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2008–09 Florida Panthers
Division 5th Southeast
Conference 14th Eastern
2008–09 record 7–9–1
Home record 4–3–0
Road record 3–6–1
Goals for 41
Goals against 49
Team information
General Manager Jacques Martin
Coach Peter DeBoer
Captain Vacant
Alternate captains Bryan Allen
Cory Stillman
Stephen Weiss
Arena BankAtlantic Center
Average attendance 15,531
Team leaders
Goals David Booth (8)
Assists Keith Ballard (8)
Points Nathan Horton (11)
Penalties in minutes Keith Ballard (35)
Plus/Minus 2 players tied with +3
Wins Tomas Vokoun (4)
Goals against average Craig Anderson (2.08)

The 2008–09 Florida Panthers season is the 15th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League. On June 14, the Panthers named Peter DeBoer head coach and signed him to a multi-year contract.1 Former coach Jacques Martin relinquished his coaching duties, but continues as the team's General Manager.

Contents: Regular season — Playoffs — Player stats — Awards and records — Transactions
Roster — Draft picks — Farm teams — See also — References


Pre-season

The Florida Panthers played seven pre-season exhibition games before the start of the regular season. The team went on a road trip across North America to play six games on six consecutive nights, winning only the first two games. The trip included the first ever NHL game played on Prince Edward Island, against the New York Islanders. After one final pre-season game at home, the Panthers finished the pre-season with a 3–2–2 record.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Southeast Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
Washington Capitals 26 14 9 3 85 82 31
Carolina Hurricanes 26 12 12 2 65 75 26
Florida Panthers 25 11 11 3 63 69 25
Tampa Bay Lightning 25 6 11 8 57 79 20
Atlanta Thrashers 25 8 14 3 72 92 19

Conference standings

Eastern Conference GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins * 25 17 4 4 85 56 38
New York Rangers * 29 18 9 2 77 73 38
Washington Capitals * 26 14 9 3 85 82 31
Montreal Canadiens 25 15 6 4 78 67 34
Pittsburgh Penguins 25 15 6 4 82 68 34
Philadelphia Flyers 25 12 7 6 82 77 30
New Jersey Devils 23 13 8 2 68 62 28
Carolina Hurricanes 26 12 12 2 67 80 26
Florida Panthers 25 11 11 3 63 69 25
Buffalo Sabres 24 11 10 3 65 71 25
Toronto Maple Leafs 26 9 11 6 79 94 24
Ottawa Senators 23 9 10 4 57 57 22
New York Islanders 25 10 13 2 67 85 22
Tampa Bay Lightning 25 6 11 8 57 79 20
Atlanta Thrashers 25 8 14 3 72 92 19

* – division leader

Game log

2008–09 Game Log
October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 10 Florida 4 - 6 Carolina Vokoun 18,680 0-1-0 0
2 October 11 Atlanta 2 - 3 Florida OT Vokoun 18,401 1-1-0 2
3 October 16 Minnesota 6 - 2 Florida Vokoun 12,106 1-2-0 2
4 October 18 NY Islanders 0 - 2 Florida Vokoun 16,087 2-2-0 4
5 October 20 Florida 1 - 3 Montreal Vokoun 21,273 2-3-0 4
6 October 22 Florida 3 - 1 Ottawa Anderson 18,952 3-3-0 6
7 October 24 San Jose 3 - 4 Florida Vokoun 15,232 4-3-0 8
8 October 25 Florida 0 - 4 St. Louis Anderson 19,150 4-4-0 8
9 October 30 Ottawa 2 - 1 Florida Vokoun 13,567 4-5-0 8
November: 5–6–3 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 3–5–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
10 November 1 Florida 2 - 3 Nashville SO Anderson 14,909 4-5-1 9
11 November 2 Florida 3 - 5 Atlanta Vokoun 10,584 4-6-1 9
12 November 6 Florida 2 - 3 Los Angeles Vokoun 11,267 4-7-1 9
13 November 8 Florida 1 - 4 Phoenix Vokoun 14,807 4-8-1 9
14 November 9 Florida 3 - 1 Anaheim Anderson 16,951 5-8-1 11
15 November 12 Tampa Bay 0 - 4 Florida Anderson 12,104 6-8-1 13
16 November 14 Detroit 3 - 2 Florida Vokoun 18,637 6-9-1 13
17 November 18 Florida 4 - 3 Tampa Bay SO Vokoun 16,176 7-9-1 15
18 November 20 Florida 1 - 3 New Jersey Vokoun 14,291 7-10-1 15
19 November 21 Florida 2 - 4 Boston Vokoun 16,878 7-11-1 15
20 November 24 Carolina 2 - 3 Florida Vokoun 11,117 8-11-1 17
21 November 26 New Jersey 3 - 2 Florida OT Anderson 14,932 8-11-2 18
22 November 28 NY Rangers 4 - 3 Florida SO Anderson 8-11-3 19
23 November 30 Florida 4 - 0 NY Rangers Anderson 9-11-3 21

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Schedule

Playoffs

The Panthers will attempt to make the playoffs for the first time since 2000.

Player stats

Skaters

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
David Booth 10 22 12 2 14 +4 10 - - - - - -
Nathan Horton 16 21 6 7 13 -4 14 - - - - - -
Stephen Weiss 9 18 2 10 12 +5 6 - - - - - -
Jay Bouwmeester 4 22 2 10 12 -6 24 - - - - - -
Keith Ballard 2 22 2 8 10 0 37 - - - - - -
Cory Stillman 61 13 5 4 9 +3 4 - - - - - -
Bryan McCabe 24 12 3 6 9 +7 8 - - - - - -
Richard Zednik 20 20 3 5 8 0 12 - - - - - -
Gregory Campbell 11 17 3 4 7 -2 21 - - - - - -
Ville Peltonen 18 22 2 4 6 -2 4 - - - - - -
Radek Dvorak 14 21 2 4 6 -6 10 - - - - - -
Nick Boynton 44 19 2 4 6 -1 27 - - - - - -
Brett McLean 53 22 0 5 5 -9 8 - - - - - -
Rostislav Olesz 85 20 2 3 5 -5 4 - - - - - -
Jassen Cullimore 22 12 0 3 3 -7 10 - - - - - -
Karlis Skrastins 3 20 2 1 3 -5 10 - - - - - -
Anthony Stewart 13 16 1 2 3 -2 2 - - - - - -
Noah Welch 7 14 1 1 2 -2 4 - - - - - -
Kamil Kreps 28 16 0 2 2 -3 8 - - - - - -
Michael Frolik 67 19 1 1 2 +1 6 - - - - - -
Bryan Allen 5 2 0 1 1 +2 0 - - - - - -
Cory Murphy 21 7 0 1 1 -1 2 - - - - - -
Nick Tarnasky 74 12 0 1 1 0 17 - - - - - -
Jason Garrison 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - -
Shawn Matthias 41 2 0 0 0 -1 0 - - - - - -

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Panthers.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Goaltenders

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP MIN W L OTL GA SO Sv% GAA GP MIN W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Tomas Vokoun 29 16 876 5 10 0 44 1 .911 3.01 - - - - - - - -
Craig Anderson 31 9 454 3 1 3 16 1 .941 2.11 - - - - - - - -

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Jason Garrison 1st NHL Game October 25, 2008
Jay Bouwmeester 400th NHL Game November 2, 2008
Kamil Kreps 100th NHL Game November 2, 2008

Transactions

Trades

June 20, 2008
 To Florida Panthers
Nick Boynton
Keith Ballard
2nd round pick in 2008		 To Phoenix Coyotes
Olli Jokinen
September 2, 2008 To Florida Panthers
Bryan McCabe2
4th round pick in 2009		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Van Ryn
November 27, 2008
 To Florida Panthers
Nick Tarnasky		 To Nashville Predators
Wade Belak

Free Agents

Player Former team Contract Terms
Player New team

Claimed from Waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Draft picks

Florida's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 31 (from Tampa Bay) Jacob Markström (G)  Sweden Brynäs IF (Sweden Jr.)
2 46 (Nashville via Phoenix) Colby Robak (D)  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3 80 (from Colorado) Adam Comrie (D)  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4 100 AJ Jenks (LW)  United States Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
7 190 Matthew Bartkowski (D)  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)

Roster

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Updated November 27, 2008.[1]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
5 Flag of Canada Allen, BryanBryan Allen (A) Injured Reserve D L 28 2006 Kingston, Ontario
31 Flag of the United States Anderson, CraigCraig Anderson G L 27 2006 Park Ridge, Illinois
2 Flag of the United States Ballard, KeithKeith Ballard D L 26 2008 Baudette, Minnesota
10 Flag of the United States Booth, DavidDavid Booth LW L 24 2004 Detroit, Michigan
4 Flag of Canada Bouwmeester, JayJay Bouwmeester D L 25 2002 Edmonton, Alberta
44 Flag of Canada Boynton, NickNick Boynton D R 29 2008 Nobleton, Ontario
11 Flag of Canada Campbell, GregoryGregory Campbell C L 24 2002 London, Ontario
22 Flag of Canada Cullimore, JassenJassen Cullimore D L 36 2007 Simcoe, Ontario
14 Flag of the Czech Republic Dvorak, RadekRadek Dvorak RW R 31 2007 Tabor, Czechoslovakia
67 Flag of the Czech Republic Frolik, MichaelMichael Frolik C L 20 2006 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
16 Flag of Canada Horton, NathanNathan Horton RW R 23 2003 Welland, Ontario
28 Flag of the Czech Republic Kreps, KamilKamil Kreps C R 24 2003 Litomerice, Czechoslovakia
24 Flag of Canada McCabe, BryanBryan McCabe D L 33 2008 St. Catharines, Ontario
53 Flag of Canada McLean, BrettBrett McLean C L 30 2007 Comox, British Columbia
21 Flag of Canada Murphy, CoryCory Murphy Injured Reserve D R 30 2007 Kanata, Ontario
85 Flag of the Czech Republic Olesz, RostislavRostislav Olesz LW L 23 2004 Bilovec, Czechoslovakia
18 Flag of Finland Peltonen, VilleVille Peltonen LW L 35 2006 Vantaa, Finland
3 Flag of Latvia Skrastins, KarlisKarlis Skrastins D L 34 2008 Riga, U.S.S.R.
57 Flag of Canada Stewart, AnthonyAnthony Stewart C R 23 2003 La Salle, Quebec
61 Flag of Canada Stillman, CoryCory Stillman (A) Injured Reserve LW L 34 2008 Peterborough, Ontario
74 Flag of Canada Tarnasky, NickNick Tarnasky C L 24 2008 Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
29 Flag of the Czech Republic Vokoun, TomasTomas Vokoun G R 32 2007 Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia
9 Flag of Canada Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss (A) C L 25 2001 Toronto, Ontario
7 Flag of the United States Welch, NoahNoah Welch D L 26 2007 Brighton, Massachusetts
20 Flag of Slovakia Zednik, RichardRichard Zednik Injured Reserve LW L 32 2007 Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia


See also

Farm teams

References

  1. ^ CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey - News: Hockey transactions
  2. ^ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Toronto/2008/09/03/6646861-sun.html
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