Editing Florida Panthers (section)

====The Blueprint (2010–2016)====
Panthers management hired [[Dale Tallon]] as the team's new general manager on May 17, 2010. Tallon rebuilt the team with [[2010 NHL entry draft|2010]] draft picks [[Erik Gudbranson]], [[Nick Bjugstad]] and [[Quinton Howden]], as well as the acquisition of players, including [[Steve Bernier]], [[Michael Grabner]], [[Marty Reasoner]], [[Ryan Carter]] and [[Sergei Samsonov]]. All of the above-mentioned players, however, were traded at the 2011 trade deadline or released during the 2011 off-season, save for Gudbranson, Bjugstad and Howden. At the end of the [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11 season]], just Stephen Weiss and [[David Booth (ice hockey)|David Booth]] remained from the pre-lockout era Panthers roster.

[[File:Brian Campbell Panthers.jpg|thumb|upright|The Panthers acquired [[Brian Campbell]] during the 2011 off-season. Campbell played with the Panthers from 2011 to 2016.]]
On June 1, 2011, [[Kevin Dineen]], head coach of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL)'s [[Portland Pirates]], was named to be the 11th head coach of the Panthers. The team also rebranded their image, releasing a new home jersey, predominantly red with navy blue sleeves, and eliminating the navy blue piping on the road jersey; this new {{Not a typo|jersey}} replaced the navy blue one as the main home jersey. The 2011 off-season saw the acquisitions of [[Scottie Upshall]], [[Tomáš Fleischmann|Tomas Fleischmann]], [[Sean Bergenheim]], [[Marcel Goc]], [[Matt Bradley]], [[Ed Jovanovski]], [[José Théodore|Jose Theodore]], [[Kris Versteeg]], [[Tomáš Kopecký|Tomas Kopecky]] and [[Brian Campbell]].

After several more trades and over 300-man-games lost to injury throughout the season, the Panthers were able to finish first in the Southeast Division, marking the end of their record-setting decade-long postseason drought. The Panthers won the first-ever division title in franchise history with a 4–1 victory over the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] on April 7, 2012. However, the Panthers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the eventual Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils, losing at home in double overtime of game 7.

In the [[2012–13 NHL lockout|lockout]]-shortened [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13 season]], the Panthers had an abysmal season. Unable to regain their form from last season, the Panthers suffered key injuries and fell back down into the basement with the worst record in the League. In the [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14 season]], the Panthers failed to gain any momentum and finished 29th out of 30 teams. The team then fired head coach Kevin Dineen and replaced him with [[Peter Horachek]]. At the trade deadline, the Panthers reacquired Roberto Luongo from Vancouver. The Panthers would relieve Horachek of his duties at the end of the season, replacing him with former [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] head coach [[Gerard Gallant]]. The team also received the first overall pick in the [[2014 NHL entry draft]], using it to select [[Barrie Colts]] defenseman [[Aaron Ekblad]].

[[File:Aleksander Barkov 2015-03-14 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Aleksander Barkov]], drafted second overall by the Panthers in [[2013 NHL entry draft|2013]], would emerge as the franchise's captain and star during the late-2010s.]]
The Panthers' [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]] home opener on October 12, 2014, set a team record for the lowest attendance at a home opener, with only 11,419 spectators in attendance. The team's next game against the [[Ottawa Senators]] marked the team's lowest attendance ever, with only 7,311 in attendance.<ref name="np-pantherslow">{{cite web |last1=Fitz-Gerald |first1=Sean |title=Florida Panthers set record for lowest attendance in franchise history |url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/florida-panthers-struggling-both-on-the-ice-and-in-the-stands |website=National Post |access-date=November 27, 2024 |date=October 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Brehm |first1=Mike |title=Florida Panthers set record for fewest fans at a game, and the photos are sad |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/10/florida-panthers-nhl-sparse-crowd-ottawa-seantors |website=For The Win |access-date=November 27, 2024 |date=October 13, 2014}}</ref> Despite finishing with a record of 38–29–15, the Panthers missed the [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs|2015 playoffs]] by seven points.

On December 8, 2015, the Panthers announced that they signed a 13-year lease, and an $86 million funding agreement with [[Broward County]] and would have a new logo and uniforms after the 2015–16 season. Their original logo had remained almost unchanged since their first season in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|last=Creamer|first=Chris|title=Florida Panthers Staying Put, Re-Design Coming|url=http://news.sportslogos.net/2015/12/09/florida-panthers-staying-put-re-design-coming/|website=[[SportsLogos.net]]|date=December 9, 2015|access-date=June 18, 2018|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618102445/http://news.sportslogos.net/2015/12/09/florida-panthers-staying-put-re-design-coming/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wallman|first=Brittany|title=Broward Commission gives $86 million to Florida Panthers|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-panthers-subsidy-vote-20151208-story.html|newspaper=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|date=December 8, 2015|access-date=June 18, 2018|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618102412/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-panthers-subsidy-vote-20151208-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16 season]], the team set a franchise record with a 12-game win streak. They also set a franchise record for most wins in a regular season with 47 wins and won their division for the second time in their existence. However, the Panthers lost to the [[New York Islanders]] in six games in the first round of the [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|playoffs]]; this would be the first playoff series win for the Islanders since the 1992–93 season. Head coach Gerard Gallant was nominated as a finalist for the [[Jack Adams Award]], which recognizes the NHL Coach of the Year.