More than a quarter of the 2022-23 NHL season is done and if it ended today, the Florida Panthers would not be in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs. It’s too early for Paul Maurice and the Panthers to panic — and the coach knew this season was never going to be as smooth as last, when they won the Presidents’ Trophy — and yet Florida is starting to come to a pivotal moment. The Panthers’ last homestand didn’t go as smoothly as they hoped — they won only 2 of 6 and blew a three-goal lead to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday — and now they’re on the road for five in a row, starting with a game against…