While Keith Ballard is best known in Florida for inadvertently slashing his goalie (Tomas Vokoun) out of frustration (he meant to hit the goal post) Keith Ballard was a solid bluliner who posted career highs in Win Shares and Goals (tying his rookie season in Phoenix) in his two seasons in Florida.

Part of Florida’’s surprise run to the NHL Finals, Tom Fitzgerald was with the Panthers for five of his eighteen NHL seasons.  In 1995-96, Fitzgerald would have his best offensive output (34 Points) and finished ninth in Frank J. Selke Trophy balloting.

Stu Barnes was a Florida Panther for three seasons and change, most notably for his 16 Point playoff run in 1996.  Barnes was known as one of the leaders of the locker room and it is not inconceivable to state that Florida would have not done as well as that season without him.

A surefire first ballot Hall of Famer, we thought that when Jaromir Jagr was traded from New Jersey during the 2014-15, season, that this would be where he finished his NHL career.  That would not be the case, but the ageless one proved in Florida that he still had a lot of hockey despite being into his 40’s,

Jagr remained a healthy offensive contributor to the team and could still rise in this rank.  He would win the Bill Masterton Trophy in the 2015-16 Season, his first full year as a Panther, where he scored 66 Points and was seventh in Hart voting.  Jagr had another good year with the Panthers (46 Points), and would play one more year in the NHL with Calgary.  With the Panthers, Jagr had 130 Points in 181 Games.