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One prospect to watch on every NHL 2026 rookie tournament roster

For months, fans across the internet have been clamoring for action resembling NHL hockey. And while these rookie tournaments won’t feature many players that will be full-timers this season, it does offer fans a glimpse into the future before training camps start next week. The Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild and Washington Capitals are not participating in any rookie games this weekend (the Capitals will have a camp, though). So, sorry to fans of those clubs. For every other fanbase, the upc...

Friday Florida Panthers Offseason Caterwaul

ESPN’s Burning questions for all 32 NHL teams this preseason article had this to say about the Florida Panthers. It was strange to see the Panthers outside the playoff mix last season — but perhaps it was inevitable they’d slide down the standings following multiple championship runs (and minus captain Aleksander Barkov for the season). But this isn’t the same team it was in 2025-26. The Panthers broke the internet — again — trading for Brady Tkachuk to enhance a ...

Tkachuk Brothers Kick off Miami Hurricanes Home Opener, Ready for Florida Panthers Season

Florida Panthers forwards Matthew and Brady Tkachuk kicked off the Miami Hurricanes’ 2026 home slate at Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Brady Tkachuk, who joined Matthew with the Panthers after a trade from Ottawa in June, got things going by cranking the pregame hurricane siren. Miami beat Florida A&M University 77-7. The Panthers report to training camp on Sept. 16 with the first day of workouts for the 2026-27 NHL season the following day in Fort Lauderdale. Video Courtesy Fl...

Oilers Eye Return to A-Game with New Respect for Process

EDMONTON — So you had a bad day. Or in the Edmonton Oilers’ case, a bad season. So what? It happens to the best of ‘em. Two years playing until the end of June, two Stanley Cup Final losses, and whatever it was that the Oilers tried to do differently in the 2025-26 season simply did not work. So the question becomes: Was it really a one-off? Or was it a genuine drop-off? Nobody is doubting that the Florida Panthers can bounce back after a season in which they finished 14th in the East and 25th...

Should Jake Sanderson Be the Ottawa Senators’ Next Captain?

With Brady Tkachuk out of the picture, who should be the on-ice leader in the nation’s capital? The Ottawa Senators made headlines earlier this summer, appeasing Tkachuk’s request to be traded, sending the former captain to join his brother with the Florida Panthers. Along with questions about the team’s legitimacy moving forward, many are wondering who could step in and wear the ‘C’. There are many players part of the core who have helped shape Ottawa into the team it is today. Tim Stutzle an...

Flames injury news: Jonathan Huberdeau won’t be ready to start the regular season after hip surgery

Folks, if there’s been one lingering question for the Calgary Flames throughout their 2026 off-season, it’s been some version of “Hey, I wonder how Jonathan Huberdeau is doing?” The highest-paid player in Flames franchise history, signed to the largest contract in franchise history shortly after his arrival via a trade with Florida in the 2022…

2026 Panthers Prospect Profile: Brendan Dunphy

The Florida Panthers selected 19-year-old Californian Brendan Dunphy in the seventh round of the 2025 NHL Draft at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. After going undrafted in 2024, the Panthers took Dunphy with the 197th pick after the physical defenseman scored four goals and added 18 assists in 47 games with the Western Hockey League’s Wenatchee Wild. He joined the club after startng the season in the BCHL with the Langley Rivermen (19 games, six assists) after the Wild acquired his rights...

Dylan Larkin's Trade List Leaves Out Team That Wants Him Badly

The Montreal Canadiens check almost every box for a Dylan Larkin trade. They still aren't on his list. Per Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press , Larkin's approved trade destinations remain limited to the Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, and Vegas Golden Knights, with the Dallas Stars later added as a fourth option.  Montreal, despite a glaring need at second-line center and the assets to make a big offer, has not been included. Montreal Seemed Like Such A Natural Fit The Canadiens...

‘I gave absolutely everything I had’: Brady Tkachuk takes issue with criticism

HENDERSON, NV — Way off in the Nevada desert, Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson shared a hockey rink together. Like old times. Nothing at all like old times. As the close friends, gold medallists and now ex-teammates glided past each other on Wednesday while shooting promotional bits as part of the NHL’s Player Media Tour, Sanderson was taken aback by the first sight of Tkachuk in enemy’s clothing. A Florida Panthers crest on his chest. The No. 8 stitched to the back he turned on Ottawa when th...

Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov raves about Leafs’ Sergei Bobrovsky: ‘There’s no one like him’

Sergei Bobrovsky was a core part of the Florida Panthers’ consecutive Stanley Cup-winning teams and his absence will be profoundly felt in the Miami area and beyond. Bobrovsky is a future first-ballot Hall of Fame goalie, who is looking to tilt the balance of power in the Atlantic Division upon joining the Toronto Maple Leafs…

Wednesday Florida Panthers Offseason Caterwaul

Sportsnet’s Ryan Dixon examines the best, worst scenarios for every Atlantic Division team . Let see what he had to say about the Florida Panthers. Key additions  Brady Tkachuk, W; Jacob Markstrom, G; Radko Gudas, D; Garnet Hathaway, W; Akira Schmid, G; Lars Eller, C Key subtractions  Sergei Bobrovsky, G; Evan Rodrigues, W; Mackie Samoskevich, W; A.J. Greer, W; Daniil Tarasov, G Cap space today  $34,286 Best case  A fourth trip to the Stanley Cup Final i...

Panthers veteran Brad Marchand’s jab gets raw response from Senators’ Tim Stutzle

Florida Panthers veteran Brad Marchand is fully leaning into the rivalry his team has with the Ottawa Senators. The Panthers and Senators already had some beef brewing between them, but Brady Tkachuk’s move from Ottawa to Florida only seemed to intensify the rivalry between these two sides. Marchand doused even more fuel on the fire […] The post Panthers veteran Brad Marchand’s jab gets raw response from Senators’ Tim Stutzle appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Thomas Chabot pulls no punches on Brady Tkachuk’s decision to leave Senators

In late June, the Ottawa Senators traded captain Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers in exchange for three first-round draft picks and one second-round pick. Senators fans won’t have to wait long to see Tkachuk for the first time this season, as he and the Panthers will visit Canadian Tire Centre on Oct. 21. There […] The post Thomas Chabot pulls no punches on Brady Tkachuk’s decision to leave Senators appeared first on ClutchPoints .

2026 Panthers Prospect Profile: Cole Zurawski

The Florida Panthers chose energetic, shoot-first forward Cole Zurawski in the sixth round (181st overall) of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, NY. During his draft season, Zurawski put up 24 goals and 22 assists in 63 games for the Owen Sound Attack during his second OHL campaign after recording 16 goals and 15 assists in his first year in the league, which was split between the Flint Firebirds and Owen Sound. The Attack acquired the then 16-year-old via trade on January 8, 2025. ...

Dylan Larkin Shuts Down Metropolitan Team’s Trade Efforts

Dylan Larkin wants a trade out of Detroit. In addition, we know that his list of preferred destinations is limited to just three or four teams. But that didn’t stop the Philadelphia Flyers from trying to pitch themselves in a trade offer.  Larkin, however, shut it down.  The Philadelphia Flyers reportedly checked in on Dylan Larkin but were turned away after being told they weren't on his list of acceptable destinations, per @KKurzNHL 😳 Minnesota, Vegas, and Florida remain his prefer...

Today In NHL History - Luongo Trade (NYI-FLA)

On June 24th in 2000, New York Islanders GM Mike Milbury traded Roberto Luongo and Olli Jokinen to the Florida Panthers for Mark Parrish and Oleg Kvasha. The 2000 NHL Entry Draft day play saw the Isles select goalie Rick DiPietro 1st overall ahead of future all-stars Dany Heatley (2nd), Marian Gaborik (3rd) and Henrik Lundqvist (205th), to name a few. In response to the move Milbury surmised, "

Today In NHL History - Luongo Trade (FLA-VAN)

On June 23rd in 2006, Florida Panthers GM Mike Keenan traded Roberto Luongo, Lukas Krajicek, and a 6th round pick (Sergei Shirokov) in the next day's 2006 NHL Entry Draft to the host city's Vancouver Canucks for Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan Allen, and Alex Auld. Both Bertuzzi (7 games) and Auld (27 games) enjoyed limited play during their one season down south while Allen (284 games) was a fixture

2026 Panthers Prospect Profile: Emil Pieniniemi

The Florida Panthers acquired defenseman Emil Pieniniemi from the Pittsburgh Penguins on June 13, 2026 for the rights to forward Oliver Okuliar. Pieniniemi was selected by the Penguins in the third round (91st overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft. During his draft season he played 31 games for Kärpät’s team in the U20 SM-sarja, finishing with one goal and 12 assists, and he also made his Liiga debut for the organization. He was chosen tenth overall by the Kingston Frontenacs in t...