Career NHL Game
February 19, 2015
B. Campbell
900th Career NHL Game
February 28, 2015
B. Boyes
200th Career NHL Goal
March 1, 2015
J. Huberdeau
100th Career NHL Point
March 12, 2015
S. Thornton
600th Career NHL Game
March 21, 2015
D. Bolland
400th Career NHL Game
March 26, 2015
D. Bolland
200th Career NHL Point
March 29, 2015
B. Pirri
100th Career NHL Game
April 2, 2015
R. Luongo
400th Career NHL Win
April 2, 2015
J. Jagr
1,800th Career NHL Point
April 9, 2015
J. Jokinen
300th Career NHL Assist
April 9, 2015
Transactions[edit]
The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:
Trades[edit]
Free agents acquired[edit]
Date
Player
Former team
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2014
Al Montoya
Winnipeg Jets
2 years, $2.1 million
[19]
July 1, 2014
Derek MacKenzie
Columbus Blue Jackets
3 years, $3.9 million
[20]
July 1, 2014
Shawn Thornton
Boston Bruins
2 years, $2.4 million
[21]
July 1, 2014
Dave Bolland
Toronto Maple Leafs
5 years, $27.5 million
[22]
July 1, 2014
Jussi Jokinen
Pittsburgh Penguins
4 years, $16 million
[23]
July 1, 2014
Willie Mitchell
Los Angeles Kings
2 years, $8.5 million
[24]
July 1, 2014
Blake Parlett
Providence Bruins
1 year, $575,000
[25]
July 4, 2014
Brett Olson
Abbotsford Heat
1 year, $550,000
[26]
July 4, 2014
Greg Zanon
San Antonio Rampage
1 year, $600,000
[26]
October 6, 2014
Shane O’Brien
Calgary Flames
1 year, $650,000
[27]
March 20, 2015
Colin Stevens
Union College
entry-level contract
[28]
June 1, 2015
Chase Balisy
St. John’s IceCaps
entry-level contract
[29]
Free agents lost[edit]
Date
Player
New team
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2014
Tom Gilbert
Montreal Canadiens
2 years, $5.6 million
[30]
July 1, 2014
Scott Clemmensen
New Jersey Devils
1 year, $600,000
[31]
July 1, 2014
Jesse Winchester
Colorado Avalanche
2 years, $1.8 million
[32]
December 1, 2014
Scott Gomez
New Jersey Devils
1 year, $550,000
[33]
Claimed via waivers[edit]
Player
Former team
Date claimed off waivers
Lost via waivers[edit]
Player
New team
Date claimed off waivers
Lost via retirement[edit]
Players released[edit]
Player signings[edit]
Date
Player
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 2, 2014
Sam Brittain
2 year, $1.51 million entry-level contract
[25]
July 10, 2014
Erik Gudbranson
2 years, $5 million
[35]
July 14, 2014
Dylan Olsen
2 years, $1.55 million
[36]
July 14, 2014
Garrett Wilson
1 year, $715,000
[36]
July 14, 2014
Ryan Martindale
1 year, $715,000
[36]
July 16, 2014
Brandon Pirri
2 years, $1.85 million
[37]
July 18, 2014
Dmitri Kulikov
3 years, $13 million
[38]
July 29, 2014
Jimmy Hayes
1 year, $925,000
[39]
September 3, 2014
Aaron Ekblad
3 years, $11.325 million entry-level contract
[40]
March 14, 2015
Steven Kampfer
2 years, contract extension
[41]
March 29, 2015
Kyle Rau
entry-level contract
[42]
April 1, 2015
Mike Matheson
entry-level contract
[43]
April 9, 2015
Josh Brown
entry-level contract
[44]
April 12, 2015
Jaromir Jagr
1 year
[45]
May 28, 2015
Brett Olson
1 year
[46]
Draft picks[edit]
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[47] On April 15, 2014, the Panthers won the draft lottery to jump ahead of the Buffalo Sabres and secure the first selection in the draft.[48]
Draft notes
The Florida Panthers’ third-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a third and fourth-round pick (72nd and 102nd overall) both in 2014 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[49] San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014 that sent a first-round pick and the Rangers sixth-round pick both in 2014 (20th and 179th overall) to Chicago in exchange for a first-round pick in 2014 (27th overall) and this pick.[50] Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2014 that sent Brandon Pirri to Florida in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[51]
[a]The New York Islanders’ third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a third-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for this pick.[49]
Florida’s fifth-round pick went to the New York Rangers, as the result of a trade on July 20, 2012 that sent Casey Wellman to Florida, in exchange for this pick.[52]
[b]The Pittsburgh Penguins’ fifth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Marcel Goc to Pittsburgh in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[53]
Florida’s sixth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils, as the result of a trade on September 28, 2013 that sent Krys Barch and St. Louis’ seventh-round pick in 2015 to Florida, in exchange for Scott Timmins and this pick.[54]
[c]The Florida Panthers’ seventh-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on July 5, 2013 that sent George Parros to Montreal in exchange for Philippe Lefebvre and this pick.[55] Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2013 to Florida in exchange for this pick.[56]
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