Pavel Bure may not be ranked #1 on this list of all-time Florida Panthers but there is a case to be made for him isn’t there?

Can it be argued that the first pick of the Florida Panthers Expansion draft could not have gone any better?

Olli Jokinen is known for having gone the longest in NHL history before tasting the NHL playoffs.  That stint largely took place when he was with the Florida Panthers, his longest tenured team by far over his career, and for his first two seasons in South Beach, he wasn’t helping the team much in any capacity and was largely viewed as a bust.

Playing for the Florida Panthers for 8 of his 9 NHL seasons, blueliner, Robert Svehla is as of this writing without question the greatest Defenseman in Panthers history.  The Slovakian star would represent Florida in the 1997 All-Star Game and had four seasons where he would exceed 40 Points.  He was also a large reason why Florida would make the Stanley Cup Finals in the 1995/96 Season.  WIth the Panthers, Svehla had 290 Points.