Panthers came far in 2015-16, now eyeing the future (Yahoo Sports)

There was a stretch in the regular season where the Florida Panthers seemed like they were getting every break, helping them put together what became a franchise-record 12-game winning streak. The Panthers played a six-game series against the New York Islanders, found themselves trailing in only two of those games - and lost the series anyway, doomed by three overtime losses and three games where Florida could not hang on to leads. ''It was a great learning experience for a lot of our young kids,'' Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said.