Training camp is over and after posting 2-0-2 record during the truncated preseason, the Florida Panthers are ready to start the 2026-27 regular season “Revenge Tour.”
On Sunday, the Panthers signed forward Nathan Bastian to a one-year, two-way deal worth $850K at the NHL level. Props to Bastian for coming to camp on a PTO and earning a contract.
The team also placed Bastian and the following seven players – forwards Cole Reinhardt and Cole Schwindt, John Beecher, Sam Lafferty and Ka...
By Josh Erickson | at September 27, 2026 5:16 pm The Panthers announced that they have signed right-winger Nathan Bastian to a two-way deal for the upcoming season. Bastian will earn the league-minimum $850K salary if on the NHL roster and a $525K minor-league salary with a $575K guarantee, per PuckPedia. Bastian was one of the dozens of players placed on waivers today, so he likely won’t be on Florida’s opening-night roster submission tomorrow and will be assigned to AHL Charlotte if he clear...
Twenty-two teams placed at least one player on NHL waivers Sunday as each club’s Opening Night roster is due at 5 pm (ET) on Monday. The most notable players up for grabs include Henri Jokiharju (BOS), Jonny Brodzinski, Colin Blackwell (DAL), Sammy Blais (OTT), Sam Lafferty (FLA), Ilya Lyubushkin (NSH), Nick Perbix (NSH), and Ville
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The Florida Panthers have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with forward Nathan Bastian, PuckPedia reported Sunday afternoon. The deal reportedly carries an $850,000 NHL cap hit. Bastian, 28, had been attending the Panthers’ 2026 training camp on a PTO. The 6’4″ right wing spent the 2025-26 season in the Dallas Stars organization, collecting six goals and seven points in 36 NHL games with the club. According to PuckPedia, Bastian’s contract includes a hefty $525,000 salary for an...
Bastian scored six goals and seven points in 36 games with Dallas in 2025-26.
The Boston Bruins announced today that star winger David Pastrnak has been named the 28th captain in franchise history. Pastrnak has spent the last half-decade as an alternate captain for the team. Boston’s most recent captain was winger Brad Marchand, who held the position until he was traded to the Florida Panthers. Of the Bruins’ trio of alternate captains last season, the choice likely came down to Pastrnak and No. 1 defenseman Charlie McAvoy. Pastrnak has the edge over McAvoy in terms of ...
In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we start off with Trevor Zegras and the controversy following his penalty for having his jersey tucked in. Next, the Buffalo Sabres are heading into…
The post-Brady Tkachuk era has begun in Ottawa, where the Senators are moving on without their captain of the past five seasons. Though disappointing, Tkachuk’s departure for the rival Florida Panthers is not going to derail the Senators’ mission of reaching the playoffs for the third consecutive year. “I think we’ve progressed the last two seasons, for a lot of reasons,” Senators coach Travis Green told reporters. “Our players have improved. We’ve still got a relatively young group. I looked ...
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The Florida Panthers finished the preseason slate with a 2-0-2 record after dropping a 3-2 shootout decision to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amernat Bank Arena.
Lucas Mercuri buried a backhanded centering feed from Nick Abruzzese to open the scoring 8:50 into the first period. The secondary assist went to Jeffrey Viel, who did some fine work along the wall.
The Panthers countered at 17:58 when Sandis Vilmanis quickly fired home after Kai Schwindt knocked the puck away from defenseman J...
Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice speaks after his team wrapped up their preseason with a 3-2 shootout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. The Panthers went 2-0-2 in the preseason. Florida opens its season on Tuesday at 5 p.m. against the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh (ESPN). Video Courtesy Florida Panthers / @FlaPanthers / Panthers Vision Where Does Brady Tkachuk Fit with the Panthers? Next to Matthew, of course: https://fl...
Geordie Kinnear hit the ice this week with his Charlotte Checkers squad in preparation for another season, his 10th as head coach of the Florida Panthers’ AHL affiliate.
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s preseason comes to an end in Sunrise tonight as they take on the Florida Panthers just a couple of days after the two teams met in Tampa. With the majority of the assumed regular season starters on both teams having hit their two-game maximum, tonight’s tilt should resemble a Syracuse Crunch versus Charlotte Checkers game more than a NHL contest.
That doesn’t mean it’s not worth a watch, especially for Lightning fans. If the lines from the morning skate are to be...
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On Monday, June 24, 2024, the Florida Panthers captured their first Stanley Cup title in a thrilling Game 7 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. When NHL commissioner Gary Bettman came…
Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice speaks before his team wraps up their preseason slate against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. The Panthers are coming off a 5-3 preseason win against the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday; Florida (2-0-1) plays its final exhibition game of the preseason on Saturday in Sunrise. Video Courtesy Florida Panthers / @FlaPanthers / Panthers Vision Where Does Brady Tkachuk Fit with the Panthers? Next to Matthew, of course: https://floridahock...
Teams around the league are making their cuts and are in the process of finalizing their rosters. But for those with a need to fill, there are still some notable unrestricted free agents as we quickly approach opening night on the NHL schedule. Here's the latest on the top five: Vladimir Tarasenko "I heard that the Florida Panthers and him have been eyeing each other," reported Elliotte Friedman on his 32 Thoughts podcast on Friday. "Makes sense... Played there, won a Cup there. Marchand is hu...
Little progress on a Connor Hellebuyck trade, and some free agents could be skating in Florida, with Panthers eyeing one of them.
Little progress on a Connor Hellebuyck trade, and some free agents could be skating in Florida, with Panthers eyeing one of them.
The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning are in Sunrise to close out the exhibition slate. Florida upped its preseason record to 2-0-1 by beating the Bolts 5-3 at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday.
Each member of the line of Kai Schwindt, Cole Reinhardt and Hunter St. Martin found the back of the net with Reinhardt’s goal being the game-winner. Reinhardt and Schwindt added assists and Bokondji Imama and Sandis Vilmanis also lit the lamp for Cats. Cooper Black (14 saves on 16 s...
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Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon moved away a key piece in Vincent Trocheck at the trade deadline of the 2019-20 season. He sent him to the Carolina Hurricanes in…
Goaltending is the most difficult variable to predict, and it’s also the element that can often decide playoff series. We’re intimately aware of this dynamic, and Sergei Bobrovsky’s three-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs also comes with the inherent promise of steady goalkeeping during the playoffs. Bobrovsky is one of the best postseason performers…
As the Dylan Larkin drama continues to simmer in Detroit, it appears that he has added at least two, and up to four more destinations that he'd be willing to go to. Initially, we had heard that the Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, and Vegas Golden Knights were the teams he had approved, and then later the Dallas Stars appeared to be added. Now, Elliotte Friedman is reporting on the 32 Thoughts podcast the following: One of the things I heard about Larkin is that there are more tea...