Florida Panthers

Power Rankings

Date	Ranking	Previous
02/06/2012	14	16
Another game with first place on the line Tuesday night in Washington.
01/30/2012	16	16
The Panthers are doing everything they can to hold on in the East. At least they're losing games in overtime and shootouts to at least pick up a charity point, but their goal-differential of minus-14 is currently the worst of any team holding a playoff position. How long can that last?
01/23/2012	16	15
Thankfully for the Panthers, nobody else in the Southeast seems to have much interest in taking control of the division.
01/16/2012	15	13
Maybe it's the injuries, or maybe they just weren't as good as they looked over the first half of the season, but the Panthers are falling. Fast. After leading the division for most of the season, they are now only one point away from being outside the playoff picture.
01/09/2012	13	13
They're currently hanging on to the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference as the top team in the Southeast Division, but they're also just four points from being on the outside of the playoff picture.
01/03/2002	13	15
They're still on top of the division but they've definitely slowed down a bit, winning just four games since Dec. 8.
12/26/2011	15	11
Injuries have been a big problem recently for a Panthers team that has dropped three in a row and six of eight. The wins over that stretch were against Calgary and Carolina in a shootout and overtime. Florida hasn't won a game in regulation since Dec. 8, when it defeated the Boston Bruins 2-0.
12/19/2011	11	11
Quick: Which defenseman has the most goals in the NHL this season? Shea Weber? Zdeno Chara? Dustin Byfuglien? How about Florida's Jason Garrison. He has 10, most of them by way of the slap shot.
12/12/2011	11	14
I was ready to move them up even higher, especially after their shutout win against Boston, but then the Panthers laid an egg against New York.
12/05/2011	14	14
Tomas Fleischmann and Kris Versteeg are currently in the top 12 in points. Can they remain there all season?

Preseason Power Rankings
Date	Ranking	Previous
10/03/2011	27	-
What do you get from a team that needs to spend millions upon millions in one offseason in order to reach the salary cap floor? A trade for Brian Campbell's contract and Tomas Kopecky for $3 million a year.