2014–15 Florida Panthers season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 April 2014 NHL 2014–15 2014 Florida Panthers Eastern 10th Atlantic 6th 38–29–15 21–13–7 17–16–8 206 223 Dale Tallon Gerard Gallant Willie Mitchell Dave BollandBrian CampbellDerek MacKenzieScottie Upshall BB&T Center 11,265 (66.1%)2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN https://www.espn.com/nhl/ https://web.archive.org/web/20081214165302/http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance live December 14, 2008 ESPN(41 games) Nick Bjugstad (24) Jonathan Huberdeau (39) Jonathan Huberdeau (54) Aaron Ekblad (+12) Erik Gudbranson (58) Roberto Luongo (28) Luongo, Ellis (2.35) The 2014–15 Florida Panthers season was the 21st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.National Hockey League The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011 2010 Triumph Books 63 978-1-60078-422-4 The team missed the playoffs for the third year in a row for the first time since the 2008–09 season and the 2010–11 season. Off-season 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.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=717102 https://web.archive.org/web/20140429232731/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=717102 dead April 29, 2014 Panthers fire Horachek, seek experienced coach Training camp The Panthers will play in six pre-season exhibition games before the start of the 2014–15 regular season. http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/06/22/4195337/florida-panthers-to-open-next.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140629063421/http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/06/22/4195337/florida-panthers-to-open-next.html 2014-06-29 Florida Panthers to open 2014-15 season at Tampa Bay Lightning - Florida Panthers - MiamiHerald.com Miami Herald Memorable events 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. Standings FLA FLA Suspensions/fines 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, 2015Trocheck fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=747490 https://web.archive.org/web/20150108010147/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=747490 dead January 8, 2015 NHL January 7, 2015 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, 2015Kulikov suspended four games for clipping http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=753603 https://web.archive.org/web/20150216214405/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=753603 dead February 16, 2015 NHL February 16, 2015 Schedule and results Pre-season 2014 preseason game log: 0–4–2 (Home: 0–1–1; Road: 0–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 24 Dallas 4–3 Florida SO Houser 2,841 0–0–1 https://archive.today/20140926054233/http://nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2014010029 Recap 2 September 27 Florida 1–2 Nashville SO Montoya 12,700 0–0–2 https://archive.today/20140928150203/http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2014010051 Recap 3 September 27 Florida 1–4 Nashville Luongo 15,741 0–1–2 Recap 4 September 29 Florida 4–5 Dallas Luongo 14,234 0–2–2 Recap 5 October 2 Tampa Bay 0–3 Florida Luongo 2,859 0–3–2 Recap 6 October 4 Florida 1–4 Tampa Bay Montoya 15,411 0–4–2 Recap Regular season 2014–15 Game Log October: 3–2–3 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 2–0–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Florida 2–3 Tampa Bay OT Luongo 19,204 0–0–1 1 Recap 2 October 11 New Jersey 5–1 Florida Luongo 11,419 0–1–1 1 Recap 3 October 13 Ottawa 1–0 Florida Luongo 7,311 0–2–1 1 Recap 4 October 17 Florida 1–0 Buffalo Luongo 17,864 1–2–1 3 Recap 5 October 18 Florida 1–2 Washington Montoya 18,506 1–2–2 4 Recap 6 October 21 Florida 4–3 Colorado OT Luongo 14,440 2–2–2 6 Recap 7 October 25 Florida 1–2 Arizona OT Luongo 13,202 2–2–3 7 Recap 8 October 30 Arizona 1–2 Florida Luongo 7,691 3–2–3 9 Recap November: 6–4–3 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 November 1 Philadelphia 1–2 Florida Luongo 9,774 4–2–3 11 https://archive.today/20141102053403/http://nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2014020156 Recap 10 November 4 Florida 1–2 Boston OT Luongo 17,565 4–2–4 12 Recap 11 November 6 Florida 1–4 Philadelphia Luongo 19,777 4–3–4 12 https://archive.today/20141107064706/http://nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2014020188 Recap 12 November 8 Calgary 6–4 Florida Montoya 9,230 4–4–4 12 Recap 13 November 11 San Jose 4–1 Florida Luongo 8,075 5–4–4 14 Recap 14 November 14 NY Islanders 4–3 Florida SO Luongo 10,010 5–4–5 15 Recap 15 November 16 Florida 6–2 Anaheim Montoya 16,128 6–4–5 17 Recap 16 November 18 Florida 2–5 Los Angeles Luongo 18,230 6–5–5 17 Recap 17 November 20 Florida 3–2 San Jose SO Luongo 17,331 7–5–5 19 Recap 18 November 22 Florida 2–3 Nashville SO Luongo 17,163 7–5–6 20 Recap 19 November 24 Minnesota 4–1 Florida Luongo 8,426 7–6–6 20 Recap 20 November 26 Carolina 0–1 Florida Luongo 8,119 8–6–6 22 Recap 21 November 28 Ottawa 2–3 Florida Montoya 9,758 9–6–6 24 Recap December: 7–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 22 December 1 Florida 1–2 Columbus Montoya 12,309 9–7–6 24 Recap 23 December 2 Florida 4–3 Detroit Luongo 20,027 10–7–6 26 Recap 24 December 4 Columbus 4–3 Florida SO Luongo 7,788 10–7–7 27 Recap 25 December 6 Buffalo 2–3 Florida Luongo 8,597 11–7–7 29 Recap 26 December 8 Florida 2–4 St. Louis Luongo 17,330 11–8–7 29 Recap 27 December 12 Florida 3–2 Detroit SO Luongo 20,027 12–8–7 31 Recap 28 December 13 Florida 3–4 Buffalo SO Montoya 18,450 12–8–8 32 Recap 29 December 16 Washington 1–2 Florida SO* Luongo 10,012 13–8–8 34 Recap 30 December 18 Florida 2–1 Philadelphia SO Luongo 19,582 14–8–8 36 Recap 31 December 20 Florida 1–3 Pittsburgh Luongo 18,668 14–9–8 36 Recap 32 December 22 Pittsburgh 3–4 Florida SO Luongo 15,947 15–9–8 38 Recap 33 December 28 Toronto 4–6 Florida Luongo 17,877 16–9–8 40 Recap 34 December 30 Montreal 2–1 Florida SO Luongo 19,614 16–9–9 41 Recap 35 December 31 NY Rangers 5–2 Florida Montoya 15,090 16–10–9 41 Recap* The shootout between the Panthers and the Washington Capitals on December 16, 2014, was the longest to date in NHL history, at 20 rounds. January: 5–6–1 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 January 2 Florida 2–0 Buffalo Luongo 19,070 17–10–9 43 Recap 37 January 4 Florida 3–4 Washington Montoya 18,506 17–11–9 43 Recap 38 January 8 Florida 3–1 Vancouver Luongo 18,799 18–11–9 45 Recap 39 January 9 Florida 6–5 Calgary Montoya 19,289 19–11–9 47 Recap 40 January 11 Florida 4–2 Edmonton Luongo 16,839 20–11–9 49 Recap 41 January 13 Florida 2–8 Winnipeg Luongo 15,016 20–12–9 49 Recap 42 January 15 Colorado 4–2 Florida Luongo 9,584 20–13–9 49 Recap 43 January 17 Edmonton 3–2 Florida SO Luongo 10,529 20–13–10 50 Recap 44 January 19 Vancouver 2–1 Florida Luongo 9,373 20–14–10 50 Recap 45 January 27 Detroit 5–4 Florida Luongo 12,190 20–15–10 50 Recap 46 January 29 Columbus 2–3 Florida Luongo 7,917 21–15–10 52 Recap 47 January 31 Florida 1–3 New Jersey Luongo 16,278 21–16–10 52 Recap February: 6–6–3 (Home: 3–1–2; Road: 3–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 48 February 2 Florida 3–6 NY Rangers Luongo 18,006 21–17–10 52 Recap 49 February 3 Florida 4–2 NY Islanders Montoya 14,704 22–17–10 54 Recap 50 February 5 Los Angeles 2–3 Florida Luongo 9,624 23–17–10 56 Recap 51 February 8 Nashville 3–2 Florida SO Luongo 10,844 23–17–11 57 Recap 52 February 10 Anaheim 2–6 Florida Luongo 8,576 24–17–11 59 Recap 53 February 12 Florida 1–2 Minnesota Luongo 19,055 24–18–11 59 Recap 54 February 13 Florida 0–2 Dallas Montoya 18,211 24–19–11 59 Recap 55 February 15 St. Louis 2–1 Florida SO Luongo 11,859 24–19–12 60 Recap 56 February 17 Florida 3–2 Toronto Luongo 19,098 25–19–12 62 Recap 57 February 19 Florida 3–2 Montreal SO Luongo 21,286 26–19–12 64 Recap 58 February 21 Florida 1–4 Ottawa Luongo 16,938 26–20–12 64 Recap 59 February 22 Florida 1–5 Pittsburgh Montoya 18,592 26–21–12 64 Recap 60 February 24 Florida 2–3 Chicago SO Luongo 21,526 26–21–13 65 Recap 61 February 26 Chicago 3–0 Florida Luongo 17,387 26–22–13 65 Recap 62 February 28 Buffalo 3–5 Florida Luongo 10,374 27–22–13 67 Recap March: 8–5–2 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 1 Tampa Bay 3–4 Florida Montoya 10,336 28–22–13 69 Recap 64 March 3 Toronto 3–2 Florida Montoya 10,198 28–23–13 69 Recap 65 March 5 Dallas 4–3 Florida SO Ellis 8,510 28–23–14 70 Recap 66 March 7 NY Islanders 3–4 Florida SO Ellis 14,474 29–23–14 72 Recap 67 March 12 Winnipeg 2–4 Florida Ellis 9,819 30–23–14 74 Recap 68 March 14 Florida 2–0 Carolina Ellis 11,790 31–23–14 76 Recap 69 March 15 Florida 1–2 NY Rangers Ellis 18,006 31–24–14 76 https://archive.today/20150316052834/http://nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2014021030 Recap 70 March 17 Montreal 3–2 Florida Ellis 18,245 31–25–14 76 Recap 71 March 19 Detroit 1–3 Florida Luongo 11,458 32–25–14 78 Recap 72 March 21 Boston 1–2 Florida SO Luongo 17,044 33–25–14 80 Recap 73 March 24 Florida 3–4 Tampa Bay Luongo 18,729 33–26–14 80 https://archive.today/20150405024519/http://nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2014021095 Recap 74 March 26 Florida 4–1 Toronto Luongo 18,831 34–26–14 82 Recap 75 March 28 Florida 2–3 Montreal OT Luongo 21,287 34–26–15 83 Recap 76 March 29 Florida 4–2 Ottawa Ellis 19,045 35–26–15 85 Recap 77 March 31 Florida 2–3 Boston Luongo 17,565 35–27–15 85 Recap April: 3–2–0 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 Carolina 1–6 Florida Luongo 9,827 36–27–15 87 Recap 79 April 4 Tampa Bay 4–0 Florida Luongo 11,072 36–28–15 87 Recap 80 April 5 Montreal 4–1 Florida Ellis 14,112 36–29–15 87 Recap 81 April 9 Boston 2–4 Florida Luongo 11,778 37–29–15 89 Recap 82 April 11 New Jersey 2–3 Florida Montoya 12,236 38–29–15 91 RecapLegend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid #ccffcc #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid #ffcccc #fff Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #AAAAAA Playoffs Despite having 91 points, the Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive year. Player stats Final stats Skaters Regular season2014-2015 Regular Season Stats - Points - Florida Panthers - Statistics http://panthers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm? https://web.archive.org/web/20090725143913/http://panthers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm dead July 25, 2009 Florida Panthers April 15, 2015 Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Jonathan Huberdeau 79 15 39 54 10 38 Jussi Jokinen 81 8 36 44 −2 34 Nick Bjugstad 72 24 19 43 −7 38 Aaron Ekblad 81 12 27 39 12 32 Brad Boyes 78 14 24 38 11 20 Aleksander Barkov 71 16 20 36 −4 16 Jimmy Hayes Jimmy Hayes (ice hockey) 72 19 16 35 −4 20 Brian Campbell 82 3 24 27 4 22 Brandon Pirri 49 22 2 24 6 14 Dave Bolland 53 6 17 23 4 48 Vincent Trocheck 50 7 15 22 9 24 Dmitri Kulikov ice hockey 73 3 19 22 0 48 Tomas Fleischmann Tomáš Fleischmann‡ 52 7 14 21 12 8 Sean Bergenheim‡ 39 8 10 18 2 34 Jaromir Jagr Jaromír Jágr† 20 6 12 18 7 6 Scottie Upshall 63 8 7 15 −8 28 Erik Gudbranson 76 4 9 13 −4 58 Derek MacKenzie 82 5 6 11 −17 45 Willie Mitchell Willie Mitchell (ice hockey) 66 3 5 8 1 25 Tomas Kopecky Tomáš Kopecký 64 2 6 8 −19 28 Dylan Olsen 44 2 6 8 −7 20 Shawn Thornton 46 1 4 5 −13 50 Steven Kampfer 25 2 2 4 −4 12 Alex Petrovic 33 0 3 3 −4 34 Rocco Grimaldi 7 1 0 1 1 4 Shane O'Brien Shane O'Brien (ice hockey) 9 0 1 1 −4 5 Garrett Wilson Garrett Wilson (ice hockey) 2 0 0 0 −2 0 Colby Robak‡ 7 0 0 0 −1 2 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played GS Games started TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss OT Overtime loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes 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 ice hockey 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 Awards Regular season Player Award Awarded Aaron Ekblad NHL Third Star of the WeekDatsyuk, Bobrovsky, Ekblad named stars of the week http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=742998 https://web.archive.org/web/20141209165919/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=742998 dead December 9, 2014 NHL December 8, 2014 December 8, 2014 Jonathan Huberdeau NHL Third Star of the WeekBackes, Varlamov and Huberdeau named week's stars http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748278 NHL January 12, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150112201942/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748278 January 12, 2015 mdy January 12, 2015 Roberto Luongo NHL All-Star game selection2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150111080926/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=748015 dead January 11, 2015 NHL January 10, 2015 January 10, 2015 Aaron Ekblad NHL All-Star Game rookie selection January 10, 2015 Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached A. Ekblad Aaron Ekblad 1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point October 9, 2014 D. Kulikov Dmitri Kulikov (ice hockey) 100th Career NHL Point October 17, 2014 W. Mitchell Willie Mitchell (ice hockey) 800th Career NHL Game October 18, 2014 R. Grimaldi Rocco Grimaldi 1st Career NHL Game November 1, 2014 A. Ekblad 1st Career NHL Goal November 1, 2014 S. Upshall Scottie Upshall 500th Career NHL Game November 4, 2014 J. Hayes Jimmy Hayes (ice hockey) 100th Career NHL Game November 4, 2014 N. Bjugstad Nick Bjugstad 100th Career NHL Game November 11, 2014 B. Boyes Brad Boyes 700th Career NHL Game November 18, 2014 R. Grimaldi 1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point November 22, 2014 A. Montoya Al Montoya 100th Career NHL Game December 13, 2014 D. Olsen Dylan Olsen 100th Career NHL Game December 16, 2014 E. Gudbranson Erik Gudbranson 200th Career NHL Game December 20, 2014 J. Jokinen Jussi Jokinen 700th Career NHL Game January 13, 2015 T. Fleischmann Tomáš Fleischmann 300th Career NHL Point February 10, 2015 A. Barkov Aleksander Barkov, Jr. 100th Career NHL Game February 19, 2015 B. Campbell Brian Campbell 900th Career NHL Game February 28, 2015 B. Boyes 200th Career NHL Goal March 1, 2015 J. Huberdeau Jonathan Huberdeau 100th Career NHL Point March 12, 2015 S. Thornton Shawn Thornton 600th Career NHL Game March 21, 2015 D. Bolland Dave Bolland 400th Career NHL Game March 26, 2015 D. Bolland 200th Career NHL Point March 29, 2015 B. Pirri Brandon Pirri 100th Career NHL Game April 2, 2015 R. Luongo Roberto Luongo 400th Career NHL Win April 2, 2015 J. Jagr Jaromír Jágr 1,800th Career NHL Point April 9, 2015 J. Jokinen 300th Career NHL Assist April 9, 2015 Transactions The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season: Trades DateDetails June 28, 2014Florida Panthers Make Five Selections on Day Two of NHL Draft To New York Islanders3rd-round pick in 2015 To Florida Panthers 3rd-round pick in 2014 October 6, 2014Florida Panthers Acquire D Steven Kampfer and F Andrew Yogan from New York Rangers To New York RangersJoey Crabb To Florida Panthers Steven KampferAndrew Yogan December 4, 2014Florida Panthers Acquire D Jesse Blacker from Anaheim To Anaheim DucksColby Robak To Florida Panthers Jesse Blackerfuture conditional draft pick January 9, 2015Florida Panthers acquire F Corban Knight from Calgary To Calgary FlamesDrew Shore To Florida Panthers Corban Knight February 24, 2015Florida Panthers Acquire Minnesota’s 2016 Third-Round Draft Choice in exchange for F Sean Bergenheim To Minnesota WildSean Bergenheim7th-round pick in 2016 To Florida Panthers 3rd-round pick in 2016 February 26, 2015Florida Panthers Acquire F Jaromir Jagr To New Jersey Devils2nd-round pick in 2015Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 To Florida Panthers Jaromir Jagr February 28, 2015Florida Panthers Acquire F Dany Heatley & 2015 Third-Round Draft Choice from Anaheim in Exchange for F Tomas Fleischmann To Anaheim DucksTomas Fleischmann To Florida Panthers Dany Heatley3rd-round pick in 2015 June 19, 2015http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=771487 https://web.archive.org/web/20150620010558/http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=771487 dead June 20, 2015 Florida Panthers Acquire F Greg McKegg Florida Panthers 2015-06-19 2015-06-19 To Toronto Maple LeafsZach HymanConditional 7th-round pick in 2017 To Florida PanthersGreg McKegg Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Al Montoya Winnipeg Jets 2 years, $2.1 million G Al Montoya Agrees to Two Year Contract with Florida Panthers July 1, 2014 Derek MacKenzie Columbus Blue Jackets 3 years, $3.9 million C Derek MacKenzie Agrees to Three-Year Contract with Florida Panthers July 1, 2014 Shawn Thornton Boston Bruins 2 years, $2.4 million Shawn Thornton Agrees to Two-Year Contract with Florida Panthers July 1, 2014 Dave Bolland Toronto Maple Leafs 5 years, $27.5 million C Dave Bolland Agrees to Five-Year Contract with Florida Panthers July 1, 2014 Jussi Jokinen Pittsburgh Penguins 4 years, $16 million LW Jussi Jokinen Agrees to Four-Year Contract with Florida Panthers July 1, 2014 Willie Mitchell Los Angeles Kings 2 years, $8.5 million D Willie Mitchell Agrees to Two-Year Contract with Florida Panthers July 1, 2014 Blake Parlett Providence Bruins 1 year, $575,000 Florida Panthers Agree to Entry Level Contract with G Sam Brittain July 4, 2014 Brett Olson Abbotsford Heat 1 year, $550,000 C Brett Olson and D Greg Zanon Agree to One-Year Contracts with Florida Panthers July 4, 2014 Greg Zanon San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $600,000 October 6, 2014 Shane O'Brien Calgary Flames 1 year, $650,000 Florida Panthers Sign D Shane O’Brien March 20, 2015 Colin Stevens Union College entry-level contract Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with G Colin Stevens June 1, 2015 Chase Balisy St. John's IceCaps entry-level contract Florida Panthers Agree to Entry Level Contract with F Chase Balisy Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Tom Gilbert Montreal Canadiens 2 years, $5.6 million Canadiens agree to terms on a two-year contract with free agent defenseman Tom Gilbert July 1, 2014 Scott Clemmensen New Jersey Devils 1 year, $600,000 Clemmensen signs with Devils July 1, 2014 Jesse Winchester Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $1.8 million Avalanche Signs Four Players December 1, 2014 Scott Gomez New Jersey Devils 1 year, $550,000 Devils bring back veteran center Gomez Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Lost via retirement Player Players released Date Player Via Ref June 30, 2014 Ed Jovanovski Compliance buyout http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724649 https://web.archive.org/web/20140721064028/http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724649 dead July 21, 2014 Florida Panthers Exercise Compliance Buyout on D ed Jovanovski Player signings Date Player Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref July 2, 2014 Sam Brittain 2 year, $1.51 million entry-level contract July 10, 2014 Erik Gudbranson 2 years, $5 million D Erik Gudbranson Inks Two-Year Contract with Florida Panthers July 14, 2014 Dylan Olsen 2 years, $1.55 million Florida Panthers Sign D Dylan Olsen July 14, 2014 Garrett Wilson 1 year, $715,000 July 14, 2014 Ryan Martindale 1 year, $715,000 July 16, 2014 Brandon Pirri 2 years, $1.85 million C Brandon Pirri Inks Two-Year Contract with Florida Panthers July 18, 2014 Dmitri Kulikov 3 years, $13 million D Dmitry Kulikov Inks Three-Year Contract with Florida Panthers July 29, 2014 Jimmy Hayes 1 year, $925,000 Florida Panthers Agree to One-Year Contract with F Jimmy Hayes September 3, 2014 Aaron Ekblad 3 years, $11.325 million entry-level contract Florida Panthers Sign No. 1 Overall Draft Pick D Aaron Ekblads March 14, 2015 Steven Kampfer 2 years, contract extension Florida Panthers Agree to Two-Year Contract Extension with D Steven Kampfer March 29, 2015 Kyle Rau entry-level contract Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with F Kyle Rau April 1, 2015 Mike Matheson entry-level contract Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with D Michael Matheson April 9, 2015 Josh Brown entry-level contract Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with D Josh Brown April 12, 2015 Jaromir Jagr 1 year Florida Panthers Re-sign F Jaromir Jagr May 28, 2015 Brett Olson 1 year Florida Panthers Sign F Brett Olson Draft picks List of Florida Panthers draft picks The 2014 NHL entry draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.New Jersey, Philadelphia to host next two Drafts http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=635580 https://web.archive.org/web/20120623223729/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=635580 dead June 23, 2012 April 17, 2014 nhl.com June 22, 2012 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.http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/04/15/florida-panthers-win-nhl-draft-lottery-as-buffalo-sabres-drop-to-no-2/ Archived copy April 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140417112822/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/04/15/florida-panthers-win-nhl-draft-lottery-as-buffalo-sabres-drop-to-no-2/ April 17, 2014 dead Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 1 Aaron Ekblad D Canada Canada Barrie Colts (OHL) 2 32 Jayce Hawryluk RW Canada Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 3 65Note1 a a Juho Lammikko RW Finland Finland Assat U20 (FIN U20) 4 92 Joe Wegwerth RW United States United States USA U-18 (USHL) 5 143Note1 b b Miguel Fidler LW USA United States Edina Hornets (MSHSL) 7 182Note1 c c Hugo Fagerblom G Sweden Sweden Sweden Jr. U18 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.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724266 https://web.archive.org/web/20140630013100/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724266 dead June 30, 2014 Notes from the 2014 NHL Draft June 28, 2014 June 28, 2014    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.Blackhawks select Schmaltz in first round of the 2014 NHL draft and acquire picks from San Jose http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724253&navid=DL https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164536/http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724253&navid=DL dead July 14, 2014 June 27, 2014 June 27, 2014    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.Panthers acquire Pirri in trade with Blackhawks http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=707272 https://web.archive.org/web/20140303155443/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=707272 dead March 3, 2014 National Hockey League March 2, 2014 March 2, 2014 Note1 a aThe 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. 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.Panthers get Wellman in trade with Rangers http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=638331 https://web.archive.org/web/20120722020022/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=638331 dead July 22, 2012 NHL.com July 20, 2012 Note1 b bThe 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.Penguins Acquire Goc from Panthers for Draft Picks https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=445341 March 5, 2014 March 5, 2014 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.Devils, Panthers swap depth forwards, picks http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=684584 https://web.archive.org/web/20130930132906/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=684584 dead September 30, 2013 National Hockey League September 28, 2013 May 17, 2014 Note1 c cThe 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.Habs obtain enforcer George Parros https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/habs-obtain-enforcer-george-parros/ CTV Television Network July 5, 2013 July 5, 2013     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.Canucks-Devils trade highlights day of deals at draft http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=675991 https://web.archive.org/web/20130703153745/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=675991 dead July 3, 2013 National Hockey League July 1, 2013 June 30, 2013 References 30em Category:Florida Panthers seasons Florida Florida Panthers Florida Panthers