# 2009–10 Florida Panthers season

The 2009–10 Florida Panthers season was the 16th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League. After earning 77 points in the season, the Panthers did not qualify for the playoffs.

## Off-season

The Panthers moved their training facilities and administrative center to the 'Incredible Ice' complex in Coral Springs, Florida. A new $10 million, 50,000 square feet (4,600 m$^2$) expansion was built to accommodate the Panthers.
On June 1, 2009, General Manager Jacques Martin resigned his position to become the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens. Assistant General Manager Randy Sexton assumed the duties of general manager on an interim basis, and was named general manager just prior to the start of the season. This is Sexton's second time as an NHL general manager. He was the Ottawa Senators general manager in the early 1990s. After the season, the Panthers replaced Sexton with new general manager, Dale Tallon.

## Regular season
### Divisional standings

Southeast Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 318 | 233 | 121 |
| 2 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 234 | 256 | 83 |
| 3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 230 | 256 | 80 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 217 | 260 | 80 |
| 5 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 208 | 244 | 77 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 318 | 233 | 121 |
| 2 | y – New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 222 | 191 | 103 |
| 3 | y – Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 235 | 207 | 100 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 257 | 237 | 101 |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 225 | 238 | 94 |
| 6 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 206 | 200 | 91 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 236 | 225 | 88 |
| 8 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 217 | 223 | 88 |
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| 9 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 222 | 218 | 87 |
| 10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 234 | 256 | 83 |
| 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 230 | 256 | 80 |
| 12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 217 | 260 | 80 |
| 13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 222 | 264 | 79 |
| 14 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 208 | 244 | 77 |
| 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 214 | 267 | 74 |
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

### Game log

2009–10 Game Log :

## Playoffs

The Panthers failed to make the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. They have not qualified for the playoffs since the 1999–2000 season.

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Stephen Weiss | 80 | 28 | 32 | 60 | -7 | 40 |
| Nathan Horton | 65 | 20 | 37 | 57 | -1 | 42 |
| Bryan McCabe | 82 | 8 | 35 | 43 | -4 | 83 |
| Michael Frolik | 82 | 21 | 22 | 43 | -4 | 43 |
| Steven Reinprecht | 82 | 16 | 22 | 38 | -1 | 18 |
| Cory Stillman | 58 | 15 | 22 | 37 | -3 | 22 |
| Radek Dvorak | 76 | 14 | 18 | 32 | -7 | 20 |
| Rostislav Olesz | 78 | 14 | 15 | 29 | -4 | 28 |
| Keith Ballard | 82 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -7 | 88 |
| Dennis Seidenberg$^‡$ | 62 | 2 | 21 | 23 | -3 | 33 |
| Jordan Leopold$^‡$ | 61 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| Gregory Campbell | 60 | 2 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 53 |
| Dominic Moore$^‡$ | 48 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 35 |
| Shawn Matthias | 55 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 10 |
| David Booth | 28 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 23 |
| Dmitri Kulikov | 68 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 32 |
| Kamil Kreps | 76 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| Bryan Allen | 74 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 99 |
| Jason Garrison | 39 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| Victor Oreskovich | 50 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 26 |
| Michal Repik | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Ville Koistinen | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Kenndal McArdle | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 29 |
| Nick Tarnasky | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 85 |
| Jeff Taffe | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Byron Bitz$^†$ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve MacIntyre$^†$ | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 24 |
| Mike Duco | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 50 |
| Clay Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| Evgeny Dadonov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Keaton Ellerby | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Tomas Vokoun | 63 | 3695 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 157 | 2.55 | 2081 | .925 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Clemmensen | 23 | 1215 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 2.91 | 668 | .912 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Salak | 2 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5.37 | 40 | .850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Panthers. Stats reflect time with Panthers only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Stephen Weiss | NHL Second Star of the Week | December 7, 2009 |
| Tomas Vokoun | NHL Third Star of the Month | January 2010 |
| Bryan McCabe | NHL Third Star of the Week | March 8, 2010 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Dmitri Kulikov | 1st Career NHL Game | October 2, 2009 |
| Dmitri Kulikov | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 10, 2009 |

## Transactions

The Panthers were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 19, 2009 | To Phoenix Coyotes Stefan Meyer | To Florida Panthers Steve Reinprecht |
| June 27, 2009 | To Calgary Flames Jay Bouwmeester | To Florida Panthers Jordan Leopold 3rd-round pick (67th overall) in 2009 |
| February 11, 2010 | To Montreal Canadiens Dominic Moore | To Florida Panthers 2nd-round pick in 2011 |
| March 1, 2010 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Leopold | To Florida Panthers 2nd-round pick in 2010 |
| March 3, 2010 | To Boston Bruins Dennis Seidenberg Matt Bartkowski | To Florida Panthers Byron Bitz Craig Weller 2nd-round pick in 2010 |
| March 3, 2010 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Rust | To Florida Panthers Mathieu Roy |
Player signings
PlayerContract terms
Steve Reinprecht3 years, $6.15 million
Radek Dvorak2 years, $3.4 million
David Booth6 years, $25.5 million
Jordan Leopold1 year, $1.75 million
Evgeny Dadonoventry-level contract
Dmitri Kulikoventry-level contract
Marc Cheverieentry-level contract :

## Draft picks

Florida's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 14 | Dmitri Kulikov | (D) | Russia | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 44 | Drew Shore | (C) | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 3 | 67 (from Phoenix via Calgary) | Josh Birkholz | (RW) | United States | Fargo Force (USHL) |
| 4 | 107 (from Columbus via Calgary and Los Angeles) | Garrett Wilson | (F) | Canada | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
| 5 | 135 | Corban Knight | (C) | Canada | Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) |
| 5 | 138 (from St. Louis via Los Angeles) | Wade Megan | (C) | United States | South Kent School (USHS-CT) |
| 6 | 165 | Scott Timmins | (C) | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |