Players on Unusual Teams: Florida Edition

Players on Unusual Teams: Florida Edition

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  1. Seems like last post I missed the mark with the inclusion of Pronger on the Edmonton list. The comments were pretty unanimous in saying he didn’t really fit the theme. Apologies to Oilers fans for that one. Hopefully I did better this time around.

    Here are the previous editions:

    [Anaheim](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e068lx/players_on_unusual_teams_anaheim_edition/)

    [Arizona](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e12rgm/players_on_unusual_teams_arizona_edition/)

    [Atlanta](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e1s59m/players_on_unusual_teams_atlanta_edition/)

    [Boston](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e2px9i/players_on_unusual_teams_boston_edition/)

    [Buffalo](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e3e67l/players_on_unusual_teams_buffalo_edition/)

    [Calgary](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e48cy1/players_on_unusual_teams_calgary_edition/)

    [Carolina](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e5325e/players_on_unusual_teams_carolina_edition/)

    [Chicago](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e5sre7/players_on_unusual_teams_chicago_edition/)

    [Colorado](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e6mhws/players_on_unusual_teams_colorado_edition/)

    [Columbus](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e7dlhi/players_on_unusual_teams_columbus_edition/)

    [Dallas](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e819fk/players_on_unusual_teams_dallas_edition/)

    [Detroit](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e8toeo/players_on_unusual_teams_detroit_edition/)

    [Edmonton](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e9pg4w/players_on_unusual_teams_edmonton_edition/)

    Edit: Correction, Sean Burke should be 66 games between 1998-99 and 1999-00

  2. Not putting kovalev in here is kind of crazy but the rest were pretty spot on to what I was thinking

  3. Niemi rocking a Penguins blocker/glove combo in a Panthers jersey is crazy. 5 GP across those two teams combined.

  4. The wings let Igor walk as a UFA and then traded right back for him after he played those 26 games lol

  5. This would have been one of the best teams to list Derick Brassard as it was his shortest stint I think.

  6. I met Tim Thomas at an autograph signing after practice one day. He seemed a bit grumpy, but then again I might be grumpy too if I had to sign autographs in the Florida heat after practice.

  7. As a leaf fan it was weird to see Belfour and Joe leave in the same off season to Florida

  8. Does Vanek have the wrong helmet on here?

    Or was there a period where the panthers used the old logo on their helmets with their modern redesign.

    I can see that Jumbo and Giroux have the modern jerseys with a modern helmet that uses the palm tree logo, no cat whatsoever.

  9. I was waiting for the Florida one and expected it to have 100 plus players in the list. So many guys had a pit stop there at one point.

  10. Sean Burke played 59 games as a starter the year before so totally 66 games for the cats, Kirk McLean on the otherhand only played 37 so id switch them out, nice list otherwise!
    (Edit) And of course the whitdog Ryan Whitney

  11. I actually had literally no idea Thornton played for Florida at all, I have 0 memory of this.

  12. There new jerseys look so fucking clean compared to the old ones. Plus I love that the new ones pay homage to the 101st Airborne.

  13. This might be the best one yet, very few of these guys I remember playing for Florida

  14. I like haw Vernon looks like he got traded, stepped off a plane, and went into the game with his old equipment. Then they used that picture for a card.

  15. I do not remember Sergei Samsonov at all playing for the Panthers. I just figured he retired early after Carolina.

  16. Anyone else remember when Chad Kilger got traded to FLA in 2008 and retired instead of playing for them?

  17. Bonus player: Kamil Kreps – 232 GP over the years – and the creator of a particular blade pattern…

  18. Sean Burke looks like his team was short a goalie, and just threw him in net

  19. I think I forgot how long the Panthers have been around. Some of these guys predate the Throw Rats era.

  20. For this team you could probably do multiple lists. I’m so damn grateful that we’ve finally managed to evolve from being the team where star players go to play in their twilight years.

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