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Maple Leafs Handed Concerning Take on $21M Goalie

The Toronto Maple Leafs went out and made a bold move to sign star goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.Bobrovsky helped the Florida Panthers win the Stanley Cup in 2024 and 2025 and has been one of the best goalies in the NHL. However, he struggled this past season, and Florida opted to go in a different direction.Yet, […] The post Maple Leafs Handed Concerning Take on $21M Goalie appeared first on HEAVY .

ESPN announces NHL opening night tripleheader

The 2026-27 NHL season begins on Tuesday, September 29, and ESPN will celebrate the festivities with an opening night tripleheader. ESPN recently announced that the network will televise three NHL games on opening night, beginning with the banner-raising ceremony for the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes will host the Florida Panthers at 5 p.m.…

Carolina Offseason Tidbits: Volume 4 – NHL Schedules Released

The National Hockey League released the schedules for their teams on Thursday. The World Champion, Carolina Hurricanes, will start things off with a match against the Florida Panthers on September 29, at 5 PM. The Canes, who year after year need to have several away games during the annual October State Fair, will have four […]

Carolina Hurricanes Reveal Stanley Cup Banner Night Datevs. Florida Panthers

The 2026-27 National Hockey League season is just over two months away, and due to the Carolina Hurricanes being the Stanley Cup victors from the prior season, they are awarded the luxury of opening the NHL season at home, and their opponent has been revealed. Carolina will take on the Florida Panthers to kick off […] The post Carolina Hurricanes Reveal Stanley Cup Banner Night Datevs. Florida Panthers appeared first on HEAVY .

Hurricanes to raise championship banner against Panthers on opening night

The NHL has released the schedule for opening night. The defending Stanley Cup Champion, the Carolina Hurricanes, will be taking to the ice that night. It is one of five games on opening night, according to the release from the NHL. As part of a triple header on ESPN on September 29, the Hurricanes will […] The post Hurricanes to raise championship banner against Panthers on opening night appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Panthers will open the 2026-27 season on the road

The NHL released all 32 home-openers for the upcoming 2026-27 season this morning and because of that, we now know the dates and opponents for five of the Florida Panthers games. Florida will start the campaign with a visit to Lenovo Center in Raleigh on September 29 to take on the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes to kick off an opening night tripleheader on ESPN. After that they will head to California where they serve as the opponent for the home-openers of the Sa...

Frederik Andersen Nearly Signed With Rival Team Before Landing In Edmonton

Frederik Andersen ended up in Edmonton , but he very nearly landed somewhere else entirely. Per Elliotte Friedman, there was a strong belief that Andersen would sign with the Florida Panthers before they pivoted and acquired Jacob Markstrom instead. That shift opened the door for the Oilers to step in and secure the veteran goaltender on a one-year, incentive-laden deal. How Edmonton Landed Him The Panthers entered the offseason with a big need in net. Sergei Bobrovsky was heading toward free ...

2026 Panthers Prospect Profile: Stepan Gorbunov

During the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, the Florida Panthers traded its fifth-round pick (141st overall) to the Seattle Kraken for a sixth and seventh-rounder and used the first of those two selections (169th overall) on center Stepan Gorbunov, a towering project who could turn out to be a late-round steal. During his draft season, Gorbunov appeared in 40 MHL games for Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk and finished with 10 goals and 22 points to catch the attention of Bill Zito and his scouting staff. ...

Tuesday Florida Panthers Offseason Caterwaul

Recently acquired goaltender Akira (Akira, Akira) Schmid and the Florida Panthers have an arbitration hearing scheduled for August 1. Schmid, a restricted free agent, was tendered a qualfiying offer by the Vegas Golden Knights before he was traded to the Panthers for a third round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft on June 29. Peyton Krebs also had a hearing on the slate for August 1, but he agreed to a four-year deal worth $18 million with the Buffalo Sabres. The 25-year-old forward produced a c...

Flames Receive More Bad News Over Jonathan Huberdeau’s Contract

After missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for three consecutive seasons, the Calgary Flames remain firmly focused on a long-term rebuild led by general manager Craig Conroy and his front office staff.The franchise’s direction shifted dramatically during the summer of 2022 when Calgary sent Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jonathan Huberdeau and […] The post Flames Receive More Bad News Over Jonathan Huberdeau’s Contract appeared first on HEAVY .

Matthew Tkachuk lists Leafs’ Sergei Bobrovsky as ‘backbone’ of Panthers’ Stanley Cup-winning teams

It may take some time to get used to Sergei Bobrovsky wearing No. 72 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and this dynamic may become more pronounced against divisional rivals. Bobrovsky joined the Maple Leafs on a three-year contract worth $7 million per season, after the Panthers elected to bring in Jacob Markstrom and Akira Schmid…

Matthew Tkachuk Doesn’t Hold Back After Sergei Bobrovsky Joins Maple Leafs

The Sergei Bobrovsky era with the Florida Panthers officially came to a close earlier this offseason, as he wasn’t offered a new contract with the club that he helped lead to a pair of consecutive Stanley Cup victories. Instead, he signed a three-year contract with the divisional rival Toronto Maple Leafs, and will be earning […] The post Matthew Tkachuk Doesn’t Hold Back After Sergei Bobrovsky Joins Maple Leafs appeared first on HEAVY .

Friday Florida Panthers Offseason Caterwaul

The big news on Thursday was that Leo Carlsson will remain a member of the Anaheim Ducks. Carlsson, a 21-year-old center, signed a five-year, $90 million contract with the Ducks after they matched an offer sheet tendered by the Philadelphia Flyers on July 3. The contract has an average annual value of $18 million, the richest in NHL history. Anaheim’s match came a day after the Utah Mammoth matched an offer sheet tendered to Barrett Hayton by the New Jersey Devils. There was some other bu...

Report: Red Wings' Dylan Larkin Adds 1 Team To Trade-Approval List

Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman is playing hardball with captain Dylan Larkin, after Larkin requested a trade over a month ago. Trade talks have gone nowhere, and Yzerman recently admitted it's not out of the question to see Larkin at Red Wings' training camp come September. Larkin originally submitted a list of three teams he'd accept a trade to, and they included the Minnesota Wild, Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers, and since trade talks have stalled, it's now being ...

2026 Panthers Prospect Profile: Olof Glifford

The Florida Panthers went completely off the board with its selection of Swedish goaltender Olof Glifford in the fifth round (159th overall) of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. At the time, Glifford was a virtual ghost online and unranked by both NHL Central Scouting and Elite Prospects. It was difficult to find video of him, but it’s not surprising he was on Florida’s radar. In fact, the pick came courtesy of the club’s Goaltending Excellence Department. After the draft, general manager Bi...