The 2013–14

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was the 20th season for the

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(NHL) franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.

Pre-season

The Panthers were sold on September 27, 2013, to the chairman and CEO of Virtu Financial,

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Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

The Panthers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Player stats

Final stats ;Skaters ;Goaltenders ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Panthers. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Draft picks

Florida Panthers' picks at the

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, which was held in

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as the result of a February 25, 2012, trade that sent

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to the Panthers in exchange for

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and this pick. * The

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' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 18, 2013, that sent

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to Calgary in exchange for this pick. * The

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' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of an April 3, 2013, trade that sent

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to the Oilers in exchange for this pick. * The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the

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as the result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent a 2012 seventh-round pick (#194–

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) to the Panthers in exchange for this pick. * The

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent a 2014 seventh-round pick to the Canadiens in exchange for this pick.

References

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