2012–13 Florida Panthers season

The 2012–13 Florida Panthers season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 14, 1993. The season was partially cancelled due to a lockout, which ended on January 6, 2013. The campaign for the Panthers then commenced as a shortened, 48-game season beginning on January 19. The shortened season would feature only intra-conference games.
The Panthers were eliminated from Stanley Cup playoff contention, failing to make the playoffs for the 11th time in their past 12 seasons. Florida earned the fewest points of any NHL team in 2012–13, finishing with a 15–27–6 record for last in both the Eastern Conference and 30-team NHL.
==Pre-season==
A pre-season schedule was planned for late September and early October, but the lockout forced its cancellation. No pre-season will be held for the truncated, 48-game campaign beginning January 19.
==Regular season==
As of Thursday, October 4, the NHL has cancelled all games scheduled through Wednesday, October 24, causing the Panthers to lose their first five games of the season, with more cancelled games possible without a resolution to the dispute soon. As of Friday, October 19, the Panthers have lost three additional games through November 1 due to the lockout. All November games were lost one week later on Friday, October 26, eliminating any possibility of a rearranged 82-game season and assuring that any season that does take place will be shortened. On November 23, two more weeks of hockey and six additional Panthers games were put on the chopping block, with all matchups through December 14 being cancelled. On December 11, after a week of negotiations broke off, all games through December 30 were axed. On December 20, 2012, following a further lack of negotiations during the lockout, all games through January 14 were cancelled.
On January 6, 2013, the lockout ended after a 16-hour negotiation session in an effort to salvage the season. A condensed season, of a length of 48 intra-conference games, will now be played.
The Panthers scored 109 goals (excluding three shootout-winning goals) over the lockout-shortened season of 48 games, tied for 29th overall with the Nashville Predators. They also allowed 170 goals (excluding one shootout goal), the most in the League, allowed the most power-play goals, with 39, and had the lowest penalty-kill percentage, at 74.17%.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013.htmlhttps://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013_games.html
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
Below is the new, truncated 2012–13 schedule for the Panthers, who will open the season on Saturday, January 19 against the Hurricanes, closing on Saturday, April 27 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
2012–13 Game Log	2012–13 Game Log	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
January: 2–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)
{| class="wikitable" width=100%	# 	Date 	Visitor	Score 	Home	OT 	Win 	Loss 	Attendance	Record	Pts 	Recap
1 	January 19 	Carolina 	1–5 	Florida 	 	Theodore (1–0–0) 	Ward (0–1–0) 	19,688	1–0–0 	2 	Recap	
2 	January 21 	Florida 	0–4 	Ottawa 	 	Anderson (2–0–0) 	Theodore (1–1–0) 	19,952	1–1–0 	2 	Recap	
3 	January 22 	Florida 	1–4 	Montreal 	 	Price (1–1–0) 	Clemmensen (0–1–0)	21,273	1–2–0 	2 	Recap	
4 	January 24 	Ottawa 	3–1 	Florida 	 	Anderson (3–0–0) 	Theodore (1–2–0) 	15,634	1–3–0 	2 	Recap	
5 	January 26 	Philadelphia	7–1 	Florida 	 	Bryzgalov (2–3–0)	Theodore (1–3–0) 	19,311	1–4–0 	2 	Recap	
6 	January 29 	Florida 	2–5 	Tampa Bay	 	Lindback (4–1–0) 	Theodore (1–4–0) 	19,204	1–5–0 	2 	Recap	
7 	January 31 	Winnipeg 	3–6 	Florida 	 	Theodore (2–4–0) 	Pavelec (2–3–1) 	15,731	2–5–0 	4 	Recap	
==Player statistics==
Final stats 
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	48 	12 	23 	35 	−10 	16
 	48 	14 	17 	31 	−15 	18
 	48 	8 	19 	27 	−22 	12
 	47 	15 	12 	27 	−8 	28
 	48 	14 	7 	21 	−8 	16
 	42 	9 	10 	19 	−6 	8
 	43 	8 	9 	17 	−11 	18
 	43 	3 	10 	13 	−10 	14
 	40 	3 	9 	12 	−9 	11
 	44 	1 	9 	10 	−18 	24
 	34 	3 	7 	10 	−5 	22
 	27 	1 	8 	9 	−3 	8
† 	19 	2 	7 	9 	−8 	2
 	14 	2 	3 	5 	−1 	6
 	27 	4 	1 	5 	−8 	25
‡ 	35 	2 	3 	5 	−4 	10
 	17 	1 	3 	4 	−13 	25
 	38 	0 	4 	4 	−13 	40
 	10 	2 	2 	4 	−8 	8
 	32 	0 	4 	4 	−22 	47
‡ 	24 	2 	1 	3 	−7 	2
 	39 	1 	1 	2 	−15 	57
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	−4 	0
 	10 	1 	0 	1 	−5 	2
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	2 	17
 	16 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	17
 	11 	1 	0 	1 	−8 	2
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	11
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	4
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	−8 	25
 	18 	0 	0 	0 	−11 	2
‡ 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	36
Totals	Totals	109	172	281	−265	533
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	23 	23	1265:45	8 	14	1	68 	3.22	685 	.901	0	0	0	0
 	19 	11	866:25 	3 	7 	2	53 	3.67	421 	.874	0	0	0	0
 	15 	14	766:28 	4 	6 	3	42 	3.29	391 	.893	0	0	0	2
Totals	Totals	48	2898:38	15	27	6	163	3.37	1497	.891	0	0	0	2
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Panthers. Stats reflect time with the 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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jonathan HuberdeauPanthers F Jonathan Huberdeau Awarded Calder Memorial Trophy	Calder Memorial Trophy	June 15, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 23, 2012Panthers Select Four Players on Second Day of NHL Entry Draft 	To Dallas Stars 7th-round pick in 2013 	To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2012
July 20, 2012Panthers Acquire C/RW Casey Wellman From New York Rangers 	To New York Rangers 5th-round pick in 2014 	To Florida Panthers Casey Wellman
January 14, 2013Canadiens acquire defenseman Jason DeSantis from the Florida Panthers in return for Brendon Nash	To Montreal Canadiens Jason DeSantis 	To Florida Panthers Brendon Nash
January 21, 2013Panthers Trade F Jean-Francois Jacques To Tampa Bay For Future Considerations 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Jean-Francois Jacques	To Florida Panthers Future considerations
January 31, 2013Panthers Acquire F Zach Hamill 	To Washington Capitals Casey Wellman 	To Florida Panthers Zach Hamill
February 8, 2013Panthers Acquire Fifth Round Draft Choice In Exchange For D Keaton Ellerby 	To Los Angeles Kings Keaton Ellerby 	To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2013
March 15, 2013Panthers Acquire Defenseman T.J. Brennan 	To Buffalo Sabres 5th-round pick in 2013 	To Florida Panthers T. J. Brennan
April 3, 2013Panthers Acquire 2013 Fourth Round Pick From Edmonton 	To Edmonton Oilers Jerred Smithson 	To Florida Panthers 4th-round pick in 2013
June 14, 2013Florida Panthers Acquire F Bobby Butler from Nashville 	To Nashville Predators T. J. Brennan 	To Florida Panthers Bobby Butler
June 18, 2013Panthers Acquire Fourth Round Draft Pick In 2013 NHL Entry Draft from Calgary Flames 	To Calgary Flames Corban Knight 	To Florida Panthers 4th-round pick in 2013
===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Jason DeSantisPanthers Sign D Jason DeSantis 	St. John's IceCaps 	1 year, $600,000
Dov Grumet-MorrisPanthers Agree To Contracts With C Greg Rallo And G Dov Grumet-Morris 	San Antonio Rampage 	1 year, $550,000
Filip KubaPanthers Agree to Two-Year Contract with D Filip Kuba 	Ottawa Senators 	2 years, $8 million
George ParrosPanthers Agree To Two-Year Contract With RW George Parros 	Anaheim Ducks 	2 years, $1.85 million
Jon RheaultPanthers Agree to One-Year, Two-Way Contract with RW Jon Rheault 	Abbotsford Heat 	1 year, $600,000
Jean-Francois JacquesPanthers Agree to Terms with LW Jean-Francois Jacques 	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, $750,000
Andre DeveauxPanthers Agree To Terms With C Andre Deveaux 	New York Rangers 	1 year, $700,000
Michael HouserPanthers Agree To Entry-Level Contracts With G Michael Houser And D Josh McFadden	London Knights 	3 years, $1.755 million entry-level contract
Josh McFadden 	Sudbury Wolves 	3 years, $1.74 million entry-level contract
Peter MuellerPanthers Agree To One-Year Contract With Peter Mueller 	Colorado Avalanche 	1 year, $1.725 million
Alexei KovalevPanthers Agree To One-Year Contract With RW Alex Kovalev 	Atlant Moscow Oblast	1 year, $1 million
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Mikael SamuelssonSamuelsson returns to Hockeytown 	Detroit Red Wings 	2 years, $6 million
Jason GarrisonCanucks sign defenceman Jason Garrison to six-year deal	Vancouver Canucks 	6 years, $27.6 million
Bracken KearnsSharks Sign Forward Bracken Kearns 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $550,000
Krys BarchDevils sign Krys Barch 	New Jersey Devils 	2 years, $1.5 million
Wojtek WolskiCapitals Sign Wojtek Wolski 	Washington Capitals	1 year, $600,000
Jon MatsumotoSharks Sign Forward Jonathan Matsumoto 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $600,000
Bill ThomasAvalanche Signs Six Players 	Colorado Avalanche 	1 year, $550,000
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
James WrightJets claim James Wright off waivers 	Winnipeg Jets	January 18, 2013
Mike SantorelliJets claim Mike Santorelli off waivers	Winnipeg Jets	April 3, 2013
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player
John MaddenFormer Panther John Madden Hired in Montreal. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
Alexei KovalevKOVALEV RETIRES AFTER 19 YEARS IN THE NHL. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Scott ClemmensenPanthers Agree To Two-Year Contract With G Scott Clemmensen 	July 1, 2012 	2 years, $2.4 million
Greg Rallo 	July 1, 2012 	1 year, $550,000
Keaton EllerbyPanthers Re-Sign D Keaton Ellerby 	July 6, 2012 	1 year, $700,000
Michael CarusoPanthers Agree To Contracts With Trio 	July 17, 2012 	1 year, $600,000
Brian Foster 	July 17, 2012 	1 year, $577,500
James Wright 	July 17, 2012 	2 years, $1.3 million
Kris VersteegPanthers RW Kris Versteeg Agrees To Four-Year Contract 	July 23, 2012 	4 years, $17.6 million
Eric SelleckPanthers Agree To Terms With Pair 	July 26, 2012 	1 year, $550,000
Casey Wellman 	July 26, 2012 	1 year, $800,000
Dmitri KulikovPanthers Agree To Terms With D Dmitry Kulikov 	January 18, 2012	2 years, $5 million
Nick BjugstadPanthers Sign C Nick Bjugstad to Entry-Level Contract 	April 3, 2013 	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Jonathan RacinePanthers Agree to Entry-Level Contract with D Jonathan Racine	April 3, 2013 	3 years, $1.995 million entry-level contract
Logan ShawPanthers Sign F Logan Shaw to Entry-Level Contract 	April 22, 2013 	3 years, $2.0225 million entry-level contract
Bobby ButlerPanthers Agree To Terms With Butler & Selleck 	June 24, 2013 	2 years, $1.2 million
Eric Selleck 	June 24, 2013 	1 year, $600,000
==Draft picks==
Florida Panthers' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012. 
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	23 	Mike Matheson 	D 	 	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
3 	84 	Steven Hodges 	C 	 	Victoria Royals (WHL)
4 	114	Alexander Delnov 	LW 	 	Mytischi Khimik (MHL)
6 	174	Francois Bouvillier	C/LW	 	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
7 	194	Jonatan Nielsen 	D 	 	Linkopings HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
;Draft Notes
* The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a July 1, 2011, trade that sent Kris Versteeg to the Panthers in exchange for a 2012 third-round pick and this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a December 6, 2011, trade that sent Krys Barch and a 2012 sixth-round pick to the Panthers in exchange for Jake Hauswirth and this pick.
* The Dallas Stars' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent a 2013 seventh-round pick to the Stars in exchange for this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a June 27, 2011, trade that sent Tomas Kopecky to the Predators in exchange for this conditional pick (2012 if Panthers do not send seventh-round pick to Predators from earlier trade, else 2013).
== See also ==
* 2012–13 NHL season
==References==
Category:Florida Panthers seasons
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