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was the team's 17th season in the

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(NHL).

Off-season

On May 18, 2010, the Panthers introduced

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as their new executive vice-president and general manager, replacing Randy Sexton. Sexton's contract expired on June 30, 2010, and was thought to be retained in some other capacity with the club, but on July 3, 2010, Sexton was hired by the

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to be the assistant director of amateur scouting. On May 20, 2010, the Panthers announced that they would reduce seating capacity at the

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to 17,040 by covering over 2,000 seats with tarpaulins. For select games, the team would remove the tarpaulins to increase capacity.

Regular season

The Panthers finished in last place in both the Southeast Division and the Eastern Conference. On April 10, 2011, the Panthers fired head coach Peter DeBoer. The Panthers' power play struggled during the regular season, as they finished 30th overall in power play percentage at just 13.11% (35 for 267).

Playoffs

The Panthers failed to make the playoffs, for the 11th consecutive year.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

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Panthers '10–'11 schedule at nhl.com
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Game log

Player statistics

Skaters

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes''

Goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts'' ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Panthers. Stats reflect time with Panthers only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Notes

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Player signings

Draft picks

Florida's picks at the 2010 NHL entry draft in

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Farm teams

The Florida Panthers maintain affiliations with two minor league teams, the

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of the

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and the

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