For Panthers GM Dale Tallon, there's no better way of making for a bright future than borrowing from the illustrious past. At least that's what was thought when he hired two players who led the Panthers to the Prince of Wales Trophy and the Stanley Cup final in 1996, to positions on his hockey operations staff. Tallon tabbed the Panthers first captain Brian Skrudland as the new Director of Player Development and former defenseman Gord Murphy as an assistant coach on head coach Peter DeBoer's staff. "I wanted to bring back some of the alumni," said Tallon. "Get them involved and bring a sense of family, bring some of the history and the winning tradition in the earlier Panther days." http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=534224
