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Training camps open around the NHL with big questions to answer from Anaheim to Columbus

Sep. 20, 2023 19:02 PM EDT

Exactly 100 days after the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers to win the Stanley Cup for the first time, training camps open around the NHL on Thursday. The Golden Knights bring back nearly the same roster in their bid to repeat while the Panthers are still licking their...

Matthew Tkachuk is back and ready to go as Panthers are set to open training camp

Sep. 20, 2023 12:57 PM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — There were times this summer when Matthew Tkachuk wondered if he would be ready for training camp, wondered if the fractured sternum that he tried to play through in the Stanley Cup Final would allow him to be on the ice when the season started. And then about...

Panthers reaping off-ice benefit of Stanley Cup final run by signing new naming rights deal

Sep. 19, 2023 11:16 AM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers have a new naming rights deal, one that comes with the team set to open the defense of its Eastern Conference championship and having finally established itself as a true Stanley Cup contender. The Panthers announced Tuesday that Amerant...

Panthers agree to three-year extension for forward Eetu Luostarinen

Jul. 25, 2023 10:57 AM EDT

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers have agreed on a three-year contract extension for forward Eetu Luostarinen, which will put him under contract through the 2026-27 season. Luostarinen, 24, had a breakout season in 2022, setting career highs in goals (17), assists...

New Jersey Devils sign free agent forward Tomas Nosek to 1-year deal

Jul. 19, 2023 15:04 PM EDT

NEWARK (AP) — The New Jersey Devils signed free agent forward Tomas Nosek to a one-year, $1 million contract, general manager Tom Fitzgerald announced Wednesday. Nosek played in 66 games for Boston last season and had seven goals and 11 assists. He played in all seven of the...

Spencer Knight back on ice for Panthers, taking first steps toward return

Jul. 12, 2023 15:10 PM EDT

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Florida Panthers goalie Spencer Knight went to a Blink-182 concert, made some sushi with teammates and got to see some familiar faces and meet new people as well. Sounds like vacation — but they were also big steps toward getting him back to the NHL. ...

Flyers sign defenseman Marc Staal to a 1-year deal while the Leafs add Max Domi

Jul. 03, 2023 18:40 PM EDT

Marc Staal is joining the Philadelphia Flyers, signing a $1.1 million contract for next season with a team embarking on a lengthy rebuilding process. General manager Daniel Briere announced the signing Monday, following the Flyers' deals over the weekend with gritty winger Garnet...

Panthers address immediate needs in free agency, and bring back Kulikov

Jul. 02, 2023 13:42 PM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers are anticipating being without some players when this coming season opens, and general manager Bill Zito filled in the projected voids in free agency. And those moves came on a day where the team had to send fan favorite Anthony Duclair out...