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5 NHL teams that could use a restart to their season

By Mary Clarke

NEWARK, NJ- OCTOBER 10: James Neal #18 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates his second period goal during the game against the New Jersey Devils on October 10, 2019 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Images)
NEWARK, NJ- OCTOBER 10: James Neal #18 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates his second period goal during the game against the New Jersey Devils on October 10, 2019 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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SUNRISE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 08: Keith Yandle #3 of the Florida Panthers prepares for a face-off against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period at BB&T Center on October 08, 2019 in Sunrise, Florida. Yandle playing in his 800th consecutive NHL game, the first United States born player to reach that mark. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
SUNRISE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 08: Keith Yandle #3 of the Florida Panthers prepares for a face-off against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period at BB&T Center on October 08, 2019 in Sunrise, Florida. Yandle playing in his 800th consecutive NHL game, the first United States born player to reach that mark. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

4. Florida Panthers (1-2-0)

The Florida Panthers haven’t had a disastrous start to their 2019-20 NHL season, but the team likely would have wanted to kick off the Joel Quenneville era with a bit more to show. In their three games so far this season, the Panthers have done little to inspire any confidence that the team is ready to take a step forward like many believed they would.

Mike Hoffman has been a stand out offensively with six points (4 goals, 2 assists) in the opening three games, with three of those goals coming on a hat trick against Tampa Bay. Outside of the 30-year-old center, however, no one else on the team has more than one goal.

Starting goaltender and $70 million man Sergei Bobrovsky, however, would really like a mulligan on his first three games of the 2019-20 season. In net, Bobrovsky has a .859 save percentage and notably was pulled from the team’s 6-3 loss to the Hurricanes earlier in the week.

While not out right terrible, the Panthers no doubt wish they could re-do their opening week of the NHL season after putting forth a very so-so start.

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