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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.
From Finland, Alexsander Barkov had lofty expectations coming in as the number two overall pick in 2013.  It is safe to say that the Panthers obtained a player who came as adevrtised.

Barkov saw ample playing time as a rookie, but Florida made sure to ease the Center into action.  He had a breakout of sorts in his third year, scoring 59 Points with strong two-way play.  After another 50-Point-plus year,   Barkov increased his production to 78 Points, and then to 96 in 2018-19.  Barkov, who also had impressed people with his clean style of play, won the Lady Byng Trophy.

Barkov built on that success with a Frank J. Selke Trophy in 2020-21, and a playoff appearance.  He would take them to Eastern Conference Semi-Finals in 2022-23, and last year his heart was on full display as he led the Panthers to their first Stanley Cup Championship, while winning his second Frank J. Selke.  Notably, he is on a nine-year streak of receiving votes for the Lady Byng and Frank J. Selke. 

As the heart and Captain of a young strong team, Barkov is a player whois likely one year away from being the greatest Florida Panther ever.   Maybe, he is already.
November 23 – December 13, 1959
Bobby Darin
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Kristian Huselius would actually have much better seasons in his NHL career with the Calgary Flames but he did string together two straight 20 Goal Seasons as a Panther and would finish third in Calder Trophy voting in 2001-02.  Huselius had 127 Points for Florida.