Florida Panthers: Four prospects that prove the Cats’ future is bright

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 24: Aleksi Heponiemi greets Bill Torrey of the Florida Panthers after being selected 40th overall by the Florida Panthers during the 2017 NHL Draft at United Center on June 24, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 24: Aleksi Heponiemi greets Bill Torrey of the Florida Panthers after being selected 40th overall by the Florida Panthers during the 2017 NHL Draft at United Center on June 24, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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The Florida Panthers have struggled to gather a pipeline that ranks top in the NHL. However, they still have talented prospects that should impact the team in near future.

CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 24: Special advisor to the GM Bill Torrey of the Florida Panthers looks on during the 2017 NHL Draft at United Center on June 24, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 24: Special advisor to the GM Bill Torrey of the Florida Panthers looks on during the 2017 NHL Draft at United Center on June 24, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images) /

When The Hockey Writers released their NHL Farm Rankings for the upcoming season, the Florida Panthers dropped two spots and were ranked 22nd overall.

While the collective thought seems to agree with this statement and the opinion that the Panthers do not have a top prospect group, the Cats have still acquired/drafted a few amount of players who eventually project to make an impact on the team.

Those players currently play in various leagues around North America, and have made a tremendous impact this season for their respective teams. These four players should be enough to keep Panthers fans’ hopes up.

Note: NO PLAYERS in this list are currently playing on an NHL roster. All stats are updated as of December 12th, 2017. The list is in no particular order.

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