After being down 3 games to 1, I thought my season was coming to a close. But we knew that if we could get to a game seven we would have home ice advantage. The 4-3 overtime victory was bittersweet in that we lost one of our top Centermen, Anthony Stewart, to injury. Were it not for the play of Graham Mink throughout the playoffs, we definitely wouldn't have won game seven, and probably wouldn't have gotten past the second round.

Over the course of 30 days or so, yours truly is going to take a look at each team in the league, examine their off-season moves, assess the biggest issue facing the team, highlight a player or two to watch for, and finally give an outlook on the season.

Next up, the Florida Panthers.