
Panthers new coach Bob Boughner says team’s future is bright
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers went into this off-season with a very specific plan regarding what they thought they wanted for the team’s next head coach.
Then they met with Bob Boughner.
And their plan changed on the spot.
Boughner was introduced Monday as the Panthers’ 15th coach in 24 years — and the fifth to hold the job since 2011. It’s the first time Boughner has gotten the reins of an NHL team, and he comes to Florida after spending the last two years as an assistant coach under former Panthers coach Peter DeBoer in San Jose.