Luke Kunin returned to SAP Center with his new team, the Florida Panthers, on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
The Sharks traded him to the Columbus Blue Jackets just before the Trade Deadline last season. That was about a month before Kunin\u2019s wife, and retired PWHL Minnesota player, Sophia Kunin, was due to give birth to their first child. Luke then signed a free agent contract with the Panthers over the summer<\/p>\n
Luke said there were talks between his agent and the Sharks about a potential contract extension, before San Jose opted to trade him. Before the Sharks traded him, the alternate captain was enjoying renewed health, after knee surgery in the 2022-23 campaign, with 11 goals and seven assists in 63 games.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was definitely a few conversations. I don\u2019t think I was involved too much throughout that, just trying to play and help the team every night,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s no bad blood or ill will, or anything like that. There\u2019s conversations, negotiations, like I said, agents talking, and directions both sides wanted to go with the way it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sophia eventually gave birth to baby Callum Drake Kunin on April 23rd, about two days after Luke got home after the conclusion of the season. Luke said both Sophia and Callum are doing great.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Kunin hasn\u2019t found an everyday place in the defending champs\u2019 line-up so far. He\u2019s got one assist in 10 games in a fourth-line role, playing 10:29 a night.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really like Luke\u2019s game,\u201d Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice said about sitting Kunin on Saturday against his former team. \u201cLuke will go back in soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
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