Stuck on the Cusp: The Plight of the Florida Panthers

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Stuck on the Cusp: The Plight of the Florida Panthers
sleahy21 sleahy21 posted 3/13/2008 from goingfivehole.blogspot.com [flag]
For almost the past decade, we've heard about the "great young talent" that the Florida Panthers have and how "this is the year they'll make the playoffs". Quite the sell job if you're a ticket sales representative for the club. What has been marketed as "promise" has consistently ended in the lack of playoff hockey for the franchise. [link]

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