In Miami, the Panthers went to the bargain bin to see what they could find and they didn't do too badly. They signed up 28 year-old forward Brett McLean for 3 years, Richard Zednik for two years and also Radek Dvorak for a couple years.In McLean, they've picked up a forward who has really built his game piece-by-piece. He has turned himself into a very well rounded player and one who may find himself in a really good role for the Panthers. If GM/Head Coach Jacques Martin likes what he sees, I would imagine there will be quite a bit more ice-time for McLean and that alone should increase his stock a bunch.
Zednik is quite the journeyman winger in the league and the Panthers are almost building themselves as a journeyman's team. He had some injury problems last season and didn't quite get the output people came to expect out of him. The Panthers should be a good fit for Zednik, who will hopefully get his numbers back into the 30's, 40's or even 50's.
Radek Dvorak really hasn't found his niche with any one team yet, so Florida isn't really a bad place to try. Dvorak only scored 10 goals in 82 games last season and will find himself with some new linemates and maybe a little bit more ice-time, but it can't be too much. I wouldn't quite qualify him just yet for my pool team.
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