Panthers try to carry last season's magic into opener vs. Wild

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The Florida Panthers will try to build upon a deep playoff run when they take the ice against the Minnesota Wild in the season opener for both teams Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn.

Florida is coming off a season in which it notched 92 points in the regular season, which was good for fourth place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division, before surging in the pos