Grading every NHL team\u2019s free-agency moves so far this offseason<\/a> article. James Mirtle had this to say about the Cats:<\/p>\nThe big bet for the Panthers was Brady Tkachuk. That\u2019s where they put their newfound cap space and energy, and that\u2019s where the roster will have the most positive change. Swapping out the goalies for a couple of questionable bets in Jacob Markstr\u00f6m and Akira Schmid will be interesting to monitor, but given that this will be a much healthier team and how deep it is up front, Florida should be a contender yet again.<\/p>\n
Lost in frenzy of the opening of free agency on Friday, the Panthers prospects closed development camp with a 3-on-3 scrimmage. 2026 sixth-rounder Vilho Vanhatalo scored a pair of goals and Simas Ignatavicius and Shamar Moses also lit the lamp for Team White in a 4-1 win over Team Red. Miami University defenseman Vladislav Lukashevich was the only goal-scorer for the red squad. Tyler Muszelik and Denis Gabdrakhmanov were the goalies for Team White, while Ben Hrebik and Louis-Antoine Denault were between the pipes for Team Red.<\/p>\n
Mavrik Bourque made his Fourth of July a lucrative one, signing a six-year contract worth $33 million with his new team, the Nashville Predators. The Predators sent their own 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 third-rounder from the\u00a0Vegas Golden Knights, acquired earlier this year for forward\u00a0Cole Smith, to the Dallas Stars for the negotiating rights to Bourque and veteran defenseman\u00a0Ilya Lyubushkin. Bourque produced 20 goals and 21 assists in 82 games during his second full NHL season, averaging 15:29 in ice time per game.<\/p>\n
The following players also signed new contracts on Saturday:<\/p>\n
Shakir Mukhamadullin D \u2013 Edmonton Oilers (2 years, $1.75 million AAV)<\/p>\n
Emil Andare D \u2013 Toronto Maple Leafs (2 years, $1.55 million AAV)<\/p>\n
Zachary Sawchenko G \u2013 Carolina Hurricanes (1 year, $850K)<\/p>\n
Chase Stillman F \u2013 Detroit Red Wings (1 year, $850K)<\/p>\n
Ryan Tverberg F \u2013 Toronto Maple Leafs (1 year, $850K)<\/p>\n
Matt Villalta G \u2013 Buffalo Sabres (1 year, $850K)<\/p>\n
Christian Wolanin D \u2013 Colorado Avalanche (1 year, $850K)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Todd Little The Florida Panthers received a B in The Athletic\u2019s Grading every NHL team\u2019s free-agency moves…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329784,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-329783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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