2014–15 Florida Panthers season
| 2014–15 Florida Panthers | |
|---|---|
| Division | 6th Atlantic |
| Conference | 10th Eastern |
| 2014–15 record | 38–29–15 |
| Home record | 21–13–7 |
| Road record | 17–16–8 |
| Goals for | 206 |
| Goals against | 223 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Dale Tallon |
| Coach | Gerard Gallant |
| Captain | Willie Mitchell |
| Alternate captains |
Dave Bolland Brian Campbell Derek MacKenzie Scottie Upshall |
| Arena | BB&T Center |
| Average attendance | 11,265 (66.1%) (41 games) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Nick Bjugstad (24) |
| Assists | Jonathan Huberdeau (39) |
| Points | Jonathan Huberdeau (54) |
| Penalties in minutes | Erik Gudbranson (58) |
| Plus/minus |
(+): Aaron Ekblad (12) (−): Tomas Kopecky (−19) |
| Wins | Roberto Luongo (28) |
| Goals against average | Luongo, Ellis (2.35) |
The 2014–15 Florida Panthers season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.
On April 29, 2014, General Manager Dale Tallon relieved Interim Head Coach Peter Horachek of his duties, and announced that the Panthers were looking to hire a new head coach with NHL experience prior to June 27, 2014, when the 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held.
The Panthers will play in six pre-season exhibition games before the start of the 2014–15 regular season.
On March 3, 2015, in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Roberto Luongo suffered an injury and was forced to leave the game; he was replaced by backup Al Montoya. Later in the same game, however, Montoya also suffered an injury. Without another available goaltender (NHL teams seldom have a third goaltender on the roster), Montoya attempted to continue playing with the injury while the team debated their options, reportedly considered between either having forward Derek MacKenzie play the position or calling on a "local" goaltender. Forty-one-year-old Goaltending Coach Rob Tallas subsequently dressed in goaltending gear, registered with the team's roster and began warming up in the dressing room tunnel in preparation to enter the game as an emergency backup, but before entering the game, however, Luongo was able to return and finish the remainder of the game. Allegedly, Luongo was at the hospital when Montoya was injured and was rushed back to the arena. This marked the second such instance for Tallas being called in as an emergency backup, with the other occurrence happening the previous season and also preventing him from officially entering the game as the original goaltender returned. Had he played, it would have been his first appearance in a in an NHL game in 14 years. The incident has reportedly lead the NHL to consider reviewing its rules for "emergency" players and led the Panthers to hold open tryouts for a "fill-in" goaltender.
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