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Craig Custance, ESPN Senior Writer 8y

Lawson Crouse a Panther to watch this season

PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- On the day the Florida Panthers traded defenseman Erik Gudbranson, the analytics community viewed it as a lopsided win for Florida.

But one NHL scout chatting about the deal that day echoed what many in the scouting community thought.

"The Panthers just got a lot easier to play against," he said.

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