The Florida Panthers enter the 2024-25 season as defending Stanley Cup Champions for the first time in franchise history. They look to end this season the same way they finished their last by lifting Lord Stanley’s holy grail again. The last team to win back-to-back championships was the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and 2021.
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The Florida Panthers have entered the 2024 offseason as Stanley Cup champions for the first time in franchise history. They look to build the roster back up to run it back this season for a chance to retain their title. As with most free agency periods, there were Panthers pieces that were lost in the
The Florida Panthers’ celebration continues into July. For the first time in franchise history, they enter the offseason as Stanley Cup Champions, and the parade occurred last Sunday, June 30. Amid their celebration, free agency finally kicked off, affecting Florida on both sides of the coin. They managed to keep the forward who scored the
Over the last couple of seasons, Evan Rodrigues has become a valuable depth piece to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche and at a cheap cost. After one season in Colorado on a one-year, $2 million contract in 2022-23, he is getting a pay raise and joining the Florida Panthers. Rodrigues agreed to a four-year,
The Florida Panthers entered free agency expecting to add very little as they were $3 million over the cap. However, the team managed to walk away with a surprisingly decent haul, making arguably the blockbuster trade of the offseason with the acquisition of forward Matthew Tkachuk. Related: Panthers Get Generational Talent in Tkachuk but Drastically
The Calgary Flames have traded Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional 2025 fourth-round pick to the Florida Panthers for a massive package that includes Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt and a conditional 2025 first-round pick. This comes after Tkachuk informed general manager (GM) Brad Treliving that he would not be signing a long-term extension with the
The Florida Panthers acquired forwards Claude Giroux, Connor Bunnaman, and German Rubtsov and a fifth-round draft pick in 2024 from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Owen Tippett, a first-round draft pick in 2024, and a third-round draft pick in 2023. The Flyers will retain half of Giroux’s remaining salary in 2021-22, the final year
On March 1, the Florida Panthers announced they have signed Finnish defenseman Petteri Lindbohm to a one-year deal. The contract is a one-way deal worth $750,000. This pick-up is a move to help solidify their third defensive pairing and give the team depth on the blue line. Career Outlook of Lindbohm Lindbohm was drafted in
After eight seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, Roberto Luongo was traded back to the Florida Panthers on March 4, 2014, along with Steven Anthony in exchange for Jacob Markstrom and Shawn Matthias. Luongo’s eight seasons in Vancouver saw the team reach the playoffs six times and featured a Stanley Cup Final appearance. While the Canucks
In the 25 years since the Florida Panthers became a franchise, their 10 general managers have made a lot of trades. As an expansion team for the 1993-94 season, they made 16 trades in their first year alone. Some of these early trades made an impact as the team finished one point outside the playoffs
The Florida Panthers saw their season end to the pesky New York Islanders last season in the play-in round. The Islanders showed the league that they are here to stay after having an impressively surprising season in 2018-19. Barry Trotz’ players have completely bought into the system and even though they aren’t the greatest on
report this ad The Florida Panthers opened the free agency window for the 2019-20 season by signing four players, highlighted by inking goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, a two-time Vezina Trophy winner, to a $70-million contract over seven years. In addition to Bobrovsky, the Panthers added defenseman Anton Stralman, along with forwards Brett Connolly and Noel Acciari