2007 Recap:
Record- 38-35-9, 85 points
Playoffs- None
2008 Predictions:
Division- 4th Southeast
Conference- 13th East
Key Additions- Keith Ballard, Cory Stillman, Bryan McCabe
Key Losses- Olli Jokinen, Jozef Stumpel, Mike Van Ryn
X-Factor- Jay Bouwmeester
Breakout- David Booth
Prospect to watch- Shawn Matthias
Bold Prediction: Richard Zednik will return from his near-fatal injury and score 20+ goals.
Team Overview: The trading of Olli Jokinen started the Panthers off-season on a bad note. It got even worse when they hired Peter DeBoer, a former OHL coach, as their new head coach. Tomas Vokoun will have to stand on his head for the offensively-challenged bunch to claim a postseason berth. Young guns Nathan Horton and David Booth give the Panthers some hope they’ll finish out of the cellar, though.
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