It's official. Two-time Stanley Cup champion netminder Sergei Bobrovsky will not be returning to the Florida Panthers. That was assured after the Cats completed a major trade for starting goalie Jacob Markstrom from the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. Bobrovsky had an awful year in 2025-26 in Florida, posting the worst numbers of his career. But the 37-year-old UFA certainly has built up enough of a resume to draw plenty of interest on the free agent market. With that, let's have a look at four ...
The Florida Panthers picked up goalies Jacob Markstrom and Akira Schmid this week. The moves likely spell the end in Florida for star goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. Will Florida be better off with the new look in net?
The New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers completed a multi-player swap that reshapes both teams’ immediate outlooks. New Jersey had […]
The Florida Panthers have acquired former goaltender Jacob Markstrom and forward Angus Crookshank from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forwards Evan Rodrigues, Jesper Boqvist and Ben Steeves.
Markstrom recorded a 23-19-1 record and posted a 3.07 goals-against average, .883 save percentage and one shutout in 44 games during the 2025-26 campaign. He spent the last two seasons in the Garden State with the Devils after being traded to New Jersey by the Calgary Flames on J...
The goaltending musical chairs have stopped at a critical moment. The New Jersey Devils are sending Jacob Markstrom to the Florida Panthers.
The New Jersey Devils have acquired forward Ben Steeves from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Angus Crookshank, part of a five-player deal that also sends Evan Rodrigues and Jesper Boqvist to New Jersey and goaltender Jacob Markstrom to Florida.
The Florida Panthers have found their successor to Sergei Bobrovsky. Earlier today, they linked up with the New Jersey Devils to acquire Jacob Markström in exchange for forward Evan Rodrigues,…
A few weeks ago, Kevin Weekes reported that the Devils were gauging market interest in regards to a trade for goaltender Jacob Markstrom. I wrote an article breaking down potential landing spots for Markstrom and came to the conclusion that the three teams that made the most sense were Detroit, Edmonton, and Florida. Weekes, a […]
Florida has traded for goaltenders Jacob Markstrom and Akira Schmid this offseason.
The New Jersey Devils have completed a multi-player deal with the Florida Panthers, sending goaltender Jacob Markstrom and winger Angus […]
Markstrom returns to the place where he started, while the Devils receive a quality veteran center.
The Florida Panthers are getting their new starting goalie as they are close to acquiring Jacob Markstrom from the New Jersey Devils. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Panthers will be trading forward Evan Rodrigues to the Devils for Markstrom. The deal is not done yet, but things are moving in the right direction. “Florida […]
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The Florida Panthers have made a huge decision on their goaltending dilemma, as they've completed a trade with the New Jersey Devils for Jacob Markstrom. Florida and New Jersey working on a deal involving Jacob Markstrom and Evan Rodrigues. We will see how it all plays out — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 30, 2026 This move means that two-time Stanley Cup-winning goalie Sergei Bobrovsky will be heading to market as an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday. His run with the Panthers...
The Florida Panthers have acquired goaltender Akira Schmid from the Vegas Golden Knights for a third-round pick in the 2028 NHL Entry Draft.
Schmid, 26, was 16-10-6 with a 2.59 goals-against average, .893 save percentage and two shutouts in 34 games this season for the Pacific Division-winning Golden Knights. He did not appear in a Stanley Cup Playoff game for Vegas, which lost in six games to the Carolina Hurricanes in the Final.
He also played for Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Oly...
While the vast majority of prospects on hand at this year’s development camp were drafted by the Florida Panthers sometime over the last six years, there are a trio of players trying to parlay an invite into a professional contract with the organization.
Let’s take a brief look at the three invitees who are displaying their on-ice wares to Panthers brass this week at the Baptist Health IcePlex.
Ben Hrebik – Barrie Colts (OHL)
Hrebik has emerged as one of the Ontario Hockey Leagu...
The Florida Panthers have acquired goaltender Akira Schmid from the Vegas Golden Knights. In exchange, the Golden Knights are receiving a third-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft. Panthers Get…
Akira Schmid played in 34 games with the Vegas Golden Knights last season, posting a 16-10-6 record with an .893 SV%.
The Florida Panthers have added some depth to their crease, making a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Panthers acquired goaltender Akira Schmid from the Golden Knights, in exchange for a 2028 third-round pick. Schmid, 26, posted a 16-10-6 record with Vegas last season, appearing in 34 games, including two shutouts. With Carter Hart and Adin Hill signed for next season, the Golden Knights had some depth to deal. Hill is certainly still a trade candidate, as the Golden Knights continue ...
The Pittsburgh Penguins have already made a handful of moves so far in the 2026 offseason in the wake of what was a successful 2025-26 regular season by even the most conservative of measures. Not only did they acquire Oliver Okuliar from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Emil Pieniniemi and sign him to a […]
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Trading grit for grit, and punishing physicality for punishing physicality, the Florida Panthers and Anaheim Ducks have swapped the rights to two pending unrestricted free agents. Radko Gudas' rights head back to South Florida, while AJ Greer's go to the West Coast. We have acquired the rights to Radko Gudas from Anaheim in exchange for the rights to A.J. Greer. Details » https://t.co/DtNvipn1qe pic.twitter.com/Dg4cyXpWhX — Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) June 29, 2026 Both players will ...
Each of Gudas and Greer are pending unrestricted free agents.
The Florida Panthers have acquired the exclusive negotiating rights for defenseman Radko Gudas from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for the rights to forward A.J. Greer.
Florida will need to ink Gudas to a new deal before July 1, or he will become an unrestricted free agent.
Gudas appeared in 56 games with Anaheim in 2025-26, producing two goals and 13 points and led all Ducks defensemen with 164 hits. He served as the team’s captain from 2024-25 to 2025-26.
The 36-year-old Gudas...
The Edmonton Oilers are a team that are led by arguably the two best players in the National Hockey League, but despite this (and Connor McDavid taking a ridiculous discount), the team are yet to get over the hump for their first Stanley Cup since 1990.Running into the Florida Panthers in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals […]
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The Florida Panthers will run their annual development camp starting today, Monday, June 29 to Thursday, July 2 at the Baptist Health IcePlex in sunny Fort Lauderdale.
This year’s group consists of 11 forwards, eight blueliners and five goalers, and includes the six new Panthers that the club drafted on Saturday at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY.
Going back further, the 24-man roster includes prospects from each of the club’s...
The Florida Panthers added six players to its prospect cupboard on Saturday at the 2026 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, NY. Los Gatos selected four forwards, a defenseman and a goaltender.
After sitting out Friday night’s first round, the Panthers started off by nabbing forward Simas Ignatavičius early in the second round with the 40th overall pick.
Ignatavicius is a physically advanced teenager with good size that’s an identity match with how Florida wants their forwards to play the gam...