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SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Florida Panthers made a run at the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season before falling short, but they're confident they can get over the hump with pretty much the same cast of characters.
What they believe could make the difference is having active NHL scoring leader Jaromir Jagr for an entire season and budding star center Nick Bjugstad back healthy after he missed the end of last season with a back injury.
The offseason featured more subtractions than additions for the Panthers, with the idea being to create space for some of their young prospects.
And in reality, there probably aren't enough openings to accommodate a large group of young players who could be ready to contribute at the NHL level.
"My opening statement (at the start of training camp) was we have 51 guys here, only 23 jobs," general manager Dale Tallon said. "And a lot of them are our own guys. We've got lots of guys for few jobs. So I said, do the math. We want the best team, the best players. We've got good young prospects that are first-year pros and we've got other guys coming, so it's starting to really come together."