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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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