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The curious case of Sam Bennett’s value and what he might command on the open market

Sam Bennett is a polarizing hockey player. The Panthers and fans in Florida love him and the rest of the NHL despise him. He’s fast and skilled. He has a Stanley Cup ring and he’ll never, ever be a candidate for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. Bennett makes enemies with every locker room except the one he is in — and for many general managers around the NHL eyeing the summer of 2025 as an…

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Gameday 60: Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers

A second rematch of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final is on tap tonight in Sunrise when the Florida Panthers (35-21-3) play host to the Edmonton Oilers (34-20-4) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena to complete the season series. A quick trip to Nashville resulted in a 4-1 victory for the Panthers on Tuesday night. Sam Bennett scored a goal and assisted on another, Aleksander Barkov collected two helpers…

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Sourdif scores first NHL goal in Panthers 4-1 win over Predators

Justin Sourdif scored his first NHL goal and Sam Bennett notched a goal and an assist to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena. Bennett opened the scoring with a power-play goal 1:32 into the game, finishing off a pretty passing involving Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart. Barkov collected a loose puck after Carter Verhaeghe was knocked to…

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Panthers grind out tough 4-3 win over Oilers

Anton Lundell was credited with a goal and two assists in the Florida Panthers back-and-forth win over the slumping Edmonton Oilers at Amerant Bank Arena. In the first meeting between the two teams in Sunrise since Florida captured the Stanley Cup, the Cats opened the scoring at the 12:28 mark when Lundell won an offensive zone faceoff back to Uvis Balinskis. Balinksis moved in and fired a…

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Gameday 61: Florida Panthers vs Calgary Flames

The Florida Panthers (36-21-3) will host old pals Ryan Lomberg, Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar and the rest of Calgary Flames (28-22-8) this afternoon at Amerant Bank Arena in tilt number two of a five-game homestand. On Thursday, the Panthers took care of Alberta’s other NHL team by getting third period goals from Nate Schmidt and Carter Verhaeghe to defeat the Edmonton Oilers by a 4-3…

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Panthers acquire defenseman Seth Jones from Blackhawks

In addition to extinguishing the Calgary Flames yesterday, the Florida Panthers completed a huge trade, acquiring defenseman Seth Jones from the Chicago Blackhawks for goaltender Spencer Knight and a conditional first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Florida also received a fourth-round pick in the 2026 draft. General manager Bill Zito wanted an experienced right-handed defenseman…

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Panthers post convincing 3-0 win over Flames

The Florida Panthers dominated the Calgary Flames from start to finish, posting a convincing 3-0 victory at Amernat Bank Arena to split the season series. The teams played a scoreless first period that saw the Panthers pepper Dan Vladar with 16 shots, the best chance being Eetu Luostarinen’s shorthanded deflection of Anton Lundell’s pretty pass, but to no avail. Three was a magic number…

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Gameday 62: Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

The Florida Panthers (37-21-3) will host the Tampa Bay Lighting (35-20-4) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena in a key meeting the two Atlantic Division rivals, who are separated by three points in the standings. It was quite the weekend for the second place Cats, who were dominant in a 3-0 home ice victory over the Calgary Flames and traded backup goalie Spencer Knight and a first-round draft…

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Panthers hold on for big 2-1 win over Lightning

Aleksander Barkov scored twice in the second period and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves to lead the Florida Panthers to a 2-1, playoff-style win over the Tampa Bay Lighting at Amerant Bank Arena in the first game of the Seth Jones era. After scoreless first period that saw Barkov hit the post, two Niko Mikkola penalties killed off, and a huge Bobrovsky save on Mitchell Chaffee…

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Panthers sign Jesper Boqvist to two-year contract extension

The Florida Panthers have signed forward Jesper Boqvist to two-year contract extension worth $3 million. So far this season, Boqvist has suited up in 59 of Florida’s 60 games and produced 12 goals and 22 points. The 12 goals is a new career-high. He is one point away for matching his career-best of 23, set with the New Jersey Devils during the 2021-22 campaign. After not receiving a…

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Florida Panthers Deadline Day Wish List

Yet again, Bill Zito has engineered a blockbuster trade. Six days before the trade deadline and following a Saturday afternoon shutout win over the Calgary Flames, and a scoopful of former Florida Panthers, Zito sent a lightning bolt through the trade scene with a deal that brought high-end, high-dollar defenseman Seth Jones to Sunrise. Since becoming the general manager of the Panthers…

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Panthers acquire Vitek Vanecek from Sharks, sign Jesse Puljujärvi

With the NHL trade deadline fast approaching, the Florida Panthers shored up its goaltending depth by acquiring pending unrestricted free agent Vitek Vanecek from the San Jose Sharks. General manager Bill Zito did really well here, landing the 29-year-old keeper for the low cost of AHL forward Patrick Giles, who played nine early season games with the Cats before he was sent to Charlotte.

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Panthers acquire forward Nico Sturm from San Jose

The Florida Panthers have added another Shark to the roster mix, acquiring forward Nico Sturm and a seventh-round draft pick in 2027 from San Jose in exchange for the Cats’ fourth-round draft pick in 2026. Sturm has produced seven goals and 13 points in 47 games this year. He brings good size to the table at 6′-3″, 210-pounds and is strong in the face-off dot (62.7%).

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Gameday 63: Florida Panthers vs Columbus Blue Jackets

The first place (thank you, Vegas) Florida Panthers (38-21-3) welcome the surprising Columbus Blues Jackets (30-23-8) to Amerant Bank Arena for the first and only time this season, barring a postseason match-up between the two clubs. Florida kicked off the Seth Jones era with a key, hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday, extending its winning streak to four while…

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Panthers acquire Brad Marchand from Bruins in deadline day shocker

In a stunning last minute deal before the trade deadline, the Florida Panthers have acquired veteran forward Brad Marchand from the Boston Bruins. The 36-year-old Marchand is set to become an unrestricted free agent after the season. He has produced 21 goals and 47 points in 61 appearances in 2024-25. He was also a teammate of Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett on Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face…

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LBC’s 17th Annual NHL Trade Deadline of Doom! Open Thread

Looks like we (almost) made it ♪ It’s Friday, March 7, and the NHL’s trade deadline is upon us. After 3:00 p.m. ET today, no more deals can be made. In addition to the big move of acquiring top-4 defenseman Seth Jones for backup goaltender Spencer Knight and a first-round draft pick on Saturday, Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito replaced Knight for the remainder of this season by…

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Gameday 64: Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres

After a dizzying week of roster reshaping, the Florida Panthers will conclude its five-game homestand when they host the Buffalo Sabres this evening at Amerant Bank Arena. Florida extended its winning streak to five games by blanking the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 on Thursday. Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov each scored a goal and added two assists and rookie Mackie Samoskevich also lit the…

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Panthers blank Sabres 3-0 to complete perfect homestand

Vitek Vanecek made 21 saves in the Florida Panthers 3-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at Amerant Bank Arena as the Cats extended their winning streak to six games. Vanecek joined recently-departed Chris Driedger and Jose Theodore as the third goalie in franchise history to post a shutout in their debut. He was named the game’s First Star by the media. The Panthers opened the scoring at…

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Three points for Barkov, Reinhart as Panthers blank Blue Jackets 3-0

The Florida Panthers maintained its tenuous hold on first place in the Atlantic Division with a defensively dominating 3-0 shutout win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Amerant Bank Arena, extending its current winning streak to five games. Sam Reinhart scored a first period power-play goal and added two assists and Aleksander Barkov notched an empty-netter and set up both Reinhart’s goal and…

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Checkers earn weekend spilt with Lehigh Valley

The Charlotte Checkers split a pair of games against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Bojangles Coliseum over the weekend. On Saturday, John Leonard lit the lamp twice and rookie Cooper Black stopped 17 of 18 shots to lead the Checkers to a 4-1 win over the Phantoms. Oliver Okuliar and Will Lockwood scored the other Charlotte goals. Defenseman Jaycob Megna finished with two helpers and Justin…

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