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Lundell on fast track to being 'a big player' for Panthers in playoffs

Lundell on fast track to being 'a big player' for Panthers in playoffs

When Anton Lundell started playing organized hockey as a 6-year-old, the Florida Panthers center briefly tried following in the footsteps of his father Jan, a goalie who played professionally in his native Finland, and elsewhere in Europe, for 16 seasons. Anton Lundell had a different calling. “Stopping pucks is not as fun as scoring goals,” he said. “I wanted to be out there flying around and make plays and score goals.”