The Florida Panthers enter the offseason on the high of two straight Stanley Cup Finals and, now, as world champions. And given the amount of work they will have to do before July 1 to really even understand what their summer will look like, the fact that they wrapped up their sprint to the Cup as quickly as possible is a good thing.

That's because GM Bill Zito has to re-sign two pending restricted free agents, and then either re-sign or replace another 11 pending UFAs. And he has a smidge over $20 million of cap space to work with.

Given that the Panthers also have 14 players signed for next season, including the bulk of a defensive core and both goaltenders, things will probably come down to pick-and-choose decisions between a number of players before the UFA window opens, but these are de