{"id":181791,"date":"2026-03-07T06:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/181791\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T06:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:37:15","slug":"vegas-golden-knights-lose-cole-reinhardt-to-waivers-to-florida-panthers-golden-knights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/181791\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas Golden Knights lose Cole Reinhardt to waivers to Florida Panthers | Golden Knights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida Panthers claimed left wing Cole Reinhardt off waivers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/sports\/goldenknights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Reinhardt was placed on waivers Thursday along with winger Alexander Holtz.<\/p>\n<p>Holtz went unclaimed and will report to Henderson of the American Hockey League.<\/p>\n<p>Reinhardt appeared in a career-high 44 games with the Knights after signing a two-year deal on July 1. He was a training camp standout because of his forechecking and physical play on the fourth line.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old tallied seven points and was a minus-6 while averaging 9:47 of ice time with the Knights.<\/p>\n<p>The Knights had to make room on the roster after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/sports\/goldenknights\/golden-knights-shake-up-bottom-six-forwards-heading-into-trade-deadline-3715469\/?utm_campaign=widget&amp;utm_medium=topnews&amp;utm_source=sports_goldenknights&amp;utm_term=Golden%20Knights%20shake%20up%20bottom-6%20forwards%20heading%20into%20trade%20deadline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">acquiring fourth-line forwards<\/a> Cole Smith and Nic Dowd prior to Friday\u2019s trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a bit of a product of adding players,\u201d coach Bruce Cassidy said. \u201cWe put in time with (Reinhardt). He was progressing. To be a role player \u2026 it\u2019s hard for a young guy because they want to do special things and move up in the lineup. For guys down the lineup, it\u2019s the same consistency you need every night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought he was progressing well. It\u2019s just that\u2019s what we had to do. I wish him all the best in Florida. I hope he gets an opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holtz had a tough time carving out a consistent role in the lineup. The 24-year-old has registered just 21 points in 81 games since he was traded to the Knights in June 2024 from the New Jersey Devils.<\/p>\n<p>Holtz signed a two-year, $1.675 million contract in October.<\/p>\n<p>Roster limits are no longer in effect, so the Knights can call Holtz back up at any time so long as they\u2019re cap compliant.<\/p>\n<p>Reinhardt joins center Cole Schwindt as the second Knights player to be claimed off waivers by the Panthers this season.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Danny Webster at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/sports\/goldenknights\/golden-knights-lose-4th-line-forward-to-florida-panthers-via-waivers-3716039\/mailto:dwebster@reviewjournal.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dwebster@reviewjournal.com.<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/@DannyWebster21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@DannyWebster21<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Florida Panthers claimed left wing Cole Reinhardt off waivers from the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. 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