2011–12 Florida Panthers season

The 2011–12 Florida Panthers season was the 19th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.
The Panthers qualified for the playoffs, 12 years after their previous playoff appearance in the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs, and also won their division for the first time. However, the Panthers could not further their progress, losing in the opening round to the New Jersey Devils. The Panthers had a 3–2 lead in the series before dropping games 6 and 7 to be eliminated from the playoffs.
==Off-season==
On June 1, 2011, the Panthers introduced their new head coach, former NHL player Kevin Dineen.Kevin Dineen Named Head Coach Of The Florida Panthers Dineen had spent the previous six seasons coaching the Portland Pirates of the AHL.
==Regular season==
:See the game log below for detailed game-by-game season information.
The Panthers had their first quality season in over a decade in 2011–12, having never finished above 3rd place in the Southeast Division since 1999–2000. Despite losing more games than they won, competition for the Panthers within the Division was not fierce, and the team was in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference as the Southeast Division Leader throughout much of the season. Although the Panthers amassed more losses than wins, 18 of these losses were in overtime or a shootout (the highest number of any team in the NHL for the 2011–12 season), meaning Florida often gained a point even when they failed to come out on top.
==Playoffs==
The Panthers clinched a playoff berth on April 5, 2012, securing the return of playoff hockey to South Florida for the first time in 12 years. The third-seeded Panthers had home ice advantage by virtue of winning their division, despite the sixth-seeded New Jersey Devils besting them in regular season point totals (102 to 94). The Devils won the first game of the series but the Panthers bounced back with a win in Game 2 to even the series as it headed to New Jersey. The Panthers would return the favor by winning Game 3, 4–3, but the Devils recorded a shutout in Game 4, 4–0. The Panthers returned home to play Game 5 and were one win away from winning their first post-season series since 1996 after notching a shutout of their own, 3–0. The series went back to New Jersey for the final time of the series, with the home team tying the series after winning Game 6 in overtime, the first extra period of the series. The seventh and deciding game went even longer than Game 6 after the Panthers managed to score two power-play goals in the third period to force overtime. The game—and series—was still even after the completion of one extra period. Less than four minutes into the second overtime, the first shot on goal by either team was recorded by Devils rookie center Adam Henrique and notched his second goal of the game and deciding goal of the series, eliminating the Panthers from the playoffs, 3–2.
==Standings==
== Schedule and results ==
=== Pre-season ===
2011 Pre-season game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)	2011 Pre-season game log: 1–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Recap 	 	
1 	September 19 (split-squad) 	Nashville Predators 	5–3 	Florida Panthers 	 	Foster 	0–1–0 	 	 	
2 	September 19 (split-squad) 	Nashville Predators 	3–4 	Florida Panthers 	 	Clemmensen 	1–1–0 	 	 	
3 	September 23 	Florida Panthers 	2–5 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	 	Markstrom 	1–2–0 	 	 	
4 	September 24 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	5–3 	Florida Panthers 	 	Theodore 	1–3–0 	 	 	
5 	September 27 	Dallas Stars 	4–3 	Florida Panthers 	OT 	Plante 	1–4–0 	 	 	
6 	September 29 	Florida Panthers 	7–1 	Dallas Stars 	 	Theodore 	1–5–0 	 	 	
===Regular Season===
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# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Win 	Loss 	Attn. 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 8 	@New York Islanders 	2–0 	 	Theodore (1–0–0) 	Montoya (0–1–0) 	16,234 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 11 	@Pittsburgh Penguins 	4–2 	 	Fleury (3–0–0) 	Theodore (1–1–0) 	18,503 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 15 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	3–2 	SO 	Theodore (2–1–0) 	Garon (0–1–1) 	18,352 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap
4 	October 17 	@Tampa Bay Lightning 	7–4 	 	Theodore (3–1–0) 	Roloson (1–2–1) 	19,204 	3–1–0 	6 	Recap
5 	October 18 	@Washington Capitals 	3–0 	 	Vokoun (4–0–0) 	Markstrom (0–1–0) 	18,506 	3–2–0 	6 	Recap
6 	October 20 	Buffalo Sabres 	3–0 	 	Miller (4–1–0) 	Theodore (3–2–0) 	14,811 	3–3–0 	6 	Recap
7 	October 22 	New York Islanders 	4–2 	 	Markstrom (1–1–0) 	Nabokov (1–1–0) 	15,411 	4–3–0 	8 	Recap
8 	October 24 	@Montreal Canadiens 	2–1 	 	Markstrom (2–1–0) 	Budaj (0–1–0) 	21,273 	5–3–0 	10 	Recap
9 	October 27 	@Ottawa Senators 	4–3 	 	Anderson (5–2–0) 	Markstrom (2–2–0) 	18,165 	5–4–0 	10 	Recap
10 	October 29 	@Buffalo Sabres 	3–2 	 	Theodore (4–2–0) 	Miller (4–4–0) 	18,690 	6–4–0 	12 	Recap
11 	October 31 	Winnipeg Jets 	4–3 	SO 	Pavelec (3–4–1) 	Theodore (4–2–1) 	11,855 	6–4–1 	13 	Recap
===Playoffs===
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# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Win 	Loss 	Attn. 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 13 	New Jersey Devils 	3–2 	 	Brodeur (1–0) 	Theodore (0–1) 	19,119 	NJ lead 1–0 	Recap 	
2 	April 15 	New Jersey Devils 	4–2 	 	Theodore (1–1) 	Brodeur (1–1) 	19,248 	Series Tied 1–1 	Recap 	
3 	April 17 	@New Jersey Devils 	4–3 	 	Clemmensen (1–0) 	Hedberg (0–1) 	17,625 	FLA lead 2–1 	Recap 	
4 	April 19 	@New Jersey Devils 	4–0 	 	Brodeur (2–1) 	Clemmensen (1–1) 	17,625 	Series Tied 2–2 	Recap 	
5 	April 21 	New Jersey Devils 	3–0 	 	Theodore (2–1) 	Brodeur (2–2) 	19,513 	FLA lead 3–2 	Recap 	
6 	April 24 	@New Jersey Devils 	3–2 	OT 	Brodeur (3–2) 	Clemmensen (1–2) 	17,625 	Series tied 3–3 	Recap 	
7 	April 26 	New Jersey Devils 	3–2 	2OT 	Brodeur (4–2) 	Theodore (2–2) 	19,313 	NJ wins 4–3 	Recap 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	82	27	34	61 	−7 	26
 	80	20	37	57 	5 	60
 	71	23	31	54 	4 	49
 	82	4 	49	53 	−9 	6
 	77	16	17	33 	6 	32
 	80	10	22	32 	−8 	32
† 	48	13	15	28 	2 	14
 	58	4 	24	28 	−5 	36
 	57	11	16	27 	5 	10
 	79	10	14	24 	−2 	49
 	62	17	6 	23 	−5 	48
 	82	0 	16	16 	-2 	14
 	66	3 	10	13 	−11	31
 	60	9 	2 	11 	−10	18
 	46	4 	6 	10 	−9 	28
† 	22	4 	5 	9 	−3 	0
 	45	3 	5 	8 	−3 	31
 	72	2 	6 	8 	−19	78
† 	42	3 	2 	5 	−8 	23
† 	41	2 	3 	5 	2 	91
 	26	2 	3 	5 	−3 	29
 	17	2 	3 	5 	−3 	6
 	40	0 	5 	5 	−3 	10
 	31	3 	0 	3 	−4 	4
 	15	1 	2 	3 	1 	5
‡ 	15	2 	1 	3 	−4 	2
‡ 	27	1 	1 	2 	−11	4
† 	16	0 	1 	1 	1 	4
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	2 	2
 	7 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
‡ 	6 	0 	1 	1 	−6 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	10
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
‡ 	7 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	6
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	7 	3	3	6 	−2 	4
 	7 	1	4	5 	−2 	2
 	7 	0	5	5 	-1 	2
 	7 	3	2	5 	0 	6
 	7 	2	3	5 	0 	0
 	7 	3	2	5 	2 	8
 	7 	1	2	3 	0 	2
 	7 	1	2	3 	−1 	4
 	4 	1	2	3 	-2 	0
 	5 	0	1	1 	-2 	2
 	7 	1	0	1 	-1 	0
 	7 	1	0	1 	−3 	4
 	2 	0	1	1 	2 	0
 	7 	0	1	1 	−2 	6
 	7 	0	1	1 	−4 	4
 	7 	0	0	0 	−1 	4
 	7 	0	0	0 	−3 	4
 	7 	0	0	0 	−3 	0
 	2 	0	0	0 	−1 	4
 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	2
 	7 	0	0	0 	−2 	8
===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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	53	3049	22	16	11	125	2.46	1502	.917 	3 	0	0	2
 	30	1566	14	6 	6 	67 	2.57	773 	.913 	1 	0	1	0
 	7 	383 	2 	4 	1 	17 	2.66	222 	.923 	0 	0	0	0
 	1 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.00	1 	1.000	0 	0	0	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	5 	268	2	2	11	2.46	135	.919	1 	0	0	0
 	3 	179	1	2	7 	2.35	88 	.920	0 	0	1	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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== 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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Erik Gudbranson 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bracken Kearns 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 20, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jacob Markstrom 	1st Career NHL Win 	October 22, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jack Skille 	100th Career NHL Game 	October 24, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tomas Kopecky 	100th Career NHL Point 	October 29, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marcel Goc 	400th Career NHL Game 	October 31, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marco Sturm 	900th Career NHL Game 	October 31, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tomas Fleischmann	100th Career NHL Assist 	November 10, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Erik Gudbranson 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	December 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tim Kennedy 	100th Career NHL Game 	December 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jose Theodore 	600th Career NHL Game 	December 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Erik Gudbranson 	1st Career NHL Goal 	December 11, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kris Versteeg 	100th Career NHL Assist 	December 11, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Greg Rallo 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 18, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stephen Weiss 	600th Career NHL Game 	January 18, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brian Foster 	1st Career NHL Game 	February 4, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kris Versteeg 	300th Career NHL Game 	February 7, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Keaton Ellerby 	100th Career NHL Game 	February 9, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tomas Fleischmann	200th Career NHL Point 	February 12, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Colby Robak 	1st Career NHL Game 	February 12, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tyson Strachan 	1st Career NHL Goal 	February 12, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tomas Kopecky 	400th Career NHL Game 	March 3, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Krys Barch 	300th Career NHL Game 	March 13, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brian Campbell 	300th Career NHL Assist 	March 15, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brian Campbell 	700th Career NHL Game 	March 23, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shawn Matthias 	200th Career NHL Game 	March 27, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Weaver 	500th Career NHL Game 	April 1, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kris Versteeg 	200th Career NHL Point 	April 3, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Final roster==
Updated April 27, 2012.
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== Transactions ==
The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 24, 2011Florida Panthers Acquire D Brian Campbell From Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for LW Rostislav Olesz 	To Chicago BlackhawksRostislav Olesz 	To Florida PanthersBrian Campbell
June 25, 2011Panthers Add Blend To Prospect Cupboards 	To San Jose Sharks2nd-round pick in (#47 overall) 2011 	To Florida Panthers2nd-round pick in (#59 overall) 20113rd-round pick in 2012
June 27, 2011Panthers Acquire Negotiating Rights To Tomas Kopecky 	To Chicago BlackhawksConditional 7th-round pick in 2012 	To Florida PanthersTomas Kopecky (negotiating rights)
July 1, 2011Panthers Acquire RW Kris Versteeg 	To Philadelphia FlyersConditional 2nd-round pick in 20123rd-round pick in 2012	To Florida PanthersKris Versteeg
July 9, 2011Panthers Acquire C Angelo Esposito from Winnipeg 	To Winnipeg JetsKenndal McArdle 	To Florida PanthersAngelo Esposito
July 9, 2011Panthers Acquire D Keith Seabrook from Calgary 	To Calgary FlamesJordan Henry 	To Florida PanthersKeith Seabrook
July 9, 2011Panthers Acquire RW Sergei Shirokov from Vancouver 	To Vancouver CanucksMike Duco 	To Florida PanthersSergei Shirokov
September 8, 2011Panthers Acquire C Justin Bernhardt from Phoenix Coyotes 	To Phoenix CoyotesMarc Cheverie 	To Florida PanthersJustin Bernhardt
October 22, 2011Florida Acquires RW Mikael Samuelsson And LW Marco Sturm From Vancouver For RW David Booth And C Steven Reinprecht	To Vancouver CanucksDavid BoothSteve Reinprecht3rd-round pick in 2013 	To Florida PanthersMikael SamuelssonMarco Sturm
December 2, 2011Florida Acquires C Wright And D Vernace From Tampa Bay 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Mike KostkaEvan Oberg 	To Florida Panthers Mike VernaceJames Wright
December 7, 2011Panthers Acquire F Krys Barch 	To Dallas Stars Jake Hauswirth5th-round pick in 2012 	To Florida Panthers Krys Barch6th-round pick in 2012
January 13, 2012Panthers Acquire LW Ondrej Roman From Dallas 	To Dallas Stars Angelo Esposito 	To Florida Panthers Ondrej Roman
January 18, 2012Florida Acquires C Jonathan Matsumoto And RW Mattias Lindstrom From Carolina 	To Carolina Hurricanes Evgenii DadonovA. J. Jenks 	To Florida Panthers Jonathan MatsumotoMattias Lindstrom
January 26, 2012Panthers Acquire D Sean Sullivan from San Jose 	To San Jose Sharks Tim Kennedy 	To Florida Panthers Sean Sullivan
February 24, 2012Panthers Acquire Jerred Smithson from Nashville 	To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2012 	To Florida Panthers Jerred Smithson
February 25, 2012Panthers Acquire Wolski From Rangers 	To New York Rangers Michael Vernace3rd-round pick in 2013 	To Florida Panthers Wojtek Wolski
===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Mike KostkaPanthers Sign D Mike Kostka 	Rochester Americans 	1 year, $525,000
Scottie UpshallPanthers Sign LW Scottie Upshall 	Columbus Blue Jackets	4 years, $14 million
Jose TheodorePanthers Sign G Jose Theodore 	Minnesota Wild 	2 years, $3 million
Ed JovanovskiPanthers Sign D Ed Jovanovski 	Phoenix Coyotes 	4 years, $16.5 million
Marcel GocPanthers Sign C Marcel Goc 	Nashville Predators 	3 years, $5.1 million
Tomas FleischmannPanthers Sign RW Tomas Fleischmann 	Colorado Avalanche 	4 years, $18 million
Nolan YonkmanPanthers Sign D Nolan Yonkman 	Phoenix Coyotes 	2 years, $1.4 million
Sean BergenheimPanthers Sign LW Sean Bergenheim 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	4 years, $11 million
Matt BradleyPanthers Sign RW Matt Bradley 	Washington Capitals 	2 years, $1.9 million
Greg RalloPanthers Sign C Greg Rallo 	Texas Stars 	1 year, $550,000
Tyson StrachanPanthers Sign D Tyson Strachan 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $750,000
Bracken KearnsPanthers Sign C Bracken Kearns 	San Antonio Rampage 	1 year, $700,000
Bill ThomasPanthers Sign RW Bill Thomas 	San Antonio Rampage 	1 year, $550,000
John MaddenPanthers Agree To Terms With C John Madden	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $600,000
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Marty ReasonerIslanders Agree to Terms with Reasoner 	New York Islanders 	2 years, $2.7 million
Darcy HordichukOilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk	Edmonton Oilers 	1 year, $825,000
Clay WilsonFlames sign three more players 	Calgary Flames 	2 years, $1.05 million
Tomas VokounCapitals Sign Goaltender Tomas Vokoun 	Washington Capitals	1 year, $1.5 million
Niclas BergforsPreds Sign Free Agent Forward Niclas Bergfors 	Nashville Predators	1 year, $575,000
Alexander SulzerCanucks sign defenceman Alexander Sulzer 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $700,000
Patrick RissmillerAvalanche Signs Galiardi 	Colorado Avalanche 	1 year, $525,000
Byron BitzCanucks Sign Right Wing Byron Bitz 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $700,000
Joe CallahanCanadiens sign Joe Callahan 	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year, $550,000
Steve BernierALBANY DEVILS SIGN STEVE BERNIER 	Albany Devils 	1 year, $105,000
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Ryan CarterDevils claim F Ryan Carter off waivers	New Jersey Devils	October 26, 2011
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player
Cory StillmanStillman Exchanges Skates For Clipboards
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Roman DerlyukFlorida Panthers Re-Sign RW Jack Skille 	May 31, 2011 	1 year, $710,000 entry-level contract
Jack Skille 	May 31, 2011 	2 years, $1.65 million
Garrett WilsonFlorida Panthers Agree To Entry Level Contract With Garrett Wilson 	June 1, 2011 	3 years, $2.05 million entry-level contract
Mark CullenFlorida Panthers Re-Sign Mark Cullen 	June 6, 2011 	1 year, $600,000
Tim KennedyPanthers Re-sign Tim Kennedy 	June 20, 2011 	1 year, $550,000
Tomas KopeckyFlorida Panthers Agree to Four-Year Contract with C Tomas Kopecky 	June 29, 2011 	4 years, $12 million
Mike SantorelliPanthers Re-Sign C Mike Santorelli 	July 6, 2011 	2 years, $3.2 million
Ryan CarterPanthers Sign F Ryan Carter 	July 9, 2011 	1 year, $750,000
Erik GudbransonPanthers Agree to Entry Level Contract With D Erik Gudbranson 	July 15, 2011 	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Marc CheverieFlorida Panthers G Marc Cheverie & G Tyler Plante Agree to One-Year Contracts	July 21, 2011 	1 year, $803,500
Tyler Plante 	July 21, 2011 	1 year, $721,850
Michael CarusoPanthers Agree to One-Year Contract with D Michael Caruso 	July 25, 2011 	1 year, $550,000
Shawn MatthiasPanthers Sign C Shawn Matthias 	September 9, 2011	2 years, $1.70325 million
Jonathan HuberdeauPanthers Agree To Entry-Level Contract With F Jonathan Huberdeau 	October 10, 2011 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Mike WeaverD Mike Weaver Signs Two-Year Contract Extension 	December 30, 2011	2 years, $2.2 million contract extension
Tyson Strachan 	February 15, 2012	1 year, $600,000 contract extension
Drew ShorePanthers Sign C Drew Shore to Entry-Level Contract 	March 27, 2012 	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Vincent TrocheckFlorida Panthers Sign C Vincent Trocheck to Entry-Level Contract 	April 23, 2012 	3 years, $2.0775 million entry-level contract
== Draft picks ==
Florida's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	3 	Jonathan Huberdeau	C 	 	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
2 	33 	Rocco Grimaldi 	C 	 	US NTDP (USHL)
2 	59 (from San Jose) 	Rasmus Bengtsson 	D 	 	Rogle BK (Swe2)
3 	64 	Vincent Trocheck 	C 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
3 	76 (from NY Rangers)	Logan Shaw 	RW 	 	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
3 	87 (from Washington)	Jonathan Racine 	D 	 	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
3 	91 (from Boston) 	Kyle Rau 	C 	 	Eden Prairie High School (USHS-MN)
5 	124 	Yaroslav Kosov 	F 	 	Magnitogorsk 2 (MHL)
6 	154 	Edward Wittchow 	D 	 	Burnsville (USHS-MN)
7 	184 	Iiro Pakarinen 	RW 	 	KalPa (SM-liiga)
== See also ==
* 2011–12 NHL season
==References==
Category:Florida Panthers seasons
Florida Panthers season, 2011–12