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In a hard-fought effort, the Florida Panthers fell to the Nashville Predators in the preseason’s opening doubleheader by scores of 5-0 and 5-3.

“You spend all summer thinking about getting back and being competitive,” forward Kai Schwindt said of the preseason getting under way. “That’s what we live for, so it’s good to be back.”

Without any of the veterans from the Stanley Cup roster, a young-filled Florida lineup got a taste of the NHL game.

Skating only one player with NHL experience, Trevor Carrick with seven NHL games, the Panthers went up against eight Predators with over 130 NHL games in game one that included Michael Bunting (344 games played), Erik Haula (759 games played), Jonathan Marchessault (716 games played), and Brady Skje

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