{"id":56603,"date":"2025-08-04T01:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T01:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/56603\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T01:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T01:17:08","slug":"panthers-evan-rodrigues-believed-he-was-headed-to-the-boston-bruins-per-new-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/56603\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers&#8217; Evan Rodrigues Believed He Was Headed to the Boston Bruins Per New Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Panthers&#8217; Evan Rodrigues Believed He Was Headed to the Boston Bruins Per New Report<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/584555.webp.webp\" style=\"width:100%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Panthers' Evan Rodrigues in game action\" title=\"Panthers' Evan Rodrigues in game action\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: NHLPA<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tPer a new report, 2x Stanley Cup winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Evan-Rodrigues-31293\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Evan Rodrigues profile and hockey stats\">Evan Rodrigues<\/a> of the Florida Panthers believed that he was close to being moved to the divisional foe Boston Bruins.<\/p>\n<p>Evan Rodrigues and the Florida Panthers continue to celebrate winning back to back Stanley Cups, coincidently both over the Edmonton Oilers.<\/p>\n<p>Rodrigues is close to entering the 3rd year in his 4 year contract that he signed with the Panthers in the summer of 2023, and he&#8217;s been a key part of their consecutive titles.<\/p>\n<p>But there was a time recently when he believed that he was on the verge of being moved to the divisional foe Boston Bruins thanks to a well-timed prank by some of his Panthers teammates.<\/p>\n<p>They didn&#8217;t announce the return for over an hour&#8230;..Definitely don&#8217;t let teammates play practical jokes when they&#8217;re terrified they&#8217;re being dealt out of a situation they&#8217;re happy in.<\/p>\n<p>Rodrigues has 2 years left on his deal with an AAV (average annual value) of $3 million.<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers re-signed their top UFAs<\/p>\n<p>Panthers general manager Bill Zito pulled off a masterclass this summer, getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Aaron-Ekblad-29771\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Aaron Ekblad profile and hockey stats\">Aaron Ekblad<\/a>, Marchand, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Sam-Bennett-32894\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Sam Bennett profile and hockey stats\">Sam Bennett<\/a> all to agree to re-sign with the club and keep their potential dynasty going.<\/p>\n<p>All 3 players re-signed for less than what they could have taken on the open market, but will still take home more cash thanks to the state of Florida&#8217;s tax-friendly structure.<\/p>\n<p>Previously on HouseOfHockey<\/p>\n<p>POLL<\/p>\n<p>3 HOURS AGO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0\u00a061 ANSWERS<\/p>\n<p>Panthers&#8217; 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