2010–11 Florida Panthers season

The 2010–11 Florida Panthers season was the team's 18th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Off-season==
On May 18, 2010, the Panthers introduced Dale Tallon as their new executive vice-president and general manager, replacing Randy Sexton. Sexton's contract expired June 30, 2010, and was thought to be retained in some other capacity with the club, but on July 3, 2010, Sexton was hired by the Pittsburgh Penguins to be the assistant director of amateur scouting.
On May 20, 2010, the Panthers announced that they would reduce seating capacity at the BankAtlantic Center to 17,040 by covering over 2,000 seats with tarpaulins. For select games, the team would remove the tarpaulins to increase capacity.
== Regular season ==
The Panthers finished in last place in both the Southeast Division and the Eastern Conference. On April 10, 2011, the Panthers fired head coach Peter DeBoer.Florida Panthers Relieve Peter DeBoer of Head Coaching Duties
The Panthers' power play struggled during the regular season, as they finished 30th overall in power play percentage at just 13.11% (35 for 267).
==Playoffs==
The Panthers failed to make the playoffs, for the 11th consecutive year.
==Standings==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
==Schedule and results==
Panthers '10–'11 schedule at nhl.com
=== Game log ===
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October: 4–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 10 	Florida Panthers 	2–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Vokoun 	16,839 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 11 	Florida Panthers 	1–2 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Vokoun 	18,860 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	October 14 	Florida Panthers 	3–0 	Calgary Flames 	 	Vokoun 	19,289 	1–2–0 	2 	Recap
4 	October 16 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	0–6 	Florida Panthers 	 	Vokoun 	17,040 	2–2–0 	4 	Recap
5 	October 21 	Dallas Stars 	4–1 	Florida Panthers 	 	Vokoun 	11,580 	2–3–0 	4 	Recap
6 	October 23 	New York Islanders 	3–4 	Florida Panthers 	 	Vokoun 	15,071 	3–3–0 	6 	Recap
7 	October 26 	Florida Panthers 	1–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	 	Clemmensen 	19,239 	3–4–0 	6 	Recap
8 	October 28 	Florida Panthers 	3–5 	Ottawa Senators 	 	Vokoun 	16,294 	3–5–0 	6 	Recap
9 	October 30 	Florida Panthers 	3–1 	Montreal Canadiens 	 	Vokoun 	21,273 	4–5–0 	8 	Recap
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	76	21	28	49 	−9 	49
 	82	20	21	41 	−17	20
 	82	23	17	40 	−31	26
‡ 	61	9 	24	33 	−26	33
 	82	14	18	32 	2 	22
‡ 	52	8 	21	29 	2 	16
 	72	6 	20	26 	−5 	45
‡ 	48	11	12	23 	5 	10
‡ 	44	7 	16	23 	3 	20
‡ 	48	5 	17	22 	3 	28
‡ 	53	7 	14	21 	2 	20
 	73	5 	13	18 	−2 	26
 	44	6 	11	17 	−1 	8
 	36	8 	9 	17 	0 	14
 	51	6 	10	16 	0 	16
 	68	5 	10	15 	−14	21
† 	20	3 	11	14 	−2 	2
 	82	2 	11	13 	1 	34
 	54	2 	10	12 	−15	22
‡ 	53	4 	8 	12 	−5 	63
 	29	4 	6 	10 	−2 	6
 	31	2 	6 	8 	−6 	22
† 	20	1 	6 	7 	2 	2
 	24	4 	3 	7 	1 	6
 	64	1 	4 	5 	−1 	76
 	15	3 	2 	5 	4 	6
† 	12	2 	1 	3 	3 	22
† 	13	1 	1 	2 	−12	4
 	27	0 	1 	1 	−1 	12
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	19	1 	0 	1 	−8 	8
† 	9 	0 	1 	1 	−3 	0
† 	9 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	5
 	11	0 	0 	0 	−3 	16
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	10
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals ; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	57	3224	22	28	5 	137	2.55	1753	.922	6 	0	1	2
 	31	1696	8 	11	7 	74 	2.62	833 	.911	1 	0	1	2
 	1 	40 	0 	1 	0 	2 	3.00	14 	.857	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 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tomas VokounVokoun, Hossa and Getzlaf named 'Three Stars'	NHL First Star of the Week	October 18, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Keaton Ellerby 	1st NHL assist1st NHL point	October 23, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michael Frolik 	100th NHL point 	November 20, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stephen Weiss 	500th NHL game 	November 24, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dennis Wideman 	400th NHL game 	November 27, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Evgenii Dadonov 	1st NHL assist1st NHL point	December 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shawn Matthias 	100th NHL game 	December 9, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Evgeny Dadonov 	1st NHL goal 	December 15, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stephen Weiss 	300th NHL point 	December 15, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tomas Vokoun 	600th NHL game 	December 17, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bryan McCabe 	1,100th NHL game 	December 22, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dmitry Kulikov 	100th NHL game 	December 23, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scott Clemmensen	100th NHL game 	December 27, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Higgins 	100th NHL goal 	January 5, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michael Frolik 	200th NHL game 	January 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cory Stillman 	700th NHL point 	January 11, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stephen Weiss 	200th NHL assist 	January 17, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jacob Markstrom 	1st NHL game 	January 23, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Keaton Ellerby 	1st NHL goal 	January 25, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scott Timmins 	1st NHL game 	February 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scott Timmins 	1st NHL goal1st NHL point 	February 2, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cory Stillman 	1,000th NHL game 	February 16, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Radek Dvorak 	1,100th NHL game 	February 18, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Weaver 	400th NHL game 	February 25, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bryan Allen 	500th NHL game 	February 27, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hugh Jessiman 	1st NHL game 	February 27, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Santorelli 	100th NHL game 	March 10, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Garrison 	100th NHL game 	March 12, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marty Reasoner 	700th NHL game 	March 27, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
David Booth 	300th NHL game 	April 2, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	 	
June 22, 2010Panthers Acquire 2010 No. 15 Overall Pick, D Dennis Wideman and 2011 Third Round Pick From Boston For F Horton and F Campbell 	To Boston Bruins Nathan HortonGregory Campbell 	To Florida Panthers Dennis Wideman1st-round draft pick in 2010 – Derek Forbort3rd-round pick in 2011 – Kyle Rau
June 25, 2010Draft Blog: Go Big And Trade 	To Los Angeles Kings 1st-round pick (15th overall) in 2010 – Derek Forbort	To Florida Panthers 1st-round pick (19th overall) in 2010 – Nick Bjugstad2nd-round pick in 2010 – Jason Zucker
June 25, 2010Florida Deals D Ballard To Vancouver 	To Vancouver Canucks Keith BallardVictor Oreskovich 	To Florida Panthers Steve BernierMichael Grabner1st-round pick in 2010 – Quinton Howden
June 26, 2010Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing 	To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick in 2010 – Jason Zucker 	To Florida Panthers 3rd-round pick in 2010 – Joe Basaraba4th-round pick in 2010 – Joonas Donskoi
July 22, 2010Panthers Acquire Marty Reasoner From Chicago In Exchange For Jeff Taffe 	To Chicago Blackhawks Jeff Taffe 	To Florida Panthers Marty Reasoner
August 3, 2010Panthers Acquire Defensemen Joe Callahan and T.J. Fast 	To St. Louis BluesGraham Mink 	To Florida PanthersT. J. Fast
August 5, 2010Panthers Acquire C Mike Santorelli from Nashville 	To Nashville PredatorsConditional 5th-round pick in 2011 – Josh Shalla 	To Florida PanthersMike Santorelli
October 6, 2010Florida Panthers Acquire LW Darcy Hordichuk 	To Vancouver CanucksAndrew Peters 	To Florida PanthersDarcy Hordichuk
October 7, 2010Panthers Acquire D Sean Zimmerman From Vancouver In Exchange For D Nathan Paetsch 	To Vancouver CanucksNathan Paetsch 	To Florida PanthersSean Zimmerman
December 9, 2010Panthers Acquire Forwards LoVecchio and Knackstedt From Boston 	To Boston BruinsSean ZimmermanConditional 7th-round pick in 2011 	To Florida PanthersJordan KnackstedtJeff LoVecchio
February 9, 2011Panthers Acquire Trio From Chicago 	To Chicago Blackhawks Michael FrolikAlexander Salak 	To Florida Panthers Jack SkilleHugh JessimanDavid Pacan
February 24, 2011Panthers Acquire F Ryan Carter And 2011 Fifth Round Draft Pick From Carolina In Exchange For F Cory Stillman 	To Carolina HurricanesCory Stillman 	To Florida PanthersRyan Carter5th-round pick in 2011 – Sean Kuraly
February 25, 2011Panthers Acquire D Alexander Sulzer From Nashville In Exchange For Conditional Seventh Round Pick In 2012 NHL Draft 	To Nashville PredatorsConditional 7th-round pick in 2012 	To Florida PanthersAlexander Sulzer
February 26, 2011Florida Panthers Acquire F Tim Kennedy And 2011 Third Round Draft Pick From The New York Rangers For D Bryan McCabe 	To New York RangersBryan McCabe 	To Florida PanthersTim Kennedy3rd-round pick in 2011 – Logan Shaw
February 28, 2011Panthers Acquire F Niclas Bergfors And F Pat Rissmiller From Atlanta In Exchange For F Radek Dvorak And A 2011 Fifth Round Pick	To Atlanta ThrashersRadek Dvorak5th-round pick in 2011 – Sean Kuraly 	To Florida PanthersNiclas BergforsPatrick Rissmiller
February 28, 2011Panthers Acquire 2011 Third Round Draft Pick And F Jake Hauswirth From Washington For D Dennis Wideman 	To Washington CapitalsDennis Wideman 	To Florida PanthersJake Hauswirth3rd-round pick in 2011 – Jonathan Racine
February 28, 2011Florida Panthers Acquire LW Sergei Samsonov From Carolina Hurricanes In Exchange For D Bryan Allen 	To Carolina HurricanesBryan Allen 	To Florida PanthersSergei Samsonov
February 28, 2011Panthers Acquire D Evan Oberg and 2013 Third Round Draft Pick From Vancouver in Exchange for F Chris Higgins 	To Vancouver CanucksChris Higgins 	To Florida PanthersEvan Oberg3rd-round pick in 2013 – Cole Cassels
====Notes====
===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Eric SelleckFlorida Panthers Agree To Entry Level Contract with F Eric Selleck 	State University of New York at Oswego	2 years, $1.175 million entry-level contract
Chris HigginsPanthers Sign LW Chris Higgins 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $1.6 million
Bill ThomasPanthers Sign RW Bill Thomas and LW Triston Grant 	HC Lugano 	1 year, $525,000
Triston Grant 	Nashville Predators 	1 year, $510,000
Nathan PaetschPanthers Sign D Nathan Paetsch 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1 year, $525,000
Carl HudsonFlorida Panthers Sign D Carl Hudson 	Rochester Americans 	1 year, $525,000 entry-level contract
Mark CullenPanthers Sign C Mark Cullen 	Rockford IceHogs 	1 year, $600,000
Joe Callahan 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $525,000
Mike WeaverFlorida Panthers Sign D Mike Weaver 	St. Louis Blues 	2 years, $1.8 million
Andrew PetersPanthers Ink LW Andrew Peters 	New Jersey Devils 	1 year, $500,000
Jonathan HazenPanthers Agree to Entry Level Contract with Free Agent Jonathan Hazen	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	3 years, $2.37 million entry-level contract
Anthony LucianiPanthers Sign Free Agent F Anthony Luciani 	Erie Otters 	3 years, $1.83 million entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Steve MacIntyreOilers sign MacIntyre 	Edmonton Oilers	1 year, $500,000
Gregory CampbellBruins Sign Four Players 	Boston Bruins 	2 years, $2.2 million
Kamil KrepsTop Sentteri Kamil Kreps chose Kärpät	Kärpät 	1 year
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Michael Grabner	New York Islanders	October 5, 2010
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Adam ComriePanthers Sign D Adam Comrie To Entry Level Contract 	3 years, $2.0225 million entry-level contract
AJ JenksPanthers Agree to Entry Level Contract with C AJ Jenks 	3 years, $2.0625 million entry-level contract
Colby RobakPanthers Agree To Entry Level Contract With Colby Robak 	3 years, $2.375 million entry-level contract
Scott TimminsPanthers Agree To Entry Level Contract With Scott Timmins 	3 years, $1.745 million entry-level contract
Jacob MarkstromPanthers Sign Jacob Markstrom 	3 years $2.625 million entry-level contract
Jason GarrisonPanthers Ink D Jason Garrison 	2 years, $1.35 million
Mike DucoFlorida Panthers Sign Trio 	1 year, $550,000
Kenndal McArdle 	1 year, $803,250
Tyler Plante 	1 year, $687,500
Mike SantorelliPanther Sign C Mike Santorelli 	1 year, $600,000
Quinton HowdenPanthers Agree To Entry Level Contract With Quinton Howden 	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Alex PetrovicPanthers Agree To Entry Level Contract With D Alex Petrovic 	3 years, $2.475 million entry-level contract
John McFarlandPanthers Agree To Entry Level Contract With F John McFarland	3 years, $2.475 million entry-level contract
Keaton EllerbyPanthers Sign D Keaton Ellerby 	1 year, $787,500
== Draft picks ==
Florida's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 	3 	Erik Gudbranson 	D 	 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
1 	19 (from Los Angeles) 	Nick Bjugstad 	C 	 	Blaine High School (USHS-MN)
1 	25 (from Vancouver) 	Quinton Howden 	LW 	 	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2 	33 	John McFarland 	C 	 	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2 	36 (from Tampa Bay via Boston)	Alexander Petrovic	D 	 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2 	50 (from Pittsburgh) 	Connor Brickley 	C 	 	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3 	69 (from Minnesota) 	Joe Basaraba 	RW 	 	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget Major AAA)
4 	92 (from Toronto) 	Sam Brittain 	G 	 	Canmore Eagles (AJHL)
4 	93 	Benjamin Gallacher	D 	 	Canmore Eagles (AJHL)
4 	99 (from Minnesota) 	Joonas Donskoi 	RW 	 	Kärpät (SM-liiga)
5 	123 	Zach Hyman 	C 	 	Hamilton Red Wings (CCHL)
6 	153 	Corey Durocher 	C 	 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
7 	183 	Ronald Boyd 	D 	 	Cushing Academy (USHS-MA)
== See also ==
* 2010–11 NHL season
== Farm teams ==
The Florida Panthers maintain affiliations with two minor league teams, the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.
== References ==
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