2016–17 Florida Panthers season
The 2016–17 Florida Panthers season was the 24th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993. This season saw the Panthers unable to qualify for the playoffs.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Player stats
Final StatsSkaters
| Player | ||||||
| 82 | 23 | 31 | 54 | −13 | 43 | |
| 61 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 13 | 10 | |
| 75 | 30 | 21 | 51 | −21 | 38 | |
| 82 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 2 | 56 | |
| 82 | 5 | 36 | 41 | −6 | 39 | |
| 80 | 15 | 22 | 37 | −13 | 17 | |
| 69 | 11 | 17 | 28 | −15 | 39 | |
| 81 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −14 | 53 | |
| 31 | 10 | 16 | 26 | −2 | 13 | |
| 80 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −16 | 25 | |
| 68 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −23 | 58 | |
| 81 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −5 | 36 | |
| 82 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 10 | |
| 82 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −7 | 50 | |
| 54 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −19 | 22 | |
| 49 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 79 | |
| 47 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −5 | 8 | |
| † | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −7 | 6 |
| † | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −3 | 9 |
| 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| ‡ | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −5 | 11 |
| † | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 50 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −7 | 67 | |
| 39 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −11 | 28 | |
| ‡ | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 18 |
| 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −3 | 4 | |
| 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 22 | |
| †‡ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 10 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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.
Roster
Transactions
The Panthers were involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picks
Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 23 | Henrik Borgstrom | C |  Finland | HIFK JR. |
| 2 | 38 | Adam Mascherin | LW |  Canada | Kitchener Rangers |
| 3 | 89 | Linus Nassen | D |  Sweden | Lulea HF |
| 4 | 94 | Jonathan Ang | C | Canada | Peterborough Petes |
| 4 | 114 | Riley Stillman | D |  Canada | Oshawa Generals |
| 6 | 175 | Maxim Mamin | C/RW |  Russia | CSKA Moscow |
| 7 | 195 | Benjamin Finkelstein | D |  United States | Kimball Union Academy Wildcats |
;Notes
- The Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent Dmitri Kulikov and Vancouver's second-round pick in 2016 to Buffalo in exchange for Mark Pysyk, St. Louis' third-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent Jiri Hudler to Florida in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2018 and this pick.
- The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent Teddy Purcell to Florida in exchange for this pick. The condition – Edmonton will receive the lower of Minnesota or Florida's third-round pick in 2016 – was converted on April 24, 2016 when Minnesota was eliminated from the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that the Florida's pick would be lower than Minnesota's.
- The St. Louis Blues' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent Dmitri Kulikov and Vancouver's second-round pick in 2016 to Buffalo in exchange for Mark Pysyk, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016 that sent Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for Jared McCann, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a fifth-round pick in 2017 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
- The Florida Panthers' sixth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent Keith Yandle to Florida in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.
- The Anaheim Ducks' sixth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Brandon Pirri to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
- The Boston Bruins' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2017 to Boston in exchange for this pick.
- The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on February 24, 2015 that sent a third-round pick in 2016 to Florida in exchange for Sean Bergenheim and this pick.