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FLORIDA PANTHERS 12-9-1 · 2ND IN EAST, ATLANTIC
12-9-1 · 2ND IN EAST, ATLANTIC
Process of adding champion Panthers to Stanley Cup underway | NHL.com Will include names of 52 Florida players and staff members, joining 58 other teams
Nate Schmidt - Links up with Florida Schmidt signed a one-year contract with the Panthers on Tuesday, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports.
Impact Per CapFriendly, his salary will be $800,000. Schmidt was bought out by the Jets ahead of free agency and will now link up with the defending champions. The 32-year-old defenseman has been little more than a third-pairing option in recent years, but he'll replenish the Panthers' blue line while reuniting with head coach Paul Maurice. Schmidt had 14 points, 76 blocked shots, 66 hits and a plus-10 rating over 63 regular-season appearances in 2023-24.
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Pediatric patient writes special song for Panthers before Game 6 of Stanley Cup Final | NHL.com Young fan performs tune with hospital staff in social media video
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MacKenzie Entwistle - Inks two-way agreement Entwistle signed a one-year, two-way contract with Florida on Tuesday.
Impact Entwistle didn't receive a qualifying offer from Chicago this offseason, making him an unrestricted free agent. He will add some physicality to Florida's bottom-six group but likely won't contribute much offensively. Entwistle only has 15 goals and 35 points in 193 career NHL appearances.
JULY 2 • ROTOWIRE
NHL schedule features Stanley Cup rematch on Dec. 16, Stamkos' homecoming on Oct. 28
Mark your calendars because the NHL schedule is out and features a Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Oilers in Edmonton on Dec. 16JULY 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NHL free agency shows teams in states with no income tax have an advantage
Four of the past five Stanley Cup champions are based in a place with no state income tax, and the flood of talent to those locales continued in NHL free agencyJULY 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Stanley Cup champion Panthers sign deal to move local broadcasts from Bally to Scripps Sports
The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are moving their local broadcasts to Scripps Sports, leaving financially troubled Bally Sports and bringing the club’s games into more hom...JULY 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dave Hyde: From hockey hell to Game 7 heaven - their smiles with Cup told of Panthers' improbable journey Just moments ago, Aleksander Barkov arrived with hesitant English at 18, so young he couldn’t lease ...
JULY 2 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Dave Hyde: From hockey hell to Game 7 heaven - their smiles with Cup told of Panthers' improbable journey Just moments ago, Aleksander Barkov arrived with hesitant English at 18, so young he couldn’t lease ...
JULY 2 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Analysis: Big spenders across the NHL made winners out of free agents across the league
Players able to cash in on the first big salary cap jump in several years were the big winners in NHL free agencyJULY 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chris Driedger - Earns one-year deal Driedger signed a one-year contract with Florida on Monday.
Impact Driedger will likely compete with Spencer Knight for the backup job behind Sergei Bobrovsky. Driedger spent two seasons with Florida before being taken by the Kraken during their expansion draft. Last season, he posted a strong 2.26 GAA and .917 save percentage in 39 regular-season appearances with AHL Coachella Valley. He then registered a .906 save percentage in 18 AHL postseason appearances. Driedger saw action in only two NHL games during the 2023-24 campaign.
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Jesper Boqvist - Heading to Sunshine State Boqvist signed a one-year deal with the Panthers on Monday.
Impact Boqvist split his time between Boston and AHL Providence last season. He tallied 14 points in 47 NHL appearances and added 23 points in 31 AHL contests. The 25-year-old could fill a similar role with Florida during the 2024-25 campaign.
JULY 1 • ROTOWIRE
Greer celebrates Panthers signing with old picture on social media | NHL.com Forward posts photo with Luongo after joining reigning Stanley Cup champions
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Utah Hockey Club debuts Oct. 8 against Chicago, the same night Panthers raise Stanley Cup banner
The Utah Hockey Club will play its first game Oct. 8 against the Chicago BlackhawksJULY 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kraken sign D Brandon Montour, C Chandler Stephenson The Seattle Kraken signed free agent defenseman Brandon Montour and center Chandler Stephenson to seven-year contracts on Monday.Montour, wh...
JULY 1 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
A.J. Greer - Joins Stanley Cup-winning squad Greer signed a two-year, $1.7 million contract with Florida on Monday.
Impact Greer provided six goals, six assists, 57 shots on net and 100 hits in 59 regular-season contests with Calgary in 2023-24. The 27-year-old forward will likely occupy a bottom-six spot with the Panthers.
JULY 1 • ROTOWIRE
Tomas Nosek - Agrees to one-year contract Nosek signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Panthers on Monday, Darren Dreger of TSN reports.
Impact Nosek had two goals and six points in 36 outings with the Devils last season. He'll compete for a fourth-line spot with the Panthers.
JULY 1 • ROTOWIRE
Ex-Panther Brandon Montour Joins Kraken One Week After Stanley Cup Win, per Report The defenseman’s breakout has keyed Florida’s recent success.
JULY 1 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Panthers To Host Bruins In Home Opener, Banner Raising Night The Boston Bruins renew their latest and longest rivalries with the Panthers and Canadiens to begin the 2024-25 NHL season.
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Florida Panthers Re-Sign Sam Reinhart to Eight-Year Deal “We’re going to try and keep everybody,” Florida Panthers GM Bill Zito said a couple of days before re-signing Sam Reinhart.
JULY 1 • SACBEE.COM
Report: Panthers F Sam Reinhart gets 8-year, $69M deal Stanley Cup hero Sam Reinhart agreed to an eight-year extension with the Florida Panthers through the 2031-32 season.The Panthers announced...
JULY 1 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Florida Panthers re-sign Stanley Cup hero Sam Reinhart with $69M deal The Florida Panthers agreed to an eight-year contract with Sam Reinhart, keeping the veteran forward under contract through 2031-32, the Sta...
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Dmitry Kulikov - Staying with Stanley Cup champs Kulikov penned a four-year, $4.6 million contract with the Panthers on Monday, Bob McKenzie of TSN reports.
Impact Kulikov appears to be enjoying his second stint with Florida, having started his career with the club after being selected 14th overall in the 2009 NHL Draft. Considering the veteran blueliner hasn't recorded a power-play point since the 2016-17 campaign when he was with the Sabres, fantasy players probably shouldn't be expecting more than 20-25 points out of Kulikov this upcoming season.
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Reinhart signs 8-year contract with Panthers | NHL.com Forward was 2nd in NHL with career-high 57 goals last season
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Sam Reinhart - Cashes in with new deal Reinhart's eight-year contract extension, which was agreed upon Sunday, will carry an overall value of $69 million, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Impact Reinhart and the Panthers got this deal done just ahead of Sunday's deadline to allow him to secure that eighth season. Fresh off a Stanley Cup championship, the 28-year-old winger has played in all 82 regular-season games in the last two years -- including setting new career highs with goals (57) and points (94) during the 2023-24 campaign. Reinhart should be able to maintain elite-level production heading into the upcoming season, especially in his first-line, No. 1 power-play roles.
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