# 2016–17 Florida Panthers season

The 2016–17 Florida Panthers season was the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993. This season saw the Panthers unable to qualify for the playoffs.

## Standings

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 44 | 226 | 200 | +26 | 103 |
| 2 | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 212 | 214 | −2 | 98 |
| 3 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 42 | 234 | 212 | +22 | 95 |
| 4 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 251 | 242 | +9 | 95 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 234 | 227 | +7 | 94 |
| 6 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 210 | 237 | −27 | 81 |
| 7 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 207 | 244 | −37 | 79 |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 201 | 237 | −36 | 78 |
Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ME | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 45 | 256 | 220 | +36 | 102 |
| 2 | AT | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 251 | 242 | +9 | 95 |
| 3 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 241 | 242 | −1 | 94 |
| 4 | AT | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 234 | 227 | +7 | 94 |
| 5 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 219 | 236 | −17 | 88 |
| 6 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 33 | 215 | 236 | −21 | 87 |
| 7 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 210 | 237 | −27 | 81 |
| 8 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 207 | 244 | −37 | 79 |
| 9 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 201 | 237 | −36 | 78 |
| 10 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 70 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2016–17 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player stats

Final Stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Vincent Trocheck | 82 | 23 | 31 | 54 | −13 | 43 |
| Aleksander Barkov | 61 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 13 | 10 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 75 | 30 | 21 | 51 | −21 | 38 |
| Jaromir Jagr | 82 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 2 | 56 |
| Keith Yandle | 82 | 5 | 36 | 41 | −6 | 39 |
| Reilly Smith | 80 | 15 | 22 | 37 | −13 | 17 |
| Jussi Jokinen | 69 | 11 | 17 | 28 | −15 | 39 |
| Jason Demers | 81 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −14 | 53 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 31 | 10 | 16 | 26 | −2 | 13 |
| Colton Sceviour | 80 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −16 | 25 |
| Aaron Ekblad | 68 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −23 | 58 |
| Michael Matheson | 81 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −5 | 36 |
| Mark Pysyk | 82 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| Derek MacKenzie | 82 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −7 | 50 |
| Nick Bjugstad | 54 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −19 | 22 |
| Alex Petrovic | 49 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 79 |
| Denis Malgin | 47 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −5 | 8 |
| Thomas Vanek$^†$ | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −7 | 6 |
| Michael Sgarbossa$^†$ | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −3 | 9 |
| Jared McCann | 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
| Greg McKegg$^‡$ | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −5 | 11 |
| Seth Griffith$^†$ | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Shawn Thornton | 50 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −7 | 67 |
| Jakub Kindl | 39 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −11 | 28 |
| Shane Harper$^‡$ | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 18 |
| Kyle Rau | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −3 | 4 |
| Paul Thompson | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 22 |
| Dylan McIlrath$^{†‡}$ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 10 |
| Ian McCoshen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Kampfer$^‡$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| MacKenzie Weegar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| James Reimer | 43 | 39 | 2324:35 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 98 | 2.53 | 1222 | .920 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roberto Luongo | 40 | 39 | 2336:34 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 104 | 2.68 | 1217 | .915 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Reto Berra | 7 | 4 | 313:07 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 3.45 | 145 | .876 | 0 | 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.

## Transactions

The Panthers were involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) | To Buffalo SabresDmitri Kulikov VAN's 2nd-round pick in 2016 | To Florida PanthersMark Pysyk 2nd-round pick in 2016 STL's 3rd-round pick in 2016 |
| June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) | To Boston Bruins 7th-round pick in 2017 | To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2016 |
| August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25) | To Arizona CoyotesLawson Crouse Dave Bolland | To Florida Panthers3rd-round pick in 2017 conditional 2nd-round pick in 2018 |
| October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) | To Montreal CanadiensJonathan Racine | To Florida PanthersTim Bozon |
| October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11) | To Carolina HurricanesConnor Brickley | To Florida PanthersBrody Sutter |
| November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) | To New York RangersSteven Kampfer conditional 7th-round pick in 2018 | To Florida PanthersDylan McIlrath |
| November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16) | To Anaheim DucksLogan Shaw | To Florida PanthersMichael Sgarbossa |
| March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) | To Detroit Red WingsDylan McIlrath conditional 3rd-round pick in 2017 | To Florida PanthersThomas Vanek |
| March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) | To Tampa Bay LightningMike McKenna | To Florida PanthersAdam Wilcox |
| March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) | To New Jersey DevilsShane Harper | To New Jersey DevilsReece Scarlett |
Lost via retirement
Player
Ref :
Player signings
DatePlayerContract terms (in U.S. dollars)Ref
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)Keith Yandle7 years, $44.5 million
June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)Connor Brickley1 year, $650,000
June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)Sam Brittain1 year, $750,000
June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29)Greg McKegg1 year, $700,000
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)Ian McCoshen3 years, entry-level contract
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)Aaron Ekblad8 years, $60 million contract extension
July 3, 2016 (2016-07-03)Vincent Trocheck6 years, $28.5 million
July 3, 2016 (2016-07-03)Reilly Smith5 years, $25 million contract extension
July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06)Derek MacKenzie2 years, $2.7 million contract extension
July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20)Logan Shaw1 year, $660,000
July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21)Jonathan Racine1 year, $660,000
July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25)Denis Malgin3 years, $2.08 million entry-level contract
September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06)Jonathan Huberdeau6 years, $35.4 million contract extension
September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06)Thomas Schemitsch3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
May 31, 2017 (2017-05-31)Maxim Mamin2 years, entry-level contract
May 31, 2017 (2017-05-31)Henrik Haapala2 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 23 | Henrik Borgstrom | C | Finland | HIFK JR. (FIN-Jr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Adam Mascherin | LW | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 3 | 89 | Linus Nassen | D | Sweden | Lulea HF (SHL) |
| 4 | 94 | Jonathan Ang | C | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 4 | 114 | Riley Stillman | D | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 6 | 175 | Maxim Mamin | C/RW | Russia | CSKA Moscow (KHL) |
| 7 | 195 | Benjamin Finkelstein | D | United States | Kimball Union Academy Wildcats (US-NH HS) |

### Notes

* The Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent Dmitri Kulikov and Vancouver's second-round pick in 2016 (33rd overall) to Buffalo in exchange for Mark Pysyk, St. Louis' third-round pick in 2016 (89th overall) and this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent Jiri Hudler to Florida in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2018 and this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent Teddy Purcell to Florida in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Edmonton will receive the lower of Minnesota or Florida's third-round pick in 2016 – was converted on April 24, 2016 when Minnesota was eliminated from the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that the Florida's pick would be lower than Minnesota's.
* The St. Louis Blues' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent Dmitri Kulikov and Vancouver's second-round pick in 2016 (33rd overall) to Buffalo in exchange for Mark Pysyk, a second-round pick in 2016 (38th overall) and this pick.
    Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2014 that sent Ryan Miller, Steve Ott and conditional second and third-round picks in 2014 to St. Louis in exchange for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart, William Carrier, a first-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Miller does not re-sign with St. Louis for the 2014–15 NHL season – was converted on July 1, 2014 when Miller signed with Vancouver.
* The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016 that sent Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for Jared McCann, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a fifth-round pick in 2017 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
    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 third-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent Keith Yandle to Florida in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
* The Anaheim Ducks' sixth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Brandon Pirri to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
* The Boston Bruins' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2017 to Boston in exchange for this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on February 24, 2015 that sent a third-round pick in 2016 to Florida in exchange for Sean Bergenheim and this pick.