{"id":82760,"date":"2020-08-10T09:57:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T13:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=82760"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:30:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:30:06","slug":"dale-tallon-out-as-panthers-gm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/08\/10\/dale-tallon-out-as-panthers-gm\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Panthers Dale Tallon Out as General Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-page-content tagdiv-type\">\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Florida Panthers<\/a> today announced that general manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/talloda01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dale Tallon<\/a> is out. He will not have his contract renewed at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FlaPanthers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FlaPanthers<\/a> Announce Search for Franchise&#39;s Next General Manager. <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J8QY0OSCWR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/J8QY0OSCWR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rB3ifrZTDo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/rB3ifrZTDo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; x &#8211; Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FlaPanthers\/status\/1292792985600569353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/talloda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dale Tallon<\/a> Out as Panthers GM<\/h2>\n<p>The Florida Panthers have parted ways with Dale Tallon. This season, the team has a record of 35 wins and 26 losses. The Panthers season ended in the Stanley Cup Qualifying Round. They were eliminated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/islanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Islanders<\/a> in 4 games.<\/p>\n<p>The former 10 year NHL pro had been with the Panthers since May 2010. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Formerly of the Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>, more was expected of the architect of their dynasty. The Panthers have not won a playoff series under Tallon.<\/p>\n<p>More was expected this year. The Panthers brought in unrestricted free agent <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bobrose01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sergei Bobrovsky<\/a> <\/strong>from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blue-jackets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Columbus<\/a> for $10.million per year. The aim was to supplement a developing roster featuring core pieces such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/ekblaaa01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Ekblad<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/barkoal01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aleksander Barkov<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Under Dale Tallon, the Panthers failed to win a playoff series in 3 appearances over 10 years <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ogjlU2pQIT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ogjlU2pQIT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hockey Night in Canada (@hockeynight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hockeynight\/status\/1292810223007268865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What This Means for the Future<\/h3>\n<p>Under Tallon, the team has not won a playoff series. After a decade of rebuilding, the team was expected to take a major leap forward this year. Despite major talent, the lack of depth of this team was quickly exposed in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Even with former Stanley Cup Winning coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/q\/quennjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Quenneville<\/a> behind the bench, the team played poor defence. Bobrovsky also failed to live up to his large contract, which left the team struggling to win games.<\/p>\n<p>Caught between rebuilding and competing, the Panthers may seek major changes. With a flat salary cap on the horizon and a very deep 2020 NHL Draft, moves will be possible. 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