The Washington Capitals are in the Sunshine State for the next bit, as they take their annual mentors' trip down south. For their first game, they're in for quite a challenge, as they look to shake off their first back-to-back losses of the year against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

Turning back the clock, the 38-year-old forward had been off to one of his best starts in recent memory prior to the injury, racking up 25 points (15 goals, 10 assists) in 18 games. On Thursday, the Capitals announced Ovechkin would miss 4-6 weeks.

Honest and critical yet hopeful and optimistic -- that's how the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are viewing their current predicament. The Panthers, who are set to host the Washington Capitals on Monday night in Sunrise,