Ten years ago, a photo from a Florida Panthers game went viral -- and still lives in infamy. It was Florida's third game of the 2014-15 season, against the Ottawa Senators, and it wouldn't be an impossible exercise to try to count every fan in sight.

The Panthers return a large portion of their core with eight of their top nine forwards back and Sergei Bobrovsky in net for his sixth season in Florida.

GOALIES: Sergei Bobrovsky (36-17-4-6, 2.37 goals-against average, 0.915 save percentage), Chris Driedger (1-1-0-0, 2.51, 0.917 with Seattle), Spencer Knight (spent last season in AHL). BetMGM STANLEY CUP ODDS: 9-1.

With the defending champions looking for a third consecutive trip to the final and the West loaded with contenders from Edmonton to Dallas, there’s plenty of reason to think 2024-25 can be