In the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast’s 31 Beats series, Elan and Brian are on a league-wide odyssey to explore the fantasy present and future landscapes of each of the NHL’s 31 teams, gathering info by interviewing the people who know them best: beat writers!

In this episode Elan is joined by George Richards from Florida Hockey Now to talk all about the Florida Panthers. Topics discussed include:

• How the Panthers match up with the Islanders
• Will Bobrovsky bounce back?
• Spencer Knight’s expected career trajectory
• What caused Barkov to slow down in the 2nd half?
• How good would Huberdeau be without Barkov?
• Will the Panthers re-sign any of their big name UFAs?
• Does Vatrano have more upside?
• Prospect forwards Denisenko, Tippett and Borgstrom
• Will Ekblad ever get a shot at PP1?
• and more!

Follow George on Twitter @GeorgeRichards and subscribe to Florida Hockey Now to read all of his work. Hear more of George on the Panthers Press Box Podcast!

Players discussed on this episode include Sergei Bobrovsky, Spencer Knight, Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Frank Vatrano, Evgenii Dadonov, Mike Hoffman, Grigori Denisenko, Owen Tippett, Henrik Borgstrom, Keith Yandle, Aaron Ekblad, Max Gildon, Mike Matheson and more.

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