Florida Panthers De-clawed
By: Brad Little, Derek Montgomery, Trent Ball, Austin Vice, and Joe Hansel
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     The Florida Panthers are facing their worst season ever. Even with their all-star scorer, Pavel  Bure, the Panthers are expected to finish this season with 57 points, which is 41 points less than last year (98 points). This will be the biggest loss of points in two consecutive seasons in NHL history. The only team who has scored fewer points is the Minnesota Wild, an expansion team who has scored fewer than three goals thirty times in forty-nine games.
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Here are our personal opinions on why we think the Panthers have been playing so badly:
 

       Brad: "I personally think it's luck. You can't win 'em all. It's just the season itself. That's my personal opinion."

       Derek: "I don't know what it is because I don't know the team."

       Trent: "I think it's the players attitude because they are aggresive when they play."

       Austin: "I think it is because of the opposing teams. I don't know much about professional hockey, but the other teams might be a little more aggresive that the Florida Panthers. That is my personal opinion."

       Joe "I think it's their attitude because I think the players need more practice and I don't think they are giving all they've got."

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