SUNRISE — The good news for the Florida Panthers is that they’re off to a good 4-1-1 begin to their season and are doing so with out a lot manufacturing from their energy play and from two of their prime two scorers.
Sasha Barkov and Sam Reinhart have been Florida’s prime two aim scorers final season, Barkov getting 39 and Reinhart 33.
Neither have scored within the first six video games this season.
Anthony Duclair, who was third on the crew final 12 months with 30 targets, is on long-term injured reserve after sustaining an Achilles damage in the course of the summer time and Jonathan Huberdeau (30) was traded to Calgary.
How a lot ought to the Panthers be involved with the dearth of targets from their prime two returning scorers?
Considering each have gotten off to sluggish begins previously solely to mash on the gasoline because the season went alongside, nobody appears too anxious.
“Knowing the team is doing well, helps mentally,” Barkov mentioned Monday morning. “Of course, my sport is not only scoring targets though that could be a massive a part of it.
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