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Florida Panthers: Top Five Worst Moves Made by Dale Tallon

By Cal Friedman

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 28: Dale Tallon, General Manager of the Florida Panthers, speaks on the phone on Day Two of the 2014 NHL Draft at the Wells Fargo Center on June 28, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 28: Dale Tallon, General Manager of the Florida Panthers, speaks on the phone on Day Two of the 2014 NHL Draft at the Wells Fargo Center on June 28, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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While he may be a huge part of the Panthers’ recent success, Dale Tallon has made a fair few mistakes as GM.

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Aleksander Barkov was named as captain of the Florida Panthers on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. Barkov, middle, with Panthers general manager Dale Tallon, left, and head coach Bob Boughner after the annoucement at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla. (Emily Michot/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images) /

Dale Tallon’s time spent trying to get the Florida Panthers out of the basement has seen him make dozens of draft pick trades, cap moves, and free agency signings that may not have all panned out. Multiple times the asset management by Tallon has completely busted in hindsight.

There have also been some foiled draft picks that could’ve seen the team emerge further if taken separately. Some of these moves left me shaking my head seeing what players the Panthers could have had if it wasn’t for a trade or bad signing.

Keep in mind that one offseason, the 2016 offseason, was not directed by Dale Tallon. This is why certain bad mistakes such as trading for Jason Demers, signing James Reimer for four years, and Keith Yandle’s contract size are not on this list.

Without further ado, here are Dale Tallon’s top five worst moves as GM of the Florida Panthers.

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