Aaron Ekblad did as much as you could ask for in his rookie year, as the number one pick from the Barrie Colts scored 39 Points and won the Calder Trophy.  Ekblad never slowed down, showing exemplary two-way hockey and a healthy Plus/Minus on a team that for the most part has not been usually on the winning side of the ledger.  

Entering his ninth season of professional hockey, Ekblad is slightly over a .5 Point per Game player, an excellent number for a blueliner in the modern era.  Ekblad has now gone to two All-Star Games and is certainly capable of a third, as he showed by his 2021-22 career-high of 57 Points with a sixth-place Norris vote.  Since then, Ekblad proved valuable on Florida's back-to-back Stanley Cup-winning teams, 

Ekblad has more accolades in him, and it does not hurt that the Panthers are an elite and loaded squad.  He has a phenomenal chance to crack the top three on this list.

A Florida Panther for 199 Games, Defenseman, Bryan McCabe followed up on his run with the Toronto Maple Leafs to become the prime blueliner in Miami.  McCabe would have over half a point per game as a Panther, an excellent record for anyone who spent this many games and more than worthy for this list.

One of the few players who have tabulated over 500 Games as a Florida Panther, Defenseman Paul Laus was known for his rugged and tenacious blueline play.  The Beamsville, Ontario native was also known for his toughness and was a large part of Florida’s 1996 Stanley Cup playoff run.  All of Paul Laus’ 530 Games in the NHL were played with Florida.

The winner of the Calder Trophy in 2013, Jonathan Huberdeau, would not only become the prime offensive weapon for the Florida Panthers, but also one of the premier Left Wingers in Hockey.

Huberdeau, who was a former Third Overall Pick (2011), had back-to-back 50 Point seasons (2014-15 & 2015-16) and likely would have had a third had he not been held to only 31 Games the year after. Since that time, his scoring touch has continued to evolve, peaking with 115 Points in 2021-22.  A Second Team All-Star in 2020-21 and 2021-22, Huberdeau has averaged over a Point per Game in his last five seasons, as a Panther, but depsite his 2021-22 year (where he also led the NHL in Assists with 85, and finished fifth in Hart voting), the Panthers were frustrated by their inabilty to get past the second round.

Florida made a blockbuster trade, trading Huberdeau to the Calgary Flames for Matthew Tkachuk.   He left the Sunshine State with 613 Points in 671 Games.