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Florida Panthers 2025 NHL Draft Day Two Thread

There was no drama at the top of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles as the New York Islanders selected potential franchise defenseman Matthew Schaefer of the Erie Otters (OHL) with the first overall pick. After signing Sam Bennett to a new 8-year contract worth $64 million, the Florida Panthers took the night off as its first-round pick (32nd overall) was traded to…

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Aaron Ekblad staying with Panthers for eight more years

Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito has retained the services of another piece of his championship core, signing first paring defenseman Aaron Ekblad to a new eight-year contract worth $48.8 million according to The Athletic. Ekblad, who was the first overall pick of the 2014 NHL Draft, has spent his entire career with the Cats, producing 118 goals and 262 assists in 732 career regular…

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LBC’s 2025 Florida Panthers & NHL UFA Day Open Thread

Welcome to all as we embark on another wild and wooly summer of free agent signings. Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito has some openings to fill and doesn’t have a much cap space (currently $1.275 million) to work with, so he will need to continue his amazing run of wizardry to build the depth needed to give the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions a good shot at a three-peat in the…

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Panthers build out ’25-26 roster on first day of free agency

The Florida Panthers had a busy July 1, with general manager extraordinaire Bill Zito building out the roster for the upcoming season after dazzling the hockey world by locking up core pieces Sam Bennett and Aaron Ekblad, as well as highly-impactful newcomer Brad Marchand to long-term deals as the franchise takes aim at a third-straight Stanley Cup title. Zito started the day off by retaining…

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Panthers inflection point: March 2, 2023

Unbelievable. The Florida Panthers are back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions. For long time fans of this franchise it’s almost too good to be true. These days feel like a fever dream that can’t possibly be real. Yet, real it is. Last year, fueled by the emotion of victory and nostalgic of the journey from league laughingstock to the envy of the hockey world, I went searching for an inflection…

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Thursday Caterwaul: Florida Panthers Open Forum

The Florida Panthers will conclude its 2025 Development Camp with a scrimmage this morning at the Baptist Health IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale. It’s open to the public with an 11 a.m. start time. Five of Florida’s six 2025 selections in this past weekend’s 2025 NHL Draft (forwards Mads Kongsbak Klyvo, Shea Busch, Shamar Moses, Arvid Drott and defenseman Brendan Dunphy) are taking part.

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Panthers will make a handful of picks at the 2025 Draft, but none tonight

The first round of the 2025 NHL Draft will take place tonight at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Day 1 of the draft begins at 7 p.m. with ESPN doing the broadcast honors in the United States. Rounds 2-7 will take place tomorrow with NHL Network broadcasting the Day 2 coverage starting at noon. Having assembled his championship roster largely through trade, general manager Bill Zito isn’t…

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Panthers re-sign MacKenzie Entwistle to two-year contract, close development camp

The Florida Panthers re-signed forward MacKenzie Entwistle to a new two-year, two-way contract worth $775K at the NHL level. Injuries limited Entwistle to just seven regular season games with Florida’s AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, in 2024-25. He scored one goal and added one assist. His marker came in the season-opener against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and he set up a goal…

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Checkers lose key pieces from deep playoff run

The July 4th holiday resulted in no new signings across the NHL, so, today I thought I’d highlight the effects of the first four days of free agency on the Florida Panthers AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. The Checkers have lost the services of the following veteran players that had two-way contracts with the Panthers: Rasmus Asplund, Jesse Puljujärvi, Kaapo Kähkönen, Matt Kiersted…

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NHL Multiverse – WHAT IF the Florida Panthers Never Existed

The Florida Panthers have had quite the recent run of success. From an exciting Presidents’ Trophy winning season where the team went 58-18-6 with 337 goals for, they followed up with three straight trips to the Stanley Cup final – winning it all the last two, and looking set to extend that success. After years of moral victories (not relocating), pinning hopes on new coaches (Bob’s Binder)…

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Tuesday Caterwaul: Florida Panthers Open Forum

After a bit of quiet for the 4th of July holiday, offseason business in the NHL resumed with spate of signings. Let’s catch up. The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Cam York to a five-year, $25.75 million contract that will carry a $5.15 million AAV. York, 24, appeared in 66 games last season, producing four goals, 13 assists and 26 PIM while averaging 20:47…

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Wednesday Caterwaul: Florida Panthers Open Forum

The Florida Panthers received the only A+ grade in ESPN’s 2025 NHL team report cards: Draft, free agency and trades article. Here is what the piece had to say about general manager Bill Zito’s masterful work: Overall grade: A+ Key players added: D Jeff Petry, G Daniil Tarasov Key players lost: D Nate Schmidt, G Vitek Vanecek Remaining cap space: None (projected $2,950,000 over)…

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Panthers re-sign restricted free agent Mackie Samoskevich

The Florida Panthers have re-upped restricted free agent forward Mackie Samsokevich to one-year contract at the league minimum of $775K. Samoskevich scored 15 goals and added 16 assists in his first full big-league season in 2024-25 He appeared in 72 games after playing in seven NHL games in 2023-24. His 31 points were tied for eleventh-most on the team with defenseman Gustav Forsling.

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Weekend ‘Waul: Florida Panthers Open Forum

The offseason drags on as we approach the middle of July. Let’s play catch up on the latest trades and signings across the NHL. The San Jose Sharks signed veteran forward Jeff Skinner to a one-year deal worth $3 million. Skinner, 33, produced 16 goals and 29 points in 72 regular season games with the Edmonton Oilers last season and appeared in his first five career playoff games…

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2025 Panthers Prospect Profile: Jack Devine

The Florida Panthers capped off the 2022 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal by taking American forward Jack Devine in the seventh round with the 221st overall pick. And this point, the selection looks like it has the chance to turn out to be a steal. A product of the U.S. National Development Team Program, the 18-year-old appeared in 36 games with the NCAA’s Denver Pioneers during his draft season…

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Tkachuk continues to make sure Panthers are the last team standing

The day of Matthew Tkachuk’s introductory press conference in Sunrise he answered questions on a wide range of topics. He discussed how the trade materialized from his perspective. He talked about the collective age and culture of the team he was joining and, of course, mentioned the beautiful weather and lifestyle of South Florida. As he responded to each inquiry — skillfully side-stepping a…

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2025 Panthers Prospect Profile: Tyler Muszelik

After choosing defensemen Marek Alscher and Ludvig Jansson and forwards Sandis Vilmanis and Josh Davies at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito selected American goaltender Tyler Muszelik in the sixth round (189th overall) of the event at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Muszelik appeared in 16 USHL games with the United States National Team Development Program…

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Tuesday Caterwaul: Panthers will start Cup defense at home

The first game of the 2025-26 season will be played in Sunrise at Amerant Bank Arena, where the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will host former goaltender Spencer Knight and the rest of the Chicago Blackhawks on October 7, at 5 p.m. Florida’s banner-raising season-opener will be part of an ESPN / TVA Sports tripleheader that will also feature the Pittsburgh Penguins…

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2025 Panthers Prospect Profile: Marek Alscher

After trading away its first and second round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito’s first selection of the two-day event in Montreal was defenseman Marek Alscher of the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks, who was taken in third round with the 93rd overall pick. During his draft season, Alscher appeared in 61 regular season games with the Winterhawks…

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Panthers release 2025-26 regular season schedule

The Florida Panthers will open the 2025-26 season on October 7, with a three-game homestand that sees the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions hosting the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators before they embark on a five-road trip that culminates in Brad Marchand’s return to Boston on October 21. Florida’s slate of games is home-heavy during the first half of the…

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