A recent issue with the Los Angeles Panthers has been their depth, both in prospects and on defense. The last few seasons saw Los Angeles with a light few draft classes, and they only have 4 players in the organization from S51 to S55. they've started to fix this with a deep draft class this past offseason and a few trades to acquire future first round picks, but those picks came at a price. Once a noted strength of the roster, Los Angeles's defense has been torn up in the offseason transition, leaving them with just two defensemen that can be trusted with minutes at an SHL level. This is fixable in free agency and with some incoming prospects, but it's a clear weakness when compared to the forwards who sport three of the league's blossoming stars in Wagner, Lee, and Atreides, as well as two star veterans in Phillip Winter and Michael Fox.

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