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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "It may feel like it's been a long time since the Florida Panthers have played a meaningful hockey game, but really, has it been?" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Florida's incredible run to the Stanley Cup Final extended their season by two months, so the offseason was actually on the short side. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Still, it's great to be back. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Panthers enter the 2023-24 season as the defending Eastern Conference Champions and are poised to not only repeat the feat, but finish the job this time and take home the Stanley Cup. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "If Florida is going to pull off such an amazing accomplishment, they're going to have to overcome some adversity to do it. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Right off the bat, the Cats will be without defensemen Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour. Both are recovering from offseason shoulder surgery and aren't expected back until mid-December. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Panthers General Manager Bill Zito was busy during the summer and brought in several blueliners to beef up Florida's back line while Ekblad and Montour recover. 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Florida Panthers open 2023-24 season with tough road matchup against Minnesota Wild